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He took on some of the world’s most challenging health crises in troubled areas, skillfully coordinating global efforts to reduce the spread of disease. Source link
He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga. Source link
Day 1 highlights from the fifth Test match between England and India. Source link
England somehow took six India wickets on a bizarre opening day of the decisive Test that was marred by a shoulder injury to Chris Woakes.Woakes was hurt chasing the ball to the boundary late in the day at The Oval and went from the field with his left arm in a makeshift sling, a further injury to a depleted England pace-bowling attack.It is an injury that could have serious ramifications to the outcome of the series. England, needing to avoid defeat to secure a 2-1 win, could be left with three seamers and the spin of Jacob Bethell and Joe…
Former Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said ongoing delays to the redevelopment of Magilligan prison are placing a “serious and avoidable strain” on the justice system.Plans for a new accommodation block at the prison in County Londonderry were announced in 2016, but nine years on it has still not been built.The independent MLA has urged the Department of Justice (DoJ) to deliver the project without further delay, as the prison population reaches new highs.The department said the prison service had developed a “masterplan” for Magilligan, which included extra cells and new kitchen and catering facilities, but it relied on funding.The…
It wasn’t so much a gathering of the Thatcher clan, because there are not many of her cabinet ministers from the 1980s still around these days.But the majority of the Tory grandees who gathered at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Suffolk for the funeral of her most loyal ally, Norman Tebbit, were indeed Thatcher devotees. Paying tribute to the politician known as “the first Brexiteer” and “the grandfather of Brexit” were Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Francois, former 1922 Committee chairman Lord Graham Brady and Liz Truss’s deputy PM Therese Coffey.From the Thatcher years was the novelist and Tory cheerleader Jeffrey Archer…
NEW DELHI: Faced with a troubling spike in student suicides, IIT Kharagpur is taking an unusual but decisive step, downsizing ceiling fans in hostel rooms to make them unusable for self-harm. The initiative is part of a larger mental health push aimed at protecting students from moments of impulsive distress.“This is not a solution to mental health, but in a moment of crisis, the absence of a tool can mean the presence of life,” said institute director Suman Chakraborty, speaking to PTI.A campus on edgeThe elite institute has witnessed four student suicides in 2024 alone, the latest being 21-year-old Ritam…
Angela Lin, 29, was a software engineer at Google who loved to spend time outdoors. Source link
When the show said Andrew Barth Feldman, a white actor, would replace Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, alarms were sounded by some Asian American actors. Source link
Day 1 highlights from the fifth Test match between England and India. Source link