March 9, 2020

NFL Players Given More Time Over Key Contract Vote

NFL Players Given More Time Over Key Contract Vote

March 9, 2020 4:51 pm

NFL players have been given an additional 48 hours to complete voting on a new 10-year contract offer that includes expanded playoffs and an additional regular season game, the players’ union said Monday.

“Every vote matters, and we encourage all players to review the materials sent via email in order to make an informed decision,” the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) said in a statement.

Voting, which got under way last week, was due to close just before midnight on Thursday.

But the NFLPA said Monday the ballot boxes would now remain open until 11.59pm on Saturday following a vote of …

How The Coronavirus Has Hit Global Sport

How The Coronavirus Has Hit Global Sport

March 9, 2020 4:50 pm

AFP looks at the effects on sport of the coronavirus, which by 1100 GMT on Monday had killed over 3,800 people while infecting more than 110,000 in over 100 countries.

FOOTBALL

— In Italy, the hardest-hit European country with 366 deaths from COVID-19, Serie A descended into controversy when Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora called for the league season to be put on hold.

Italian Footballers’ Association president Damiano Tommasi tweeted that “stopping football is the most useful thing for our country right now. The teams to cheer are playing in our hospitals, in emergency rooms.”

However, five Serie A …

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

North Korea Fires Projectiles For Second Time In Week

March 9, 2020 4:49 pm

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, the second such weapons test in a week amid a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with the United States.

Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities in the more than a year since a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi.

Pyongyang is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes from the United Nations Security Council, US, South Korea and others.

The North “appeared to have carried out joint firing drills involving …

Trump Congratulates Self On Coronavirus Response

March 9, 2020 4:48 pm

Donald Trump is doing bang-up work fighting the coronavirus — just ask him. “We’ve done a fantastic job,” he said on Saturday, before confirmed US cases of the virus soared to more than 550.

A botched response or a related economic slump could damage his reelection hopes, so the US President appears to be intensely focused on downplaying the problem and publicly congratulating himself. Over the last few weeks, he’s forecast infections on US soil will drop to zero, hoped for a “miracle” to drive the virus away, and predicted warm weather will kill it off. He keeps praising himself
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Govt’ll Compensate Victims Of Airport Project – Umahi

Govt’ll Compensate Victims Of Airport Project – Umahi

March 9, 2020 4:47 pm

Ebonyi Governor, Chief David Umahi, yesterday, has assured the people whose buildings, farms and economic trees were demolished to pave way for the construction of a cargo airport in Ezza North and South local government areas  that they would be adequately compensated.

The governor who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, said his administration would not allow the affected persons and families to suffer.

Ugbala gave the assurance  when he led some officials of the state and politicians to inspect work at the airport site.

He said the state government in conjunction with …

Kanu Tackles Ohanaeze Over SOS Letter To IGP

Kanu Tackles Ohanaeze Over SOS Letter To IGP

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has  criticised the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, for writing a letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, asking him to call Fulani herdsmen publicly displaying arm in Awka, Anambra State to order.

In a Radio Biafra broadcast, yesterday, Kanu described the letter as a shame to the people of South East.

The IPOB leader described Nwodo’s letter as belated saying he had warned him of what happened in Awka and Enugu and urged  Ohanaeze to embrace IPOB as the best tool to defend …

Terrorism Goes To School

Terrorism Goes To School

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

I made up my mind long ago that I have had enough education; that is, I was not going to return to school anymore. It was not that I could not do without a doctorate but because I could hardly afford the bill now that I had started raising a family. I felt it was wiser to take a bow and sacrifice my chances in order to give my children the best education as much as I could. Ever since, that has been my singular devotion and I thank God things are falling in pleasant places.

Moreover, some artisan made …

Biden Gas Double-Digit Lead Over Sanders For Nomination

Biden Gas Double-Digit Lead Over Sanders For Nomination

March 9, 2020 4:23 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows.

Biden is now the choice of a majority of Democratic voters nationwide, according to the poll, which was taken in the days after the former vice president’s stronger-than-expected showing across Super Tuesday contests and as the field of Democratic contenders with a realistic shot at winning the nomination narrowed to two.

The poll finds 52% of registered voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents say they want to see …

Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads Across The World

Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads Across The World

March 9, 2020 4:22 pm

Do people who have recovered from novel coronavirus become immune to it?

Your coronavirus questions, answered

It’s too early to know for sure. But other coronaviruses, like ones that cause the common cold, might give us clues.With “common cold coronaviruses, you don’t actually have immunity that lasts for very long, and so we don’t know the answer with this specific coronavirus,” said Dr. Celine Gounder, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the New York University School of Medicine.”If you recover, are you immune? And if you are immune, how long does that last? And that’s actually going to …

Venezuela Fire - Thousands Of Voting Machines Burned

Venezuela Fire: Thousands Of Voting Machines Burned

March 9, 2020 4:22 pm

The electoral council in Venezuela says a fire in its main warehouse near the capital, Caracas, has destroyed most of the voting machines held there.

Almost 50,000 voting machines and 582 computers used in the country’s elections went up in flames, electoral council chief Tibisay Lucena said.

She did not say if parliamentary elections due later this year could be affected by the loss of the machines.

She also asked prosecutors to investigate the cause of the fire.

What happened?

The fire broke out in the 6,000 sq m (65,000 sq ft) warehouse in Mariche, east of Caracas, on Saturday.…

Twitter Labels Edited Biden Video 'Manipulated Tweet'

Twitter Labels Edited Biden Video ‘Manipulated Tweet’

March 9, 2020 4:22 pm

Twitter has used its new “manipulated media” tag for the first time on an edited video of a speech by Joe Biden.

The tag, introduced on 5 March, tells readers when a picture or video has been “significantly altered or fabricated”.

The footage of Mr Biden, posted by Dan Scavino, White House director of social media, claimed to show the Democrat calling for people to vote for President Donald Trump, a Republican.

The video was shared by Mr Trump twice.

In the clip, Mr Biden appeared to tell a crowd in Kansas City: “We can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

However, …

Max Von Sydow - The Exorcist Actor Dies Aged 90

Max Von Sydow: The Exorcist Actor Dies Aged 90

March 9, 2020 4:21 pm

Actor Max Von Sydow, who appeared in films and TV series including The Exorcist, Flash Gordon and Game of Thrones, has died at the age of 90.

His family announced “with a broken heart and infinite sadness” that the Swedish-born actor died on Sunday.

Von Sydow’s other film credits included Hannah and Her Sisters, The Seventh Seal and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

He was nominated for two Oscars during his career – including best actor in 1988 for Pelle the Conqueror.

His other Academy nomination was best supporting actor for his role in 2011’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly …

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