left Lionel Messi has 'five to seven good years' left at Barcelona, predicts Xavi By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-05T14:05:05Z Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez believes Lionel Messi can continue at the top level for five to seven years. Full Article
left Thierry Henry: How can I tell Aubameyang to stay at Arsenal when I left? By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T09:20:00Z Thierry Henry insists it is not his place to tell Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to stay at Arsenal consdering he left the Gunners himself. Full Article
left Tottenham chief Daniel Levy 'left Louis Van Gaal's house in car boot to escape press' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:14:00Z Louis Van Gaal has claimed that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy left his house in a car boot to avoid the local press after holding talks about becoming the club's new manager in 2014. Full Article
left 'There are no excuses left': why climate science deniers are running out of rope By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2019-10-17T11:02:30Z Guardian environment correspondent Fiona Harvey recalls being heckled at the House of Commons and explains how attitudes to climate have shifted in 10 yearsSupport Guardian journalism today, by making a single or recurring contribution, or subscribingThe shouted words rang out across the packed parliamentary corridor: “Fiona Harvey is the worst journalist there is. She’s the worst journalist of them all, because she should know better.”They were the words of Lord Lawson, former UK chancellor of the exchequer, turned climate denier and now Brexiter, addressing a crowd of more than 100 people trying to cram into a House of Commons hearing on climate change. As listeners craned their necks to hear better, whispering and nudging, he elaborated at length on my insistence on reporting the work of the 97% of the world’s climate scientists whose work shows human responsibility for global heating, and failure to give equal weight to the tiny number of dissenters. Continue reading... Full Article Environment Membership The Guardian Media National newspapers Newspapers Newspapers & magazines Politics Trump administration Donald Trump US news World news Fracking Energy Fossil fuels
left Spending trillions on ‘defense’ left America unprepared for real disasters By grist.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 07:59:30 +0000 The Pentagon can't prevent a pandemic. Full Article Climate Climate & Energy
left Brothers acquitted of manslaughter after mother left in urine-soaked bed By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:45:00 +1100 Two Sydney brothers are acquitted of causing their bedridden mother's death by failing to get her medical help, after a judge agrees it had been her choice to sleep in a urine-soaked bed, surrounded by squalor. Full Article ABC Radio Sydney sydney Community and Society:All:All Law Crime and Justice:All:All Law Crime and Justice:Courts and Trials:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:All Law Crime and Justice:Crime:Murder and Manslaughter Australia:NSW:Greystanes 2145
left Why most women carry babies on their left side By www.news.com.au Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:08:00 GMT EVER noticed that you prefer to carry your baby like this? It’s not a coincidence. Full Article
left Gregor Chisholm: Rehabbing Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki is making the most of a second off-season, with the help of a friend By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:27:04 EDT Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home. Full Article
left Column: Equifax left unencrypted data open to Chinese hackers. Most big U.S. companies are just as negligent By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:32 -0500 Equifax, like most large U.S. companies, failed to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of people's lives. Full Article
left The former PM's words that left us shocked By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:03 GMT A once confident and optimistic former Prime Minister reveals his pain. Full Article
left The former PM's words that left us shocked By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:03 GMT A once confident and optimistic former Prime Minister reveals his pain. Full Article
left Mayor fears community left out of decision on toxic West Gate Tunnel soil By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:40:15 +1000 Moorabool Shire Mayor David Edwards says he fears his council is being shut out of any decisions around the dumping of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel project. Full Article Community and Society Mining (Rural) Government and Politics Regional Land Pollution Water Pollution
left 'Wet season, COVID-19, wet season': Coronavirus has left northern WA tourism on the brink By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:58:58 +1000 Kimberley tourism operators brace for "18 months of pain" as COVID-19 decimates the northern tourist season. Full Article Tourism Industry COVID-19 Business Economics and Finance Travel and Tourism Lifestyle and Leisure
left In what's left of the Australian TV industry after coronavirus, will the next Secret Life be made? By www.abc.net.au Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 07:38:30 +1000 Some are warning Australia's television industry is facing a crisis that could affect how much viewers pay for entertainment in the future, and whether the kinds of shows that have been hits in the past will continue to be made. Full Article Television Arts and Entertainment Business Economics and Finance TV Technology Advertising and Marketing
left The former PM's words that left us shocked By www.theage.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:03 GMT A once confident and optimistic former Prime Minister reveals his pain. Full Article
left AbbVie, Allergan score FTC approval for $63B merger with one final hurdle left to go By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 17:50:19 +0000 AbbVie and Allergan have waited for nearly a year for their much-discussed merger to pass muster. Finally, after pushback from consumer groups and tight scrutiny from regulators, the FTC has granted its green light. The partners face just one final hurdle to consummating their deal. Full Article
