Archive du mois : mars 2018
Russia has expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries as the row over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Britain worsens. The move on Friday was in retaliation for the wave of ejections of Russian officials after what the UK and its allies alleged was a nerve agent attack on Sergei and Yulia…
Abdel Halim Hafez’s first appearance on the national theatre in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria in the summer of 1951 was not as glamorous as he had hoped. His new song, Safeeny Marra (Be Nice To Me Once), was met with boos, tomatoes and flying eggs. The audience wanted him to perform other songs for well-known…
Palestinian officials say 15 people have now been killed in a day of protest on the Gaza border, with nine shot dead by Israeli army fire and a farmer killed in a separate incident involving pre-dawn tank fire. In what was the deadliest day for the ongoing conflict since clashes in Gaza last autumn, the…
East of Gaza City – In the early hours of Friday, 85-year-old Umm Khattab Dolah and her grandsons headed towards Gaza’s eastern border with Israel. Once there, they joined masses of Palestinians who set up tents along the border, looking out at the other side, where the Israeli army was deployed. At least 70 percent…
As more countries move away from drug prohibition, Indonesia is about to step up its efforts to defend it. Proposed revisions to the country’s criminal code promote harsh penalties for the use and possession of narcotics – including society’s ultimate sanction, the death penalty – instead of a health-oriented approach. Rather than enabling a safer,…
It may be time to tailor students’ class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a new study from UC Berkeley and Northeastern Illinois University. Students’ biological clocks often conflict with their class schedules, negatively impacting their academic performance. Researchers tracked the personal daily online activity profiles of nearly 15,000 college students as they…
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Roma sporting director Monchi explains why he’s mentoring Francesco Totti – “he’s a superhero, it’s unthinkable not to use his powers”. The Giallorossi legend retired at the end of last season, and he’s now taken up a role as a director with the club. Er Pupone has been working closely with the transfer guru, and…
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South Africa 313 for 6 (Markram 152, de Villiers 69, Cummins 3-53) v AustralianScorecard and ball-by-ball details HIGHLIGHTS – Australia hit back after Makram’s 152 Aiden Markram owns his style of batting: languid, fluent and dominant. Against a bowling line-up that, save Pat Cummins, lacked penetration or oomph on a pitch offering sufficient seam movement,…
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