Rishi Sunak on Wednesday outlined five promises on which he wants the public to judge him at the next general election, including growing the UK economy and cutting NHS waiting lists. In his first big domestic policy speech as prime minister, Sunak said he wanted to deliver “peace of mind” to a country confronted by … Read more
Dickie Bachmann –INQUIRER FILE PHOTO With just one commissioner’s seat vacant, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) board is ready to exercise its mandate of serving the needs of Filipino athletes in the national team. Newly-appointed PSC Chair Richard “Dickie’’ Bachmann is scheduled to take his oath in Malacañang on Wednesday morning before visiting the PSC … Read more
In many ways, nations are like people. Their identities are based on lies, facts, fictions, truths, fantasies, myths and contradictory stories that can come together to create something bigger than the sum of their parts. And like many people, a “nation” usually resists engaging in the types of critical self-reflection that would be necessary for … Read more
Western-made artillery pieces sent to Ukraine are constantly breaking down or being damaged in combat, and this has become a problem for the US Department of Defense, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing sources. To address the issue, the Pentagon, which has provided Kiev with hundreds of the weapons, has reportedly set up … Read more
Article content BURNABY, British Columbia — Unionized Telus workers, who are members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944, are rising up to demand a fair contract and are holding a series of public awareness actions across Canada. Article content “After the last few rounds of concessionary contracts with Telus, our members have had … Read more
Check out every goal from Thursday’s action at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including goals from Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazil’s Richarlison. Source link
England and Wales are back in World Cup action on Friday as the teams in Groups A and B play their second matches of the tournament. Rob Page’s Wales side kick-off early on, taking on Iran at 10am and looking to build on a well-earned 1-1 draw against the USA on Monday. Gareth Southgate’s England … Read more
Almost every university in the UK and school in Scotland was hit by strikes on Thursday, as industrial unrest over pay and pensions spreads across the education sector. Some 70,000 university workers are staging three walkouts this month in what their union has described as the largest co-ordinated action in the sector’s history. Scotland’s education … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Imagine treasure hunting at your local beach and finding a diamond ring. Then imagine finding out that ring is worth more than $40,000. Action News Jax got an exclusive interview with a man who experienced that exact situation. The St. Augustine local says he was just having some fun on the beach … Read more
Check out every goal from Wednesday action at the 2022 FIFA World Cup! Featuring goals from Spain’s Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Carlos Soler, Gavi, Marco Asensio and Dani Olmo in their match against Costa. Plus, check out goals from Japan’s Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano. 5 MINUTES AGO・Soccer・2:06 Source link