When I started studying nursing at Al Azhar University, I knew I wanted to work at al-Shifa Hospital. It was my dream. It was the biggest, most prestigious hospital in the Gaza Strip. Some of the best doctors and nurses in Palestine worked there. Various foreign medical missions would come and provide training and care […]
The very thought of Manchester United being relegated seems almost too ridiculous for words. This is one of the most famous sports clubs on the planet. The record 20-time champions of England. Yet as United’s players trailed off the pitch at Old Trafford on Monday night, beaten and bewildered after their latest defeat at the […]
As the clock ticked towards 2025, Puerto Rico faced a familiar foe. A massive power outage plunged 1.2 million customers into darkness on December 31, 2024. This blackout affected over 80% of the island’s population, disrupting New Year’s Eve celebrations and daily life. The outage began at 5:30 AM when an underground power line failed […]
It was a travel nightmare that left more than 100 passengers, including Ottawa residents, stranded in Costa Rica this week. A WestJet flight that was supposed to take off from Liberia, Costa Rica to Toronto on Saturday instead sat on the tarmac at the airport for five hours before being cancelled altogether. […]
Putting in what was a nightmare performance at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United were hit with a 3-0 drumming against Bournemouth. Drastically struggling to find any kind of fluidity, a high-flying Bournemouth took a lead just before the half hour mark as Dean Huijsen’s glanced header opened the scoring. With Ruben Amorim cutting […]
I asked Amko Leenart, director of design for Ford Europe, about why Ford used VW’s woeful controls in both the Explorer and the Capri, and he told me Ford worked with a partner to better the response on the sliders (but wouldn’t tell me how), then admitted that “we tried to improve it a bit—and […]
December 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM By Jules Hypolite John Isner, retired since last year, is an active participant in the Nothing Major podcast, where he regularly gives his opinion on tennis news. The American recently mentioned the progress of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, saying he was impressed by the Frenchman's talent and devastating serve, when […]
Schröder’s nightmare Warriors debut a blip amid much bigger problems originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dennis Schröder’s first points in his Warriors debut Thursday night were a clear example of why general manager Mike Dunleavy didn’t waste any time, going out and acquiring the veteran guard at the first moment he could. The […]
Reform UK looks set to win a Labour stronghold in London at the next general election in what would be a major blow to Sir Keir Starmer, polling shows. Modelling generated by Nowcast shows Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK beating Labour in Dagenham and Rainham, where Sir Keir’s party has been elected for years. The model […]
Like many of my American friends, I feel terrified by what lies ahead as we witness the inevitable collapse of the “American dream”. There are no longer any guard rails. ~ Sue Arnold AMERICA HAS BEEN MY SECOND HOME for the past 30 years. Lobbying regularly in Washington D.C., organising scientific workshops, running lawsuits against the […]