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2022-05-15 00:40:10 Boris Johnson backs away from Northern Ireland protocol threat ahead of talks

PM will go to Belfast seeking ‘broadest possible support’ from party leaders Boris Johnson will vow not to scrap the Brexit deal governing Northern Ireland and instead back reform that has “the broadest possible cross-community support”, in an attempt to cool tensions over the issue.In a shift in tone before emergency talks in Belfast on Monday, the prime minister will make it clear that he has no intention of scrapping the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which he claims is causing significant disruption to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Continue reading...

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#Northern_Ireland #Brexit #European_Union #Europe #Foreign_policy Open / Comment

2022-05-15 00:00:09 Shootings near Milwaukee Bucks playoff game injure 21 and prompt curfew

Twenty-one injured in three shootings near Bucks arenaOutdoor watch party for Sunday’s Game 7 called offDowntown Milwaukee will be under a limited curfew for the rest of the weekend and a massive watch party scheduled for Sunday has been called off after 21 people were injured in three separate shootings near an entertainment district where thousands gathered for an NBA playoff game.In one of the shootings, 17 people were hurt when two groups started firing at each other. Three people were hurt in another shooting, and one in the third. All of the gunfire happened blocks from the arena where the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semi-finals. All of the victims are expected to survive. Continue reading...

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#Milwaukee_Bucks #Milwaukee #Boston_Celtics #NBA #Basketball Open / Comment

2022-05-14 23:40:10 Sam Tomkins leads Catalans Dragons to thumping win over Warrington

Catalans 40-8 WarringtonSam Tomkins converts eight goal-kicks on return from injuryCatalans Dragons inflicted Warrington’s seventh defeat of the season in with a second-half peppering in Perpignan.Sam Tomkins returned early from his broken leg to torment the Wolves with a dynamic display from full-back, including eight crucial goal-kicks which were decisive in what had been an edgy contest until three very late tries. Continue reading...

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#Super_League #Catalans_Dragons #Warrington #Rugby_league #Sport Open / Comment

2022-05-14 23:20:20 Back home to Bali: banana leaf snapper with sambal and coconut salad – recipe

With grating, pounding and folding, this hands-on Balinese feast demands cooking with care and intentionGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastIt’s five o’clock in the morning. My niang (grandmother) is bent over her mudbrick stove with a bamboo pole in her right hand, stoking the freshly lit fire. “It’s better to fill your mind with nice thoughts when you’re cooking,” she says. My niang and I have been cooking together for four years now. Our conversations in her kitchen – a traditional open-air pavilion with a wood-fired cooktop – are what brought me home to Bali. Continue reading...

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#Indonesian_food_and_drink #Australian_food_and_drink #Food #Australian_lifestyle #Life_and_style Open / Comment

2022-05-14 23:20:15 Every day I wake up and wonder if today is the day. Why am I not dead yet? | Shirley Barrett

More than three weeks ago my doctor told me I had three weeks to live. How will I know when the big day finally looms?“Extended weeks,” said my palliative care doctor when I asked for my prognosis.“Extended?” cried my daughter. “What does that even mean?” Continue reading...

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#Health #Cancer #Death_and_dying Open / Comment

2022-05-14 23:20:11 After Covid, crime swells in New Zealand’s empty city centres

In downtown Auckland, violent crime rates are up 30% from pre-pandemic levels, while shootings in Wellington have left residents shakenIn the early evening, light leeches quickly from Auckland’s central business district, and the people follow. Offices regurgitate workers on to the streets, but their numbers are still thin – of the thousands sent to work from home, many have yet to return. Shopfronts on Queen Street, the main shopping artery, are pockmarked by For Lease signs. By late evening, the street is deserted. On many shop windows, owners have rolled down steel grates.Already emptied out by Covid-19, some of New Zealand’s cities are now facing a spike in crime. Police data released to RNZ indicated violent crime rates in Auckland, the largest city, were up 30% from pre-pandemic levels, and remained steady compared to the year before – despite months of lockdown keeping people indoors. In Wellington, recent shootings left some residents shaken. A series of “ram-raids”, where offenders drive cars into glass shopfronts and rob them, have dominated the headlines. The age of some alleged offenders has come as a particular shock: police report apprehending children as young as 11 behind the wheels of stolen cars. Continue reading...

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#New_Zealand #Asia_Pacific #World_news Open / Comment

2022-05-14 23:00:10 New York: suspect in custody after shooting at Buffalo supermarket

At least nine people shot, reports BNO News, including two fatally, but authorities have yet to confirm detailsPolice and other emergency services in Buffalo, New York, are responding to a mass shooting at a supermarket.The incident began on Saturday afternoon when officers were called to a Tops Markets supermarket at 1275 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, where they found several victims in and outside the store. Continue reading...

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#New_York #Gun_crime #US_news Open / Comment

2022-05-14 22:40:10 Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge

A federal judge has blocked part of a law that makes it a felony to give gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to minorsAn Alabama law that makes it a felony to prescribe puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors has been blocked by a federal judge while affirming other aspects of the state’s “Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act”.US district judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban, which took effect on 8 May, while a lawsuit against the bill goes forward. Continue reading...

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#US_news #Transgender #Alabama #LGBT_rights Open / Comment

2022-05-14 22:20:15 Alf’s revenge: disruptor Erling Haaland can be the striker Pep Guardiola craves | Jonathan Wilson

Signing offers the ruthless unpredictability needed to break better rivals but Manchester City have still taken a riskOnce upon a time, many years ago, there were two warriors named Alf and Roy who fought for rival clans. Alf accused Roy of feigning injury after he had collapsed with ruptured knee ligaments and for the next four years, whenever they met on the battlefield, their fighting was fierce. But then Alf joined the local rivals of Roy’s team. In the derby, Roy hit Alf on the knee, hard, and Alf conceived a terrible revenge.Alf had a young son, less than a year old, and he raised him to be a great warrior. His son had extraordinary physical gifts. He was tall and powerful and fast. He was highly skilled. Kings and queens from all around the world wanted Alf’s son to join their army. But Alf’s son was only going to end up at one place: at the rivals to Roy’s team. Continue reading...

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#Erling_Haaland #Pep_Guardiola #Football #Manchester_City #Sport Open / Comment

2022-05-14 22:20:11 Food protests continue across Iran as one person reported dead

Soaring prices of wheat and basic goods bring protests to cities across Iran as internet outages suggest attempted clampdownProtests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the south-west.The protests were triggered last week by a cut in state subsidies for imported wheat that caused price hikes of as much as 300% for a variety of flour-based staples. The government of President Ebrahim Raisi also raised prices of basic goods such as cooking oil and dairy products. Continue reading...

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#Iran #Food #Middle_East_and_north_Africa #World_news Open / Comment