Severe thunderstorms cause flooding in Kentucky
Scattered thunderstorms brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to several parts of south-central Kentucky on Thursday (August 13). The National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings for the area.
Scattered thunderstorms brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall to several parts of south-central Kentucky on Thursday (August 13). The National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings for the area.
Newcastle's long-suffering fans are bracing for a bleak midwinter, with coach Steve Bruce and owner Mike Ashley both in the firing line as the club tumble towards the Premier League relegation zone.
Tim Paine knows what is coming his way after becoming the first Australian captain to lose a test match at the Gabba since 1988, and somehow losing another test series to India on home soil. The first time, in 2018-19, it was not long after he'd been elevated to lead the national team in a re-building phase after a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa that resulted in then-captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner being banned for 12 months. Virat Kohli's squad won that series 2-1 to claim India's first test series win on Australian soil.
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A young musician kept customers at a Massachusetts second-hand store entertained with a piano performance on January 12, and it seems will be rewarded for his efforts.Footage shared to Facebook by Amanda Walmsley shows the talented kid playing on the shop floor of Savers, a charity store in West Springfield.According to Walmsley, an employee at the store said that both the boy and his sister come in “almost every day” to play music on the piano.“A friend of mine saw my post and purchased a keyboard for him. With the community and everyone’s help sharing, I was able to reach his mom and get a background on the boy. His name is Caleb and he is 10. He has been asking for a piano for his room to play whenever,” she told Storyful.“He has no idea we are gifting him next week it all just warms my heart to know we are making a difference in his life. I am just happy … this is all made possible because of one post,” she said. Credit: Amanda Walmsley via Storyful
Some European countries are drawing fewer than the approved six doses from Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vials, meaning shots are likely going to waste even as nations plead for more. Officials and healthcare professionals in France, Germany and Switzerland all pointed to yields short of six doses, adding to frustrations in countries already lagging vaccination campaigns in nations such as Britain and the United States. The losses add up: For 200,000 vials of the two-shot vaccine, 600,000 people can be inoculated at six doses per vial, compared with 500,000 at just five.
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Ukrainian investigators formally notified the head of Ukraine's constitutional court that he is a suspect in a witness tampering case, the state investigation bureau said on Tuesday. Ukrainian prosecutors said in December they were investigating Oleksandr Tupytskyi in connection with the suspected bribery of a witness that had taken place in 2018. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's administration has been locked in a standoff with the top court after it struck down key anti-corruption legislation in October, thereby hobbling Ukraine's chances of securing foreign aid loans.
Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): Ahead of the Australian Open, two more tennis players have tested positive for coronavirus in Melbourne, according to the state government of Victoria.
Chelsea Flower Show visitors will require a negative Covid test, organisers have warned, as they insist the show will go ahead. The event is planned to go ahead from Tuesday 18 May to Sunday 23 May, including an extra day at the end. Chelsea is planned to be one of the first major events after the winter lockdown, with 140,000 people planned to attend the show over six days. These numbers are reduced; there were 168,500 over five days in 2019. Due to the lockdown, last year's show was cancelled, so most of this year's tickets have gone to those who paid to go in 2020. The Royal Horticultural Society said that measures to keep the event Covid-safe will include regular testing of all gardeners and other pass holders during the build weeks, a negative test requirement for visitors, and social distancing around the site. The RHS said: "Chelsea Flower Show will be the first of our major events in May and we wanted to be transparent and share some of the areas that are under consideration to enable us to operate safely: "We are 100% committed to operating our shows. We will continue to engage with government and local authorities and remain agile in adapting and modifying our plans in line with any developing guidance to ensure we can deliver what will be a fantastic event. "The team are acutely aware that there is great concern within the industry about whether our shows will operate in 2021. Given this we wanted to provide reassurance that we will refund any money that has been paid to us in the event that we are forced to cancel one of our shows. This remains a clause within our contracts for 2021 which are unchanged from last year. "Whilst the Government has stated its ambition that the current COVID lockdown measures and ambitious vaccine targets means that by spring the UK will be in a much better position, we appreciate there will be a high level of ongoing concern. I hope this update provides some comfort that we are planning to run all our shows, are working hard on the solutions that will facilitate this, and we will act responsibly in all scenarios including should we be forced to cancel."
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Estonian company Single.Earth has raised millions of dollars to buy forests and wetlands to tap into a rapidly-growing carbon-offset market. The digital platform connects landowners with businesses who will pay to preserve trees. Why? It’s a chance for investors to save the planet, offset their carbon footprint and make money. Co-founder and CEO of Single.Earth, Merit Valdsalu. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF SINGLE.EARTH, MERIT VALDSALU, SAYING: "So, the investors will have like this perfect balance between helping to save the world, save the nature, and also get financial returns on their investment. So they will be earning money through selling carbon offset and biodiversity offset, because these are the markets that are going to boom in the coming decades, but they will also see the value of these assets grow in the coming decades, because the natural world around us is decreasing, but it's the one resource that we all need to survive." Forest management is a contentious issue in Estonia - around half of which is covered by forests. In 2015, the government allowed ''clear-cutting’’ in some areas – which involves the chopping down vast expanses of forest – including the tree trunks. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF SINGLE.EARTH, MERIT VALDSALU, SAYING: 'And quite soon we realised that the only way we can actually make a difference is by combining financial feasibility to the equation. So, if it makes sense for the landowners, for the forest owners, to switch their management methods, they are more likely to do that. So that's why we wanted to build new alternative business models for them, and carbon offset and biodiversity offset are actually markets that are already functioning today but they are not accessible to most forest owners and landowners." Single.Earth’s initiative could be fertile ground - given the global carbon-offset market is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2050, from $600 million in 2019, according to Berenberg forecasts. Valdsalu said offset projects could not only generate a decent annual profit of 5% for investors... but also encourage landowners to leave trees standing.
Uganda's government spokesman on Tuesday accused the US ambassador of breaching diplomatic norms and engaging in "mischief" over her attempt to visit opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is confined to his home.
Jan.19 -- Gianfranco Casati, chief executive for growth markets at Accenture, which offers strategic consulting to companies in over 120 countries in more than 40 industries, discusses the shifts in lifestyles and business communities amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the implications for the years to come. He speaks with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia's second to be registered, proved "100% effective" in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has told local media. The data, based on Phase I and II trials, were released before the start of a larger Phase III trial which would normally involve thousands of participants and a placebo group as a comparison. "The effectiveness of the vaccine is made up of its immunological effectiveness and preventative effectiveness," the TASS news agency reported, citing Rospotrebnadzor.
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