Elina Svitolina has threatened to withdraw from this week’s Monterrey Open and refuse to play against any Russian or Belarusian players until tennis bosses agree to ban their flags and anthems from tournaments. Svitolina called upon the ATP, WTA and ITF to act in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion of […]
Daily Archives: February 28, 2022
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Jill Biden was introducing Vice President Harris at a White House event marking Black History Month, when she appeared to mix her up with her husband. While President Joe Biden appeared to find the remark funny, he has previously been scrutinised for making the same mistake a number of times. […]
A gunman killed four people Monday night, including his three children, inside a church near Sacramento before fatally shooting himself, authorities said. The gunman’s children were 15 and younger, officials said Monday night. The relationship of the adult victim was unknown. Sgt. Rod Grassmann of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department said […]
floods in Australia A new report released this week by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the causes, impacts and solutions to climate change. The report gives the clearest indication to date of how a warmer world is affecting all living things on Earth. Here are […]
(Adds Turkey warning on warships) * Western-led sanctions on Russia mount * Fierce fighting, Russian bombardments reported * Washington offers more weapons, rules out “no fly zone” KYIV/MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) – Moscow faced increasing isolation on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin showed no sign of stopping an invasion of […]
Steve Bruce is still seeking his first win in charge of beleaguered West Brom after a 2-0 defeat at home to Swansea. West Brom supporters chanted: “You’re not fit to wear the shirt,” as Bruce’s side’s alarming slump continued. Late goals from Joel Piroe and Cyrus Christie made it one […]
After analysing the teeth and thigh bones of 38 T. rex fossils, some researchers propose reclassifying them as three different species, but others are unconvinced Life 1 March 2022 By Colin Barras Sue, the Tyrannosaurus skeleton at the Field Museum in Chicago EQRoy / Alamy The “tyrant lizard king” – […]
On 24 February, as Russian troops poured across the border in an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Sergei Mosyakin, director of the Institute of Botany in Kyiv, set out with a few key staff to secure the institute and its National Herbarium, which holds more than 2 million specimens representing the […]
While she is not listed as a plaintiff in the suit, her relatives Zevulun Leviev, Ayelet Leviev Jacobson, Ruthy Leviev Yelizerov and Hagit Sofiev Leviev are, along with company LLD Diamonds USA, LLC, according to the filing. The lawsuit filed in Tel Aviv, Israel, states that Simon “has been making false […]
Shaun was overcome with emotion as he broke down in the hospital’s pharmacy and told Lea they should go their separate ways and call off their wedding. Ahead of the show’s return, showrunner David Shore gave viewers an insight into the future of Shaun and Lea’s relationship. He told Entertainment […]
Queen Elizabeth II, 95, is known to have a sweet tooth and rarely goes a day without a slice of cake or something sweet to accompany her afternoon tea. The Queen is currently isolating at Windsor Castle with mild coronavirus symptoms, where she will likely be served pancakes by the […]
A rare holographic “Illustrator” Pikachu Pokémon card first released in 1998 has been sold for a record-breaking $900,000. This news comes by way of Kotaku, which first reported that auction site Goldin announced it’d be auctioning off the rare card. The owner of this now-$900,000 card remains unknown at the […]
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. is halting the release of “The Batman” in Russia, just days before it was to open in theaters there, as Hollywood moved to cease distribution plans in the country following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Warner Bros., the Walt Disney Co. and Sony Pictures said […]
One African medical student told CNN that she and other foreigners were ordered off the public transit bus at a checkpoint between Ukraine and Poland border. They were told to stand aside as the bus drove off with only Ukrainian nationals on board, she says. Rachel Onyegbule, a Nigerian first-year […]
Telegram’s experience illustrates the competing pressures. The app is popular in Russia and Ukraine for sharing images, videos and information about the war. But it has also become a gathering ground for war misinformation, such as unverified images from battlefields. On Sunday, Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, posted to his more […]
Mr. Berry was both stunned and relieved. The discovery did clear up one mystery, Mr. Berry said: Although his mother had asked for a donor who looked like the actor Tom Selleck, she had always thought her son looked more like Mr. Wortman. “Now I understand this other side of […]
Your lobster roll is usually served in a hot dog bun. Now you can put a burger bun to work with shrimp. Del Pacifico’s wild-caught shrimp burgers, made with chopped, sustainable and fair trade blue Mexican shrimp with only black pepper, garlic and olive oil added, are a mild-tasting, nicely […]
Sharing their happiness. Plenty of Colton Underwood‘s friends and former colleagues offered their congratulations after he announced his engagement to Jordan C. Brown. The former Bachelor star, 30, revealed on Monday, February 28, that he and the political strategist, 39, got engaged earlier this year while vacationing in Big Sur, […]
Kristina Rihanoff came under fire over the weekend for raging: ‘I don’t give a s**t about the war’ on Twitter. The Russian dancer, who served as a professional on Strictly Come Dancing from 2008 to 2015, shared the since-deleted post while detailing how her business had been impacted by the pandemic. […]
Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most famous animals to have graced our planet, but according to a new study, it actually have been three different species, not one. US scientists have re-analysed nearly 40 fossilised Tyrannosaurus skeletons found by paleontologists over the course of more than a century. The specimens […]