How is it that the Chief Minister can call people "Neanderthals" ("Barr in heartfelt support for value of Safe Schools program", March 10, p1) and yet, at the same time, complain about the purported insults of others? That's hypocrisy.
NEW YORK - Sunday is the day some college basketball fans can't wait for every year: it's almost time to put the words "bubble" and "bracketology" back in the dictionary until at least next January.
Elvis Masoga strongly appeals to all citizens not to pay any attention to whatever Thabo Mbeki says about HIV and Aids.
The Bok Sevens will face Wales in the quarter-finals of the Canada Sevens after their impressive day one in Vancouver.
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has announced a change in its uniform, switching from its trademark khaki shorts to trousers. The official declaration was made by RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi at a press conference on the final day of Sangh's three-day meet in Nagaur.
A group of youths who rioted in Melbourne's CBD have been described as some of the city's dumbest criminals.
The Melbourne weekend auction market continues to produce robust results for sellers with clearance rates tracking at the highest levels since last winter.
After a reconstruction last season, star full-back's troublesome shoulder has put him out of action again.
Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor has backed the club's decision to offload Marty Taupau a year early, describing his release as "a good business decision".
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US-based Monsanto and its partners in India have been selling farmers genetically modified seeds for cotton crops for years. Now the companies want to sell GMO seeds for food crops as well. Photo: Karan Deep Singh/The Wall Street Journal
Marco Rubio heeft zaterdag de Republikeinse voorverkiezingen in Washington DC gewonnen. Zijn opponent Ted Cruz ging er in de staat Wyoming met de winst vandoor. Bij de Democraten kreeg Hillary Clinton op de Noordelijke Marianen, een eilandgebied van de Verenigde Staten, de meeste stemmen.
The radar of crises and settlements recorded this week an instance of Turkish-Iranian coordination to resolve crises in the Middle East through "gradual steps", especially in Syria. Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu communicated to Tehran his country's willingness to help broker Saudi-Iranian reconciliation, wishing at the same time upon Iran to help de-escalate Russian-Turkish tensions, especially with regard to Syria. At the same time, Turkey has sought a controversial deal regarding curbing the flow... Читать дальше...
The radar of crises and settlements recorded this week an instance of Turkish-Iranian coordination to resolve crises in the Middle East through "gradual steps", especially in Syria. Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu communicated to Tehran his country's willingness to help broker Saudi-Iranian reconciliation, wishing at the same time upon Iran to help de-escalate Russian-Turkish tensions, especially with regard to Syria. At the same time, Turkey has sought a controversial deal regarding curbing the flow... Читать дальше...
Spurs top Thunder for 41st straight win at home The San Antonio Spurs have adjusted just fine after a busy offseason. Just ask the Oklahoma City Thunder, who saw the difference while failing to hold another fourth-quarter lead. Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and San Antonio beat the Thunder 93-85 on Saturday night for its 41st straight home victory, the third-longest streak in NBA history. The Spurs made it 32 straight wins at home to open this season. LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 24 points, was held to 11 on 4-for-12 shooting Oct. Читать дальше...
Stephen Curry had a towel draped over his head, Draymond Green had a towel wrapped around his shoulders, and Andrew Bogut used his towel as a prop in a joke with assistant coach Ron Adams. The Warriors were supposed to have a spa day against lowly Phoenix on Saturday at Oracle Arena, but they ended up having to grind out a 123-116 victory over the Western Conference’s second-worst team. The Suns’ hot shooting kept them close in a game that was disjointed by 55 foul calls, taking a 108-105 lead... Читать дальше...
The Sharks may struggle at home during the first game back from road trips, but certainly not thereafter. San Jose improved to 7-0 on second games at home following their travels as Joe Pavelski’s tie-breaking goal early in the third propelled the Sharks past the Washington Capitals 5-2 in front of a sellout crowd at SAP Center on Saturday. Pavelski’s 32nd goal came on a power play that carried over from the second period. San Jose defenseman Brenden Dillon scored his second goal of the season ... Читать дальше...
The next morning, two of the candidates still fighting to defeat Trump, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, said they were so disgusted by the chaos that they may not support the billionaire businessman if he clinches their party's nomination. [...] when Trump appeared at another rally Saturday morning in Ohio, he was suddenly pulled midspeech into a protective ring of U.S. Secret Service agents charged with guarding his life after a man rushed the stage. Taken together, they exposed... Читать дальше...
The impact of sleeplessness from heat is more than just a feeling that you're a zombie
CLEVELAND (AP) — Hundreds of police officers, Secret Service agents and private security guards in cars, on foot and on horseback blanketed the area around Donald Trump's campaign rally Saturd…