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Whip rule changes: BHA alterations announced with forehand position allowed and number of strikes reduced | Racing News

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Jockeys will be allowed to use the whip in the forehand position after revised changes, but the number of times a rider may strike his mount will be further reduced. The British Horseracing Authority set out a raft of alterations to the rules in the summer, with jockeys only allowed to use the whip in … Read more

Wave of strikes to bring more chaos to Britain’s railways

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Train passengers face another week of chaos on Britain’s railways as the series of bitter and long-running industrial disputes drags into the new year and looks set to disrupt the return to work after the Christmas holidays. Rail users have been warned to “only travel if it is absolutely necessary” between Tuesday and Saturday, with … Read more

Israeli strikes on Syrian capital’s airport kill four: monitor

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Israeli missile strikes on the Syrian capital’s airport on Monday killed four people including two soldiers and closed the runways for several hours, a rights monitor said. This is the second time in less than seven months that Damascus International Airport – where Iranian-backed armed groups and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters are present – has been … Read more

Israeli missile strikes put Damascus airport out of service

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Representational file image of a Syrian Airlines airplane. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Israel’s military fired missiles toward the international airport of Syria’s capital early on January 2, putting it out of service and killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the Syrian army said. The attack, the second in seven months to put the … Read more

Half of Kyiv residents still without electricity after strikes

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People walk at the city center which lost electrical power after Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity on Friday as engineers battled to restore services two days after Russian strikes hammered the country’s energy grid. Systematic and targeted … Read more

UK strikes: Nearly 200,000 British workers are striking on Black Friday

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London CNN Business — Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Now, the annual shopping bonanza faces an additional threat from strikes that could disrupt deliveries, subdue online sales and deliver another blow to the slumping economy. Some 235,000 workers have gone on strike across the United Kingdom this week, encompassing … Read more

Russia strikes, Ukraine repairs, in a battle to survive the winter : NPR

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Ukrainians walk through the unlit streets of the capital Kyiv on Thursday, a day after Russian airstrikes knocked out electricity, heating and water to much of the country. With Russian troops faring poorly on the battlefield, Russia has launched a widespread bombing campaign directed at civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption … Read more

Russia’s war on Ukraine latest news: Much of Kyiv without power and water after deadly Russian strikes

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Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 24, 2022  •  0 minutes ago  •  2 minute read Join the conversation Article content Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the United Nations Security Council to act against Russia over air strikes on civilian infrastructure that again plunged Ukrainian cities into darkness and cold … Read more