Archive du mois : mars 2018

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Zum Goldklang wird hier der Raum

Auf den allerletzten Metern hat es doch noch geklappt. Eigentlich wollte Simon Rattle den „Parsifal“ ja schon 2003 machen, bei seinen ersten Osterfestspielen mit den Berliner Philharmonikern. Doch dann dirigierte sein Vorgänger Claudio Abbado Wagners Bühnenweihfestspiel im Jahr davor in Salzburg. Also verschob Rattle seinen Plan auf 2013. Da aber zogen die Philharmoniker mit ihrem…

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What to await from Apple’s Chicago education tournament on Tuesday

Enlarge / A view of the riverfront Apple Store from the Chicago River. AppleOn March 27 at 10am CDT, Apple will hold an event focused on education at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago. Apple’s invitation to press read « let’s take a field trip » and promised « creative new ideas for students and teachers. »…

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Cricket Australia, Smith and Warner may maybe face high imprint for ball tampering

Updated March 26, 2018 18:28:32 Photo: Weet-Bix maker Sanitarium says the relationship with Steve Smith is under review. (YouTube: Sanitarium) Cricket Australia and the players directly involved could literally pay a high price for the ball-tampering scandal engulfing the sport. Fund manager Magellan is a major naming rights sponsor of Cricket Australia and has expressed…

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Egypt elections: Voter turnout is the predominant suspense

The turnout in the Egyptian presidential elections will be closely watched for an indication of people’s trust in the incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is set to win after eliminating any real opposition to his rule. The three-day election, which kicked off on Monday, is largely viewed as a referendum on Sisi’s performance, as he…

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire ballistic missile at Riyadh

Houthi rebels have told Al Jazeera they fired a long-range ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in retaliation for three years of air strikes that had decimated Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country. Muhammad al-Bukhaiti, a spokesman for the Houthis, said the rebels fired a Burkan 2-H missile – a Scud-type missile with a range of more…

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Stormy Daniels rejects her #MeToo 2d on 60 Minutes: EW evaluate

The 60 Minutes segment with Stormy Daniels, a porn star who alleges she had a sexual relationship with President Trump, was an informative and somewhat dry lesson on the nuances of campaign finance regulations… is a sentence I never thought I’d write. Though it was short on titillation and revelations, the interview was also a…

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Egypt ‘election’: Voters weigh in on their nation’s future

Millions of voters in Egypt will begin to head to the polls on Monday, in a three-day presidential election that political analysts say already has a determined outcome.  There are 60 million eligible voters.  The National Election Authority has cleared President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Moussa Mustafa Moussa of Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Party to run. Despite…

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Giroud ‘very delighted’ with Chelsea adaptation

Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud is pleased with the way he has adapted to the club despite struggling for goals. The France international left Arsenal for their Premier League rivals in January, but he has managed just one goal in eight games. Despite that below-par return, Giroud said he was happy with how he has settled…