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New Zealand's best look to cement their place in the team for the Paris Olympics later this year. Nine New Zealanders have gained an Olympic qualifying standard and seven of those will be in Wellington. The first Olympic selection announcement will be made in April, after that any athlete would have to record an automatic selection standard.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

Palestinian Ministry of Health says aid reaching the north is very little and insufficient. "Do not leave them prey to hunger, bombing and disease," ministry's statement says. On Monday, the health ministry made an urgent appeal for humanitarian aid.
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2 years ago Read more at Middle East Monitor

Italian courts have ruled in favour of Sun World International in four separate cases in recent months. In each of the cases, Sun World said it relentlessly investigated, tracked, and pursued legal action against the infringing growers. The breeder used evidence gathered by drone surveillance to convince an Italian court to issue an ex parte order to confirm infringement.
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2 years ago Read more at Fruitnet

Los Angeles International Airport (ORD), US: 73.9 million The first of five US airports on the list, Chicago O’Hare International (ORD) has dropped slightly within the top ten after losing a significant amount of traffic during the Covid-19 pandemic, dropping to just 22.3m passengers in 2020. While the airport’s traffic dropped more than 50% in 2020, it has also only seen a small rise in traffic between 2022 and 2023, with 73,894,226 people passing through its terminals
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2 years ago Read more at Airport Technology

Some researchers are proposing extremely ambitious and risky projects to fight climate change. Airbus WHEN it comes to fighting climate change, many strategies require relatively small actions from large numbers of people. They are talking about audacious infrastructure projects that would cost billions and carry high risks, but could, if they work out, have a truly transformative impact on our stuttering efforts to get carbon emissions down to zero – and even mitigate the worst effects of current warming.
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist

Dozens of poor nations have yet to regain their pre-pandemic levels of overall well-being, according to a U.N. report. Yet half of the world’s poorest countries, including Nigeria, Pakistan and Sierra Leone, continue to languish below their 2019 readings. Advertisement The root of the problem is world leaders’ failure to properly manage globalization.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

SNOOKER is heading back to Yushan for the first time since 2019. Judd Trump is the defending champion from 2019 but a cast of snooker stars will be bidding to take his crown. The World Open starts on Monday, March 18, 2024 and runs every day until the final on Sunday, March 24, 2024. There are 32 seeded players battling for the top prize.
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2 years ago Read more at The Irish Sun

James Crosbie Connacht Rugby star Mack Hansen has been announced as the Irish ambassador for this year’s Wings for Life World Run. All funds raised from the run go directly to spinal cord research at the Wings For Life Foundation. The unique race format means runners and wheelchair users on every corner of the globe take part at the same time.
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2 years ago Read more at Connaught Telegraph

Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has discussed comments made by some observers that they are not the best team in the game. The Boks have not played since the 2023 World Cup, but some still believe that they have been usurped by the Irishmen. Erasmus admits that they need to “rectify” their poor record against the Irish.
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2 years ago Read more at planetrugby.com

India today has the credibility and humility to exert the kind of leadership that puts people, humanity and peace at the heart of the world’s agenda. In such a world, everyone will be nourished and cherished because every child will belong to us all and the hope gap will become the hope bridge that the whole human family can cross.
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2 years ago Read more at India Today