While 12th place on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix is never going to be one of Fernando Alonso’s career, the two-time world champion was sounding surprisingly upbeat after today’s qualifying session. Alonso explained that he was happy to have been able to get the most out of the McLaren at the Circuit Gilles…
Read moreHamilton: ‘Vettel disgraced himself today’
Lewis Hamilton was initially mum on the subject of his clash with Sebastian Vettel under the Safety Car, but has not hit out at his rival for his behavior. The Mercedes driver first refuted claims that he had brake-tested Vettel on the exit of Turn 16, just before the race got back underway. “I didn’t….
Read moreFacing Rising Ocean, Pacific Island Town Must Relocate
In an unprecedented move that illustrates the dramatic impacts of planetary global warming, one community in the South Pacific has decided it has no choice but to pick itself up entirely and flee for higher ground. All too aware of their vulnerability to the effects of climate change — such as rising sea levels and…
Read moreCIA's Own Study Finds US Arming of Foreign Rebels a Failed Operation
While the CIA continues to arm and train “moderate” Syrian rebels, a new, still-classified internal study obtained by the New York Times finds that the agency’s gun-running tactics in conflict areas have almost never succeeded, the Times reported on Wednesday. Many of the agency’s past attempts to arm insurgents in foreign countries—like Angola, Nicaragua, and…
Read moreWHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a 'Public Health Emergency'
As the World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in areas of West Africa a ” humanitarian organizations and medical doctors are urging aggressive action, ‘not just words,’ to help all people threatened by the disease. The W.H.O. announced Friday that its general ban on international travel or trade,” it urged heads of state in…
Read moreIn Liberia's Ebola-Stricken Villages, Residents Face 'Stark' Choices
Click:traditional chinese clothing fabric In an effort to control the Ebola outbreak that medical experts say is raging “virtually unchecked” in the nation’s capital, Liberia has quarantined remote villages in the northeast, setting up medical roadblocks, deploying military forces to keep infected people from leaving their homes, and effectively shutting off some communities from the…
Read moreKerry Offers 'Fancy Words,' But US Inaction Blasted as Lima Talks Limp To End
Click:BR-25M 4P 1 25kA As the U.N. Conference of the Parties (COP20) talks enter their last scheduled day in Lima, Peru on Friday, remarks delivered by U.S. Secretary of State late Thursday to climate negotiators from around the world, though welcomed by some, seemed to do very little in terms of moving the talks closer…
Read moreWhat is Mathieu Flamini's net worth & how much does the former Arsenal star earn?
Is a footballer who wound down his career at a relatively minor Spanish club one of the richest people in the world? Goal investigates Who is the wealthiest footballer in the world? Most people will guess Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, but a few will offer Mathieu Flamini as an answer. The former Arsenal and AC…
Read more'I am the coach!' – Emery defiant amid Mourinho to Arsenal reports
The Gunners boss saw his side squander another lead on Wednesday as they drew with Vitoria in the Europa League Unai Emery reiterated that he is still Arsenal’s manager as rumours continue to swirl linking the likes of Jose Mourinho with the club. Emery has come under fire in recent weeks as the Gunners have struggled…
Read morePele picks Messi as perfect playing partner and reveals his hope for Neymar renaissance
The legendary Brazilian striker considers an Argentine superstar on the books at Barcelona to be “the most complete player” in the world at present Brazil legend Pele admits Barcelona captain Lionel Messi would be his pick as the perfect playing partner, with the Argentine forward considered to be “the most complete player” of the modern…
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