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President of FIA says he sees no reason to slow Red Bull in dominant Formula One season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem addressed numerous topics from Michael Andretti’s bid to land a Formula One team, the existing Concorde Agreement with F1, Red Bull’s dominance and the Super License system:RED BULL RUNAWAYRed Bull heads into the British Grand Prix this weekend undefeated through all nine races this season, with two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen on a five-race winning streak. He has seven wins, while teammate Sergio Perez has won the other two races. The Red Bull dominance has created a lackluster season — even with F1 enjoying a surge of interest in the U.S. market — but Ben Sulayem said he does not believe it is something F1’s governing body needs to address. “If we go about what’s good and bad we’ll open the door. I mean, was it good for Mercedes? Fair enough?” Ben Sulayem said. “It is (Verstappen’s) time, it’s Red Bull’s time. What do we do and punish the good kid...

Down to last strike, the Mets rally on Alvarez’s homer and Canha’s triple to beat the D-backs 2-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Francisco Alvarez homered to tie it with two outs in the ninth, Mark Canha tripled in the go-ahead run and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday night.The Mets won their fourth in a row, but they waited until they were down to their last strike, when Alvarez homered to right field off Andrew Chafin (2-2), the fourth Arizona pitcher of the game.Alvarez, the rookie catcher, flung his bat joyfully in the air as he neared first base and saw the ball clear the wall for his 15th homer. He leads the majors with five tying or go-ahead home runs in the sixth inning or later.Brett Baty followed with a ground single to right and, after a mound visit, Canha tripled to the 413-foot sign in right-center to score Baty.Kodai Senga (7-5) matched his season high with 12 strikeouts over eight innings. Christian Walker led off the seventh with a home run well over the wall in left-center to break a scoreless tie, and until two out and nobody on in the ninth, it...

¿Izquierda o derecha? Así va la intención de voto en España, según una encuesta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las próximas elecciones generales de España, convocadas para el 23 de julio, se han dispuesto como una especie de contienda entre bloques ideológicos. Es decir, entre las formaciones de derecha y de izquierda.Dado que luce difícil que un único partido logre un resultado lo suficientemente holgado como para gobernar en minoría, tanto los partidos políticos como los electores siguen de cerca las estimaciones que arroja cada sondeo publicado para conocer qué fuerzas tienen más opciones de sumar y así llegar a formar un gobierno.En el caso del más reciente estudio publicado por el Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), organismo público y adscrito al Ministerio de la Presidencia, se refleja que la formación de centroderecha Partido Popular (PP) ganaría por un margen mínimo las elecciones generales, con una intención de voto del 25,4%.Cómo pedir el voto por correo para las elecciones generales de España del 23J: fechas y requisitosEse porcentaje equivale a ob...

Le répertoire 2.0 s’installe dans les esprits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

Notre newsletter quotidienne sur les enjeux de lobbying et de transparence en France.Par PAUL DE VILLEPINAvec ALEXANDRE LÉCHENET et OCÉANE HERREROInfos, tuyaux et mini-drames à partager à @Heroceane, @DevillepinPaul, @alphoenix ou [email protected] | Voir dans votre navigateurLE MENU DU JOUR— Le Sénat en mode retouches déontologiques.— Après la tournée parisienne de MBS, Riyad renouvelle sa confiance à son cabinet d’intelligence économique français.— La censure des réseaux titille le pouvoir et horrifie les juristes.Bonjour à toutes et à tous, nous sommes jeudi 6 juillet et il est temps de lever le voile sur notre classement maison des 40 personnalités les plus influentes qui œuvrent à Bruxelles, en coulisses ou sur la scène politique. Après Londres hier et avant Paris demain, découvrez ici les femmes et les hommes qui font la pluie et le beau temps (même en Belgique) en matière d’agenda, de politiques publiques et de plaidoyer au niveau européen. POWER 40. ...

For third day, it was the hottest day on Earth, as global temperature matches record set Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It’s the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition. That matched a record set Tuesday of 17.18 Celsius (62.9 Fahrenheit), and came after a previous record of 17.01 Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) was set Monday.Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record heat as human-caused climate change, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil, warmed the atmosphere. They also noted that La Nina, the natural cooling of the ocean that had acted as a counter to that warming, was giving way to El Nino, the reverse phenomenon marked by warming oceans. The North Atlantic has seen re...

Beijing orders outdoor work to be halted as scorching summer heat soars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Employers in Beijing were ordered Thursday by the government to stop outdoor work after scorching summer heat in the Chinese capital was forecast to reach 40 degrees centigrade (104 Fahrenheit).Government departments were ordered to ensure the elderly and ill could stay cool after the city of 22 million people issued a “red alert,” the highest level of a warning system for extreme temperatures.The government reported on Monday that Beijing recorded 10 days of temperatures above 35 C (95 F), the longest streak of its kind since 1961.“Relevant departments and units shall take emergency measures for heatstroke prevention and cooling,” said a city government notice. It told employers to “stop outdoor operations.”At the same time, flooding has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in southern China.The government on Wednesday issued an alert for possible flash flooding in Inner Mongolia in the north, Heilongjiang in the northeast and Tibet and Sichuan in the south...

Lac-Mégantic marks 10 anniversary of rail disaster that killed 47 people

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. — Residents of Lac-Mégantic are marking the 10-year anniversary of the deadliest rail disaster in modern Canadian history.A silent march began slightly before 1:14 a.m., marking the moment an unattended train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the heart of town, killing 47 people. More than 100 people donned star-shaped lights in memory of the victims.The town of just over 6,000 people has planned several days of events to highlight the anniversary, including concerts, exhibits on the town’s past and present, and a commemorative mass at 11 a.m.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François will both be in Lac-Mégantic today to join in the events paying tribute to the people who lost their lives on July 6, 2013.A citizen’s group will also lay flowers near the railroad track that still runs through downtown, and hold a rally to call for stricter rules to ensure rail safety.The derailment and fire destroyed much of the downtown core, f...

Rights group reports allegations of dozens of abuses in critical minerals supply chains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A human rights advocacy group says it found allegations of dozens of labor and environmental abuses by Chinese-invested companies involved in mining or processing minerals used in renewable energy.The report released Thursday by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center in London says it found 102 cases of alleged abuses in all phases of using such minerals: from initial explorations and licensing to mining and processing.The report studied supply chains for nine minerals — cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel, zinc, aluminum, chromium and the so-called rare earth elements. All are vital for high-tech products such as solar panels and batteries for electric vehicles.Indonesia, with 27 cases, had the highest, followed by Peru with 16 and the Democratic Republic of Congo with 12, Myanmar with 11, and Zimbabwe with 7.Over two-thirds involved human rights violations, with Indigenous communities the most affected. Many projects invested in or operated by C...

Third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

Fifty trucks manufactured by Hunan Jinsong Automobile are about to be shipped to Tanzania from Jiahe county, Chenzhou, central China's Hunan province, 17 May, 2022. (Photo by Huang Chuntao/People's Daily Online)The 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicked off in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province on 29 June, write Yang Xun, Yan Ke and Shen Zhilin People's Daily.The four-day event, themed "Common Development for a Shared Future," is expected to draw wide participation and build new momentums for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation.At the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, the main venue of the event, a number of featured commodities from Africa such as wine, coffee and handicrafts, as well as China's engineering machinery, medical equipment, consumer goods and agricultural equipment, were exhibited. The exhibition area expanded by 30,000 square meters from the last session to 100,000 square meters.The sub-venue of the event is at ...

Fourth of July mayhem swamped SoCal emergency crews

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:58:39 GMT

While Southern Californians watched the spectacle of explