Equality for women key to peaceful world, says Angelina Jolie in emotive speech BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Actress and activist Angelina Jolie has warned the world “will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts” as long as nations continue to put almost every other issue ahead of women’s equality and rights. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/equality-for-women-key-to-peaceful-world-says-angelina-jolie-in-emotive-speech-37966049.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37966047.ece/1031a/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_abb9ab83-0f28-4cd9-baa8-d45cd92f1fad_1 Email Actress and activist Angelina Jolie has warned the world “will remain stuck in a cycle of violence and conflicts” as long as nations continue to put almost every other issue ahead of women’s equality and rights. Jolie, who is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, made a passionate speech to a ministerial meeting on UN peacekeeping, and said … [Read more...] about Equality for women key to peaceful world, says Angelina Jolie in emotive speech
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‘World’s longest’ salt cave reveals clues about early civilisations
‘World’s longest’ salt cave reveals clues about early civilisations BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Israeli researchers have surveyed what they now believe to be the world’s longest salt cave, a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/worlds-longest-salt-cave-reveals-clues-about-early-civilisations-37960757.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article37960752.ece/61a99/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_fa32122b-f220-40c1-9ef5-0d14cf9b5752_1 Email Israeli researchers have surveyed what they now believe to be the world’s longest salt cave, a network of twisting passageways at the southern tip of the Dead Sea. A recently completed survey of the Malham Cave determined the labyrinthine cavern stretches more than six miles in length. That puts it well ahead of Iran’s Namakdan Cave, previously thought to be the longest salt cave. The survey was conducted by the Hebrew … [Read more...] about ‘World’s longest’ salt cave reveals clues about early civilisations
When protesters burned news kiosks in Paris, I had to take a stand…
In 47 years of journalism, few things have shocked me as deeply as the sight of burning newspaper kiosks on the Champs-Élysées. Journalists are supposed to be neutral observers – impassioned but dispassionate. Forget all that. This was personal. This was an attack on the print newspapers that had been my life’s blood from the day I joined the Bolton Evening News in 1972 until the Independent stopped printing in 2016. This was an attack on something endearingly Parisian, something as instantly recognisable as the Eiffel Tower or the burned-rubber smell of the Métro. What could I do? For once, writing or reporting didn’t seem to be enough. At the suggestion of a friend, I set up a crowdfunder appeal for the stricken kiosk operators. The response was extraordinary – not just from France or Britain, but from all over the world. I had been tweeting from the Champs-Élysées last Saturday when five of the seven kiosks on the avenue were torched … [Read more...] about When protesters burned news kiosks in Paris, I had to take a stand…
Letters to the Editor: ‘Let’s hope Schmidt is playing the long game for World Cup’
That was tongue in cheek. Right now, it feels uncomfortable. Dynamic has changed and the coach should step asideWhen a manager or coach announces his intention to leave his job to take up another position abroad but remains on as some sort of caretaker manager, the dynamic changes. The soul of the Ireland rugby camp is destroyed. The players might be professionals but they are also human. So, what are we faced with? Well, we are faced with a manager now, heading into the World Cup, who nobody wants, but one we have to tolerate so the IRFU fulfils its contractual obligations. This is not good or fair to the players or their loyal supporters. Throw a party for Joe Schmidt, thank him for what he has done and pay for his flight Down Under, and then appoint an ‘Ole Gunnar’. A new boss would bring the soul back onto the turf. We have everything else. Noel Mannion Ireland was humiliated by Varadkar’s praise of TrumpIf I had been sitting down when I heard that Taoiseach … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor: ‘Let’s hope Schmidt is playing the long game for World Cup’
Austrian town burns ‘world’s tallest bonfire’
Austrian town burns ‘world’s tallest bonfire’ BelfastTelegraph.co.uk An Austrian town has burned what organisers say is the world’s tallest bonfire, clocking in at 60.646 metres (198.97 feet). https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/austrian-town-burns-worlds-tallest-bonfire-37922662.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article37922660.ece/f74a6/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_a8a6085c-ca52-4007-b15a-1ac75c762b8f_1 Email An Austrian town has burned what organisers say is the world’s tallest bonfire, clocking in at 60.646 metres (198.97 feet). The local bonfire group in Lustenau, near the Swiss border, took three months to build the structure. It burned down in less than half an hour on Saturday evening. The previous record structure was a 47-metre (154.2-foot) bonfire in Alesund, Norway, in 2016. Western Austria has a tradition of bonfires called “Funken,” or sparks. It is believed to go back to pagan times when … [Read more...] about Austrian town burns ‘world’s tallest bonfire’