left Op-Ed: We were left to sicken and die from the coronavirus in immigration detention. Here's how I got out By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 06:00:41 -0400 It was impossible to maintain any kind of social distance and there was no way to protect oneself from COVID-19. Full Article
left China's road operators left battered by no-toll policy By asia.nikkei.com Published On :: Full Article
left Foreign workers left high and dry in Japan's coronavirus economy By asia.nikkei.com Published On :: Full Article
left Extinction watch: Too delicious to be left to grow wild By economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-19T23:49:17+05:30 These wild mushrooms usually fetch between 50 and 70 Euros per kilogram. This encourages people to collect and sell the mushrooms, often before they are mature. It is estimated that only 250 White Ferulas make it to maturity each year. Full Article
left Webber applauds leftfield strategy By en.espnf1.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:51:23 GMT Mark Webber believes his alternative strategy paid off at the Singapore Grand Prix and was happy to settle for third after a tough race Full Article
left Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:34:28 +0000 For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. Trump has consistently vilified the… Full Article
left Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:34:28 +0000 For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. Trump has consistently vilified the… Full Article
left The center right ousts leftists in Greece By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:32:49 +0000 In Sunday’s Greek elections, voters handed the reins of government over to the center-right New Democracy party, ushering Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza party out of power. While New Democracy received only about 40% of the vote, it will have a slight majority in parliament, where the party with the most votes… Full Article
left Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:34:28 +0000 For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. Trump has consistently vilified the… Full Article
left The COVID-19 crisis has already left too many children hungry in America By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:11:13 +0000 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased in the United States. This is particularly true for households with young children. I document new evidence from two nationally representative surveys that were initiated to provide up-to-date estimates of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the incidence of food insecurity. Food insecurity… Full Article
left No girl or woman left behind: A global imperative for 2030 By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 12:08:00 -0500 Editor's note: This article is part of a series marking International Women's Day, on March 8, 2016. Read the latest from Global scholars on bridging the gender inequality gap, women’s well-being, and gender-sensitive policies in sub-Saharan Africa. This Tuesday, March 8, marks the first International Women’s Day since world leaders agreed last September to launch the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. A more rounded conception of gender equality marks one of the SDGs’ most important improvements compared to their predecessor Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Two SDG targets help to illustrate the broadening geopolitical recognition of the challenges. They also help to underscore how much progress is still required. A new target: Eliminating child marriage The inclusion of SDG target 5.3 adds one of the most important new priorities to the global policy agenda: to “eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation.” Until only a few years ago, the child marriage portion of this target had received only scant international attention. The driving force advancing the issue has been Girls Not Brides, a fast-gelling coalition that now includes more than 550 civil society organizations from over 70 countries. The initiative was first spearheaded by Mabel van Oranje, the dynamic international policy entrepreneur. At a practical level, ending child marriage faces at least two major challenges. First, it is largescale. Every year, an estimated 15 million girls around the world are married before the age of 18. Second, it is highly complex. There are no simple solutions to addressing cultural practices with deep roots. Impressively, Girls Not Brides has already published a thoughtful theory of change to inform policy conversations, accompanied by a menu of recommended indicators for measuring progress. Regardless of whether this specific theory turns out to be correct, the coalition deserves significant credit for advancing public discussions toward practical action and outcomes. One can only hope that every constituency that lobbied for an SDG target presents similarly considered proposals soon. The advocates for ending child marriage have already registered some early gains. In 2015, four countries raised the age of marriage to 18: Chad, Guatemala, Ireland, and Malawi. A renewed target: Protecting mothers’ lives The SDGs are also carrying forward the previous MDG priority of maternal health. Target 3.1 aims as follows: “By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.” Formally this falls under Goal 3 for health and wellbeing, but it certainly represents a gender equality objective too. Part of that is by definition; mothers are female. Part of it is driven by the need to overcome gender bias; male decision-makers at all levels might overlook key health issues with which they have no direct personal experience. As of the early 2000s, maternal mortality was too often considered a topic only for specialist discussions. One of the MDG movement’s most important contributions was to elevate the issue to the center stage of global policy. For example, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it a centerpiece among his own foreign policy priorities, including at the G-8 Muskoka summit he hosted in 2010. Figure 1 shows an initial estimate of the gains across developing countries since 2000, as measured by maternal mortality ratios (MMR). The solid line indicates the actual rate of progress. The dotted lines indicate how things would have looked if previous pre-MDG trends had continued as of 1990-2000 and 1996-2001, respectively. (This is the same basic counterfactual methodology I have