Guterres says wealthy nations should provide $500bn a year to help the most deprived states ‘trapped in vicious cycles’ boost their economies.United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condemned rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices. In his speech on the opening day of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) summit in Qatar on Saturday, Guterres said that wealthy nations should provide $500bn annually to help others “trapped in vicious cycles” that block their efforts to boost economies and improve health and education. The summit of the 46 LDC is normally…
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Silverstone, England – As the Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend in Bahrain in front of a sell-out crowd, fans can expect to see blistering speeds, squealing tyres, sliding fast corners and daring overtaking. What they won’t see is a female driver. There has not been a woman driver in a Formula 1 race for more than 40 years. But that could be about to change. With about 40 percent of F1 fans now female, the motorsport industry is making a concerted effort to ensure that at least one of the 20 drivers on the grid is female. Formula…
Down 3-0 to the WHL-leading Winnipeg ICE 6:29 into the second period, Connor Bedard scored four goals and one assist to help the Regina Pats grab a 5-3 comeback win. Bedard recorded his second four-goal game of the season and the third of his WHL career. He also recorded a five-point night for the seventh time of the season as the Pats defeated the ICE for the first time since 2019. The consensus No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft scored Regina’s first of the game after he managed to be forgotten in front of the Winnipeg’s net.…
Joe Biden’s doctor has given the 80-year-old a clean bill of health after ‘all cancerous tissue was successfully removed’.United States President Joe Biden, 80, had a cancerous skin lesion successfully removed from his chest in February, his doctor has revealed. The lesion, detected during a routine medical examination, was a basal cell carcinoma, which “do not tend to ‘spread’ or metastasize,” Biden’s physician, Dr Kevin O’Connor, said in a report made public by the White House on Friday. O’Connor, the White House doctor who has served as Biden’s longtime physician, said “all cancerous tissue was successfully removed”. “No further treatment…
An EU official also said China providing arms to Russia would be an ‘absolute red line’ and lead to sanctions: ReportUS President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have committed to continue imposing high costs on Russia for its war in Ukraine, while a European Union official said any arms provided by China to Russia would lead to sanctions. Biden and Scholz met on Friday in Washington, DC as the United States announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $400m that includes ammunition and tactical bridges to move tanks and armoured vehicles. The additional ammunition is being…
Washington, DC – A schism in the United States conservative movement is on display among Republicans, with the presumed presidential frontrunners attending separate major events and constituencies divided on issues such as aid to Ukraine, defence spending, the debt ceiling and the role of the US government. Former President Donald Trump, who has already declared his intention to run for a second term in 2024, will headline the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that kicked off this week just outside Washington, DC. Once the dominant event in conservative politics, it has lost some of its lustre as it embraced…
Rainer Nunez hit a walk-off two-run single as the Toronto Blue Jays came back to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Friday in spring training baseball action. Nunez’s hit capped a three-run ninth for the Blue Jays that started with an RBI single from catcher Stevie Berman. Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the game in the second inning with right knee discomfort, but manager John Schneider said after the game he is optimistic the injury isn’t serious. Guerrero had an RBI single in the first inning, advancing to second base on a throw to home to try…
A civilian and police officer have died in violent demonstrations calling for Emerald Energy to invest in rural communities.Caracas Venezuela – Colombia’s Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez and the commander of its armed forces, Helder Giraldo, have landed in Caqueta province to seek the release of dozens of police officers and oilfield workers taken hostage during deadly protests. At least 79 police officers and nine oilfield workers have been held since Tuesday, as protesters demand that the oil company Emerald Energy invest in surrounding rural communities. An officer and civilian died in confrontations between riot police and protesters on Thursday, as…
Russian troops and mercenaries have rained artillery down on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, bringing Moscow closer to its first victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. The head of the Wagner Group, a private Russian army, said on Friday that the eastern salt-mining city, which has been blasted to ruins, was now almost completely surrounded with only one road still open for Ukraine’s soldiers. The Reuters news agency reported intense Russian shelling of routes leading west out of Bakhmut, an apparent attempt to block Ukrainian forces’ access in…
Ecuador international Moises Caicedo has signed a new long-term Brighton contract.Caicedo has committed his long-term future to the club by agreeing a new contract that runs until 2027, with a club option for an extra year. The 21-year-old has been virtually ever-present in Brighton’s first team since making his full Premier League debut in April last year.Head coach Roberto De Zerbi said: “This is fantastic news for the club, our fans, for me and most importantly for Moises. It will make us stronger as we move forward towards our targets on the pitch.”The midfielder joined Brighton in February 2021 from…