Adidas has fended off an appeal from shareholders who accused it of hiding misconduct by rapper-entrepreneur Kanye West – otherwise known as Ye – before their partnership broke down in 2022. A San Francisco court said the sportswear giant did not mislead investors, who claimed they had lost money after Adidas shares plunged when it […]
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Driver rescued from truck dangling off a West Virginia bridge
A driver has been hoisted to safety after dangling for hours off a bridge in West Virginia, where early winter storms have brought rain and snow. The tractor-trailor had earlier lost control on the icy bridge road, causing the cab of the truck to veer off the bridge. Local fire and rescue teams set up […]
Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west | Australian politics
Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens as summer break nears Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor is growing optimistic it can land a deal with the Greens to rush through its signature environment protection laws before parliament suspends for the summer break. The government is desperate to pass legislation to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity […]
Israeli violence in the West Bank is spiralling | Occupied West Bank
Violence is out of control in the West Bank – and the few covering it are being assaulted. In the West Bank, record levels of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians are unfolding with little mainstream coverage. The few journalists who try to report on it often face attacks themselves. When the violence is covered, the […]
Palestinians forced from West Bank refugee camps left in limbo as Israeli demolitions go on
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent EPA The 32,000 displaced refugees are demanding that Israeli forces allow them to return to their homes “They punished ordinary people. This is collective punishment.” It’s been more than nine months since 54-year-old Nehaya al-Jundi last saw her home in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nur Shams, in the occupied West Bank, […]
Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque
new video loaded: Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque transcript Back transcript Settlers Torch West Bank Mosque Jewish settlers vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday. The attack was part of a surge of settler violence that has exposed frustrations in the Israeli military. Certainly there’s some concern about events in the West […]
Search for West Virginia miner trapped by floodwater extends into fourth day | West Virginia
Emergency responders have been trying to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coalmine since Saturday, according to authorities. A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of water on Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the Rolling Thunder mine near Drennen, about 50 miles (80km) east of the state capital of […]
West Coast Mainline blocked as train derails in Cumbria
Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria Supplied The train travelling from Glasgow to London derailed in Cumbria at 06:10 GMT An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for “a number of days” on the West Coast Mainline. At 06:10 GMT the […]
Newcastle lose at West Ham: Eddie Howe says ‘I almost could’ve taken anyone off’
Howe had long since seen enough by the time Botman turned Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross into his own net just before the interval. The Newcastle head coach hauled off Emil Krafth, Nick Woltemade and Gordon at half-time, but he could have used all of his five permitted changes there and then. “I almost could have taken […]