previously used for child mortality trends here and here, noting that maternal mortality data remain considerably less precise and subject to ongoing updates in estimation.) The graph shows that developing countries’ average MMR dropped from approximately 424 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990, down to 364 in 2000, and further to 233 in 2015. That works out to a 36 percent decline over the past 15 years alone, driven by acceleration in progress during the mid-2000s. Importantly, the value in 2015 was also at least 12 percent lower than it would have been under pre-MDG rates of progress—287 under 1990-2000 trends and 266 under 1996-2001 trends. Figure 1: Developing country progress on maternal mortality, 1990-2015 A long road ahead Whereas the MDGs focused on developing countries, the SDGs apply universally to all countries. In that spirit, and slightly different from the previous graph, Figure 2 shows an estimate of the current global MMR trajectory for 2030, extrapolating the rates of progress from 2005 to 2015. Drawing from available data for 174 countries with a current population of 200,000 or more, the world’s MMR is on course to drop from approximately 216 in 2015 to 163 in 2030. This would mark a 25 percent improvement, but falls far short of the global MMR target of 70. (These calculations follow a similar methodology to my assessment last year of under-5 mortality trajectories.) Figure 2: Global maternal mortality - current trajectory to 2030 The mothers of nations Although the SDG for maternal mortality is set at a global level (unlike the country-level target 3.2 for child mortality), it is worth assessing how many individual countries are trailing the MMR benchmark of 70. The geographic nature of the global challenge is underscored in Figure 3. It lists the number of countries with MMR above 70 across the respective years 2000, 2015, and—on current trajectory—2030. As of 2000, 90 countries still had MMRs greater than 70. By 2015, this was down to 77 countries. By 2030, on current rates of progress, the relevant figure drops only slightly to 68 countries. Most notably, the figure for sub-Saharan Africa remains unchanged between 2015 and 2030, at 44 countries, even though most of the region is already experiencing major mortality declines. Rwanda, for example, saw its MMR plummet from 1,020 in 2000 to 290 by 2015. It is on track to reach 106 by 2030. Meanwhile, Sierra Leone saw a decline from 2,650 in 2000 to 1,360 in 2015, on a path toward 768 in 2030. The challenge is not a lack of progress. Instead, it is simply that these countries have huge ground to cover to reach the ambitious goal. On current trajectory, 11 African countries are on course to have MMRs of 500 or greater in 2030. Figure 3: Scoping progress on SDG 3.1 Number of countries with maternal mortality ratios > 70 Women and girls deserve more Although these two targets for child marriage and maternal mortality embody only a small portion of the SDGs’ broader gender equality imperatives, they reflect crucial aspects of the overall challenge. On the positive side, they provide inspiration for the ways in which long-overlooked issues can rapidly gain political and policy traction. But they also underscore the scale of the task ahead. The global challenges of gender inequality—ranging from discrimination to violence against women to inequalities of opportunity—all require dramatic accelerations in progress. On this International Women’s Day, we all need to recommit to break from business as usual. Our mothers, sisters, daughters, and partners around the world all deserve nothing less. Note: The maternal mortality figures presented above have been updated subsequent to the original post in order to correct for a coding error discovered in the original country-weighting calculations for global trajectories. Authors John McArthur Full Article
left Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:34:28 +0000 For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. Trump has consistently vilified the… Full Article
left Destroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disaster By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:34:28 +0000 For America to minimize the damage from the current pandemic, the media must inform, science must innovate, and our government must administer like never before. Yet decades of politically-motivated attacks discrediting all three institutions, taken to a new level by President Trump, leave the American public in a vulnerable position. Trump has consistently vilified the… Full Article
left Will left vs. right become a fight over ethnic politics? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 The first night of the Democratic National Convention was a rousing success, with first lady Michelle Obama and progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering one of the most impressive succession of speeches I can remember seeing. It was inspiring and, moreover, reassuring to see a Muslim – Congressman Keith Ellison – speaking to tens of […] Full Article
left The COVID-19 crisis has already left too many children hungry in America By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:11:13 +0000 Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased in the United States. This is particularly true for households with young children. I document new evidence from two nationally representative surveys that were initiated to provide up-to-date estimates of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the incidence of food insecurity. Food insecurity… Full Article
left Is there any ammo left for recession fighting? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: A government’s arsenal for moderating business cycles consists of fiscal and monetary policy. But the U.S. has little scope for using either if a new recession should now emerge. The Fed has only limited options left for stimulating the economy. And political gridlock may prevent any timely injection of fiscal stimulus. How big are the… Full Article
left Classifying Sustainable Development Goal trajectories: A country-level methodology for identifying which issues and people are getting left behind By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 15:56:49 +0000 Full Article
left International migration: What happens to those left behind? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:44:20 +0000 There are many sides to the vociferous debate over international migration. While much of it focuses on the economic costs and benefits of migration in both recipient and sending countries, much less is known about the human side of the migration story. Most of what we know is based on anecdotal stories, such as a… Full Article
left Will left vs. right become a fight over ethnic politics? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 The first night of the Democratic National Convention was a rousing success, with first lady Michelle Obama and progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering one of the most impressive succession of speeches I can remember seeing. It was inspiring and, moreover, reassuring to see a Muslim – Congressman Keith Ellison – speaking to tens of […] Full Article
left 7 Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 06:51:03 -0500 Some of them taste better than the originals they were made from. Full Article Living
left Thanksgiving leftovers: A roundup of past Thanksgiving Day stories By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:09:47 -0500 Gather round the holiday vegetable loaf and hear of Thanksgivings past on TreeHugger Full Article Living
left One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:15:01 -0400 The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene? Full Article Science
left What to do with leftover baked potatoes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:23:02 -0400 Whatever you do, do not let these gems go to waste. Full Article Living
left 3 clever ways to use up leftover cake By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 That is, if you ever have any... Full Article Living
left Only 7,100 cheetahs left on the planet By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 08:33:49 -0500 Huge decline surprises scientists who say that the world’s fastest land animal won’t escape extinction unless urgent conservation action is taken. Full Article Science
left Hurry! 4 Days left in the Instructables Green Design Contest By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:08:00 -0400 There's just a few more days to submit your project to this fun contest, with the chance to win some great prizes! Full Article Living
left Where Wiffle Ball's a Crime There May Be No Child Left Outside By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:44:44 -0400 With kids across America suffering from a severe case of nature deficit disorder as technology creeps in and takes over their room for creative play it may come as a surprise that a group of kids putting together their very own field of dreams on which Full Article Business
left This is the best way to reheat leftovers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:59:00 -0400 Hint: Forget the microwave. It's overrated. Full Article Living
left Lefty, Up and Coming Hip Hop Artist, Drops First Mixtape - “Crazy” Official Music Video By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 01 Apr 2016 10:30:00 EDT Official music video for Crazy. Song by illWIN and Theory Full Article Entertainment Food Beverages Household Consumer Cosmetics Music Retail Supermarkets New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
left Lefty, Up and Coming Hip Hop Artist, Drops First Mixtape - “Crazy” Official Music Video By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 01 Apr 2016 10:30:00 EDT Official music video for Crazy. Song by illWIN and Theory Full Article Entertainment Food Beverages Household Consumer Cosmetics Music Retail Supermarkets New Products Services Broadcast Feed Announcements MultiVu Video
left Paycheck Protection Program may have left minority business owners behind due to an implementation failure By www.cnbc.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:33:12 GMT The inspector general also found the SBA and Treasury Department issued requirements for loan forgiveness that do not align with law. Full Article
left 'People's lives depend on it': the sacked English defender left in limbo | Sid Lowe By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:02:28Z Charlie I’Anson’s contract in the third tier has been terminated but the lockdown has left him unable to travelCharlie I’Anson spent Thursday packing up boxes in the small flat he rents near Madrid, finalising the details of his dismissal from the football club for whom he played, and trying to contact the police to request permission to travel home. The night before, the news slipped out: two months after the last match, and on the day the first and second division players returned to work, the football federation decided to cancel the rest of the season in Spain’s third and fourth tiers. Like thousands of footballers, the English centre-back’s season was over with 10 matches remaining. Related: Covid-19's impact on football: 'It could take 10 years to get where we were' Continue reading... Full Article Football Sport La Liga Finances
left Animals left behind as 8 villages make way for Navi Mumbai airport By www.mid-day.com Published On :: 17 Feb 2019 14:40:05 GMT To aid the construction of the Navi Mumbai airport, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) had successfully shifted eight villages from the area that will be affected by the project, but forgot to make arrangements for the pets and animals in the village. The NGO, Hands That Heal, has now come forward to give shelter and food to these animals, who had been abandoned by the authorities. They are now relocating all the animals to their shelter in Panvel. The villages that have been shifted include Chinchpada, Kolhi, Kopar, Ulwe, Varche Ulwe, Pargaon-Dungi, Targhar, Kombadbhuje and Waghivli Vada. From these areas, villagers are to be resettled in Wadghar, Wahal and Kunde Wahal areas. Aishwarya Chaudhary, founder of the NGO, said, "I didn't know about this situation but recently, I came across a post on Facebook mentioning the plight of the animals and birds in this area. My team of 12 has been working for the past four days. Many animals were found dehydrated, starving and homeless." "We have collected 20 dogs, 13 cats, and three cows. As many trees have been cut down as well; birds have also been displaced. Our shelter is too small to house everyone, and I urge CIDCO and other NGOs to come forward to help this cause," added Chauhan. CIDCO PRO, Priya Ratambe said, "Our health department is finding a solution for the situation and will find an alternative soon." Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates Full Article
