Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace
CRETE, Greece (Reuters) - "Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message which alerted people on the island of Crete of a mock earthquake measuring 7.2 off the city of Heraklion. Tourists rushed to evacuate the hotel, while workers in vests offered first aid to an injured woman in a tent as part of a quake drill dubbed "Minoas" after the mythical Cretan Bronze Age king. "It's good, because then we know what we are doing in real situations," said British tourist Leah Pickles, 36, one of the hotel's residents in Heraklion.
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Susan Crichton, the Post Office’s general counsel before resigning in 2013, agreed it demonstrated an ‘element of smoke and mirrors’.
Industrial gas manufacturer Air Products and Chemicals said on Tuesday that it plans to build a network of hydrogen refueling stations across Canada. The stations, stretching from Edmonton to Calgary in the province of Alberta, will be equipped to serve heavy-duty vehicles, such as commercial and municipal trucks and buses, as well as light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars. Air Products, which currently operates three hydrogen production facilities in Alberta, and a 55-kilometer hydrogen pipeline in the Alberta Industrial Heartland, said the hydrogen infrastructure will help Western Canada's energy transition goals.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she was confident water quality in the River Seine will be up to Olympic standards this summer — and that she’ll be able to prove it by swimming there, possibly alongside President Emmanuel Macron. The Seine is the venue for marathon swimming at the Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. Asked Tuesday about whether she’ll meet her promise to swim in the Seine before the Games, Hidalgo said “for sure, because water quality will be good.”
LONDON (AP) — A legal challenge over the British government's role in allowing weapons to be sent to Israel can be heard at the High Court later this year, a judge said Tuesday. Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq and the U.K.-based Global Legal Action Network filed the challenge in December, calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for arms exports to Israel. They said they acted after Britain’s government ignored their written requests to suspend arms sales to Israel following t
Todd Blanche said his client had a right to defend himself from 'political attacks' as the judge demanded examples.
A bolt of lightning struck near the nest, sparking a wildfire that burned for days, officials said.
UK’s blue-chip index reaches 8,076, surpassing previous high of 8,047 in February 2023
Three months after Jaylen Griffin’s disapperance, his 18-year-old brother was shot dead near his home
After four hours and a close call with a tug boat, two Manasquan, New Jersey-based fishermen landed a 718-pound giant bluefin tuna.
The king wanted to recognise the princess’s hard work
The Irish premier has apologised on behalf of the state over the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire in which 48 people died.
Data collated by website Fuel Prices Online shows typical pump prices reached 150.1p per litre on Monday.
Facebook parent company Meta recently rolled out Meta AI in more than a dozen countries. Some users have wondered how to turn it off.
The singer has been rocking braided hairstyles leading up to the release of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Unsurprisingly, Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams is BetMGM Sportsbook's favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in this week's NFL draft. The draft will be held from Thursday to Saturday in Detroit and the Chicago Bears have the top pick, with the Washington Commanders,New England Patriots,Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers rounding out the top five. Williams is expected to be the taken by the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 pick.
Missouri hired longtime college administrator Laird Veatch to be its athletic director on Tuesday, bringing him back to campus 14 years after he departed for a series of other positions that culminated with five years spent as the AD at Memphis. Veatch replaces Desireé Don Reed-Francois, who abruptly left last month for the athletic director job at Arizona. “The opportunity to return to the University of Missouri and to Columbia is truly incredible for me and my family,” Veatch said in a statement.
Second person of interest arrested in deadly Seminole County carjacking
Every year, the Bears select a veteran and rookie to honor with the Brian Piccolo Award. This year, it's T.J. Edwards and Darnell Wright.