Making backups is boring, but the alternative—losing your data—is a kind of exciting no one wants. I once lost 80 pages of a novel to a bad hard drive. I had no backups. While most of the world is thankful to have been spared those 80 pages, who knows, if that hard drive had lived,…
BEIJING – A series of strong earthquakes rattled northwest and southwest China, leaving at least two people dead, local officials and seismologists said. Both Qinghai province in the northwest on the Tibetan plateau and Yunnan province in southwestern China are areas prone to earthquakes. And both tremors were shallow, meaning they generally cause more damage. …
The Mangaung municipality has promised residents it will abide by an agreement it signed, which ended the shutdown. Earlier this week, protests erupted in the city over a lack of services among other issues. The municipality’s city manager is expected to be suspended during a council sitting. Slindelo Masikane reports.
Erik van Rooyen produced a contender for tantrum of the year as he sent a ball, and then a tee marker into the water on the 17th in a major outburst and a violent end to his PGA Championship. By Keith Jackson Last Updated: 22/05/21 7:13am 0:21 Erik van Rooyen took an angry swipe at…
AlphaTauri rookie Yuki Tsunoda joined Sky F1’s Karun Chandhok to review his eventful first-ever experience of driving the famous Monaco GP circuit.
Cardiff defender Sol Bamba has announced that he is cancer free following his battle with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.The 36-year-old was diagnosed just before Christmas and the club made the news public in January.Bamba underwent several rounds of chemotherapy and this month returned to action as a late substitute in Cardiff’s home draw with Rotherham on the…
Leicester were edged out 18-17 by a star-studded Montpellier side in Friday’s European Challenge Cup final at Twickenham; “I think we have to be very proud of everyone at Leicester Tigers,” head coach Borthwick said. Last Updated: 22/05/21 7:43am Leicester were edged out by Montpellier in the European Challenge Cup final Steve Borthwick believes Leicester…
Billy Lumsden previews the final day in Sky Sports Fantasy Football. One day, one pivotal captaincy option – who will you give the armband to?With leaderboard positions and mini-league places still up for grabs going into the final day, there is so much riding on those all-important captaincy options. The added value is being able…
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique peer review mechanism of the Human Rights Council aimed at sharing best practice. As a strong supporter of the UPR process, we have participated and raised priority human rights concerns in all reviews since the process began in 2006. This session reviewed 14 States: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia,…
Mirage News May 4, 2021 2:38 pm AESTDate Time The total operating deficit for the City of Adelaide is estimated to reduce from $34.1m to $18.3m for the financial year.The City of Adelaide is also projecting a $28.5m reduction in debt with total borrowings shrinking from $90.3m to $61.8m.The City of Adelaide acting CEO Clare…
