Zandvoort banking done with Whiting’s enthusiastic support
Zandvoort’s couple of banked corners which the Dutch circuit has designed for F1’s return in 2020 were imagined with the enthusiastic support of the late Charlie Whiting. Dutch Grand Prix organisers are in the process of upgrading Zandvoort’s historic track ahead of next year’s big event. While most of the work involves infrastructure changes to…
British teenager tells court she ‘couldn’t breathe’ during alleged Cyprus gang-rape by Israeli tourists
A British teenager has for the first time described in explicit detail how she was allegedly gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists in Cyprus – an assault that police and prosecutors say she invented. The young woman says she was raped by the Israelis in a hotel room in the beach resort of Ayia…
House impeachment committee passes report after ‘overwhelming’ evidence against Donald Trump
The impeachment committee investigating whether Donald Trump abused his power for political gain has voted to pass a report that there is "overwhelming evidence" of wrongdoing by the president. The House Intelligence Committee voted 13-9 along party lines to pass the findings of its hearings during which Congress was told that Mr Trump personally oversaw…
Indian engineer ‘interested in space’ helps Nasa locate debris of Delhi’s crashed Moon rover
Nasa has credited a 33-year old Indian engineer and computer programmer with helping it pinpoint the debris of India’s unmanned exploratory lunar spaceship that crashed on the moon in September. The Vikram moon lander was scheduled to make a ‘soft landing’ on the moon’s South Pole on 7 September but the vehicle crash landed some 370…
Putin signs bill targeting journalists and bloggers as foreign agents
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has signed into law an amendment that could require bloggers and independent journalists to register as foreign agents, a move that rights activists say poses a threat to independent journalism. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The legislation is the latest addition to a flurry of bills passed in recent years…
Kamala Harris quits race for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
Kamala Harris, the California senator, has dropped out of the race to win the Democratic presidential nomination to take on Donald Trump at the 2020 election. Ms Harris was seeking to be the first ever black woman nominated for president by the two major political parties and had been widely touted as a strong contender. …
Greta Thunberg says people underestimate ‘angry kids’ as decade ends with one of hottest years on record
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg said the world was underestimating "angry children" as she arrived for this year’s international climate summit in Spain after a three-week journey crossing the Atlantic. Her arrival came as the UN said this decade will be the warmest on record, with 2019 among the top three hottest years in history. “Everyone…
New Zealand bans foreign political donations after warnings of overseas interference
New Zealand will ban foreign political donations as concerns over outside interference intensify in Wellington ahead of a 2020 election. Legislation was introduced to New Zealand parliament on Tuesday and will be “passed under urgency”, according to Justice Minister Andrew Little. “The risk of foreign interference in elections is a growing international phenomenon… New Zealand is…
Isil finds new online home after Telegram messaging service purge
Islamic State followers have migrated to a new messaging service following a purge on their preferred platforms, where they continue to communicate and share propaganda. Isil had used encrypted messaging app Telegram, but jihadists have begun opening up accounts on relatively unknown service TamTam. A joint initiative between social networks, including Telegram, Google, Facebook and…
Disney sued over Frozen 2’s ‘monopoly’ after it was shown in 90pc of South Korean cinema screens
The first instalment was the highest-grossing animated film of all time, taking $1.29 billion worldwide, and its sequel has already earned $742 million. But now there is something that could stop the runaway success of Disney’s smash-hit Frozen franchise: its own popularity. The South Korean unit of Disney is being taken to court over the…