France postpones G5 Sahel meeting after deadly Niger attack
From France24 French President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on Thursday to postpone to early 2020 a meeting of Sahel country leaders due to take place in France later this month, the French presidency said. The decision…
Long-term injury: David Denton deals with life after rugby
By Alan Dymock From Rugby World The former Scotland back-rower retired from the game in September following a lengthy lay-off with concussion Looking ahead: David Denton in his last playing season, with Leicester Tigers (Getty Images) Long-term injury: David Denton…
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Organ donation and the question of consent – a Cayman Islands perspective
This article was written by Wendy Stenning, a Senior Associate at Higgs & Johnson From Lexology The shortage of organ donors compared to those persons needing an organ transplant as a life saving measure presents elaborate ethical challenges. In 2018, the…
US: Six dead at Kosher Store; ‘Shooters targeted the location,’ says Jersey City Mayor
By Chabad.org Staff Three civilians and a police officer killed; two suspects killed by police Three civilians and one police officer were killed in a shooting incident at a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, N.J. An eyewitness confirmed that two of…
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White Island volcano: NZ to recover bodies despite danger
New Zealand police say army troops will recover bodies from White Island – where a volcanic eruption killed at least eight people – on Friday morning. The recovery mission would go ahead despite the risk of another eruption, police said….
Pakistan protest: Patients die as lawyers ransack Lahore hospital
From BBC Three patients died when hundreds of lawyers attacked a hospital in Lahore during a furious dispute with doctors. Video showed the lawyers ransacking wards at the cardiac hospital, beating up staff and smashing equipment. As panic spread, doctors…
IMF Trade / Argentina / ECB / Ukraine
The IMF welcomed report that the US and China may be on the verge of a trade deal and supports ratcheting down of the tension between the Washington and Beijing, spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters Thursday (December 12) in Washington….
Prolonged sitting raises health risks
By Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, MDs, From Newsmax Extreme movie mavens brag about watching “Fanny and Alexander,” which clocks in at more than five hours long, and “West of the Tracks,” with a runtime of nine-plus hours….
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Jamaica: Merciless killers who beheaded mom, daughter get life in prison
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter, Jamaica Observer HIGH Court Judge Justice Vivene Harris yesterday said her move to go beyond the maximum penalties prescribed by the sentencing guidelines in pronouncing judgement on the four men convicted for the death…
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Draw delivers matchups for 2021 Gold Cup Qualifying Matches
12 nations already qualified via the Concacaf Nations League; the last four participants will be determined via a two-round qualifier Miami (Wednesday, December 11, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today conducted the…
