May 2023 – Page 40 – Sky News: The Latest News from the World

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CUNY Law professor says school is being run by ‘Marxist, far-left lunatics’

Rebecca Stafford30 May 2023

A CUNY Law professor who has previously complained about the university’s alleged anti-Semitism says the entire place is being run by a faculty of ‘far left, Marxist lunatics.’ The comments come...

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Hardline Republicans pledge to torpedo US debt ceiling deal

Peter Sanders30 May 2023

Hardline Republican lawmakers vowed to “do everything” in their power to stop a bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling from being signed into law, as Kevin McCarthy rushed...

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Sport minister imposes new conditions on Canada Soccer’s funding

Robert Melton30 May 2023

The federal sports minister has told Canada Soccer the government is attaching new strings to the sports organization's federal funding going forward, CBC News has learned.Sport Minister Pascale-St Onge sent the...

Economy

IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

Christopher Harper30 May 2023

Delivering his latest update, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported that the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant – the largest in Europe - continues to be extremely fragile...

Health

Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

Rebecca Stafford30 May 2023

“The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced to lengthy prison terms for voicing dissent increased in 2023,” the 18 Special Rapporteurs and Human Rights...

Sport

Racing Regulators Hold Emergency Meeting to Investigate Horse Deaths

Robert Melton30 May 2023

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority gathered Kentucky state regulatory veterinarians, along with vets from Churchill Downs, on Tuesday to examine why 12 horses have been fatally injured at the...

Science

Extreme precipitation in the Northeast to increase 52% by the end of the century, study predicts

Jessica McCarthy30 May 2023

Extreme precipitation change between 2070–2099 and 1996–2005. Credit: C.Picard et al. With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events—defined as about 1.5 or more...

Sport

Illegal streaming gang jailed for cut-price Premier League subscription service | Football News

Marjory Copeland30 May 2023

An illegal streaming gang who offered cut-price subscriptions for Premier League matches to more than 50,000 people have been jailed.The Premier League said five men were convicted of conspiracy to...

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The miracle of Missouri: Thousands of Catholics flock to US church to pray over body of nun

Rebecca Stafford30 May 2023

The miracle of Missouri may be explained not by divine intervention but rather by the conditions in which the body was buried, an anthropologist has said.Thousands have flocked to a small-town...

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Dutch senators approve pensions overhaul

Peter Sanders30 May 2023

Dutch senators have approved a major overhaul of the country’s pension system, which is expected to lead to big changes in asset allocation for the €1.45tn sector.The new law was...

Month: May 2023

CUNY Law professor says school is being run by ‘Marxist, far-left lunatics’

Hardline Republicans pledge to torpedo US debt ceiling deal

Sport minister imposes new conditions on Canada Soccer’s funding

IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine

Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts

Racing Regulators Hold Emergency Meeting to Investigate Horse Deaths

Extreme precipitation in the Northeast to increase 52% by the end of the century, study predicts

Illegal streaming gang jailed for cut-price Premier League subscription service | Football News

The miracle of Missouri: Thousands of Catholics flock to US church to pray over body of nun

Dutch senators approve pensions overhaul

Match Officials Mic’d Up: William Saliba and Matthijs de Ligt decisions discussed | Football News

Neom mega-project boss abruptly replaced in Saudi Arabia

Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada’s ambassador to Germany, dead at 65

Revealed: The VAR audio that intervened in Saliba's red card at Bournemouth

BBVA bid for Sabadell dealt blow by antitrust watchdog

Meet the “Mystery Mollusk” Illuminating the Ocean’s Midnight Zone

Match Officials Mic’d Up: William Saliba and Matthijs de Ligt decisions discussed | Football News

Neom mega-project boss abruptly replaced in Saudi Arabia

Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada’s ambassador to Germany, dead at 65

Revealed: The VAR audio that intervened in Saliba's red card at Bournemouth

BBVA bid for Sabadell dealt blow by antitrust watchdog

Meet the “Mystery Mollusk” Illuminating the Ocean’s Midnight Zone

Webb admits VAR 'misread' De Ligt foul in late West Ham penalty

Tariff test for EU as Trump prepares to squeeze trade partners

New Research Reveals That Standing Desks Could Actually Be Harming Your Health

Rebecca Welch says refereeing male players a ‘great experience’ as she enters National Football Museum Hall of Fame | Football News

Vodafone may yet be worth hanging on for

China urges ‘constructive dialogue’ on climate change under Donald Trump