Yahoo NewsRepublican Kevin McCarthy fails for a third day in bitter US House Speaker fight
For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the Speaker’s chair of the US House empty.
For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the Speaker’s chair of the US House empty.
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American soul and blues singer Lee Fields has worked with some of the biggest artists in music, from Kool & the Gang to Martin Solveig. Now in his seventh decade, he's still releasing fantastic songs with a voice that pulls all kinds of heartstrings. He stopped by FRANCE 24 to tell Marjorie Hache about his latest album "Sentimental Fool" and take a look at new releases by Edinburgh's Young Fathers, Kinshasa's Lova Lova and Canada's Shania Twain.Read more on FRANCE 24 English
The man who was discovered living in an Austrian cellar with his six British-born children is a "Doomsday prepper" who previously worked in IT in London, according to local officials.
Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will walk out on Wednesday in what will be the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade. Protests will be held across the country on the same day against the Government’s controversial plans for a new law on minimum service levels during strikes. Unions have dubbed it the “anti-strike Bill”, saying it could lead to workers who vote legally to strike being sacked.
Hadleigh Fire Station station closed back in 2009, before being converted into an artist and studio space.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said special needs support assistants are leaving their jobs in schools to work in supermarkets. He told reporters outside the Department for Education: “Our members are really concerned that special needs support assistants are leaving jobs in schools to work in supermarkets, so children with special needs are losing that support. “We can’t recruit specialist teachers for many subjects and … we can’t hold on to permanent teachers.”
Cities across France were brought to a near stand-still again in the latest strikes over pension reforms planned by President Macron's administration
Nathan Cole, from Notting Hill, west London, has not been seen since January 21, when he was planning on attending a gig in Camden.
Falmouth Town manager Andrew Westgarth was pleased to add another three points despite a below-par performance on Saturday.
The husband-and-wife team who founded one of Britain's biggest privately owned educational resources providers are close to sealing a deal that will propel them into the ranks of the country's richest entrepreneurs. Sky News has learned that Jon and Susie Seaton, who established Twinkl in 2010 in a bedroom in their Sheffield home, are in advanced talks with the private equity firm Vitruvian Partners about the sale of a minority stake.
Worcester couple want ban on DNP after death of daughter who overdosed on toxic diet pills
Turkey could evaluate Finland's NATO bid independently from that of Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after protests including the burning of a Koran in Stockholm sparked outrage in Ankara. Sweden and Finland applied last year to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and need all member countries' approval to join.
The wife of a jailed Bolivian opposition leader accused the government Monday of having used a hidden camera to film "intimacy" between her and her husband on a prison visit.The 30-year-old, who married Camacho in May last year, claimed that with "hidden cameras, the government recorded my intimacy as a woman and our intimacy as a couple."
The cast and crew explain what went into the making of this unusual love story
Momentum is gathering behind a freeport bid that will accelerate Wales’ decarbonisation and act as a catalyst for the transformation of Wales’ industrial cluster.
Tourists in Japan enjoy an ice festival, while 240 builders created 30 snow sculptures in Slovenia.
Firefighters across the UK are set to go on strike after The Fire Brigades' Union achieved a mandate for action.
WHO Says COVID-19, Pandemic Has Reached , a 'Transition Point".On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that while COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, the pandemic has reached a "transition point.".On January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that while COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, the pandemic has reached a "transition point.".ABC reports that the WHO said that its International Regulations Emergency Committee had met on January 27 to analyze data on the current state of the pandemic. .According to a statement, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, "acknowledges the Committee's views that the COVID-19 pandemic is probably at a transition point.".According to a statement, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, "acknowledges the Committee's views that the COVID-19 pandemic is probably at a transition point.".The statement continues to say that the WHO , "appreciates the advice of the Committee to navigate this transition carefully and mitigate the potential negative consequences.".ABC spoke with Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, to weigh in on the WHO's announcement.What we have to remember is the pandemic won't end on a given day. , Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, via ABC.The metrics around cases, hospitalizations and deaths are painting a more optimistic picture and we're seeing more countries getting out of this acute phase, Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, via ABC.However, Brownstein also cautioned that the threat of COVID remains very real, with deaths from COVID still twice as high as those from the flu. .While speaking at the WHO meeting, Tedros encouraged more countries to increase testing and use antivirals early on those who test positive for COVID.While speaking at the WHO meeting, Tedros encouraged more countries to increase testing and use antivirals early on those who test positive for COVID
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Phil Mickelson says he will be "at peace" if he never plays in a PGA Tour event or Ryder Cup again, nearly one year after his explosive remarks about the Saudi-funded LIV golf series triggered uproar."If I were never to play another PGA Tour event, I'm totally at peace with it," Mickelson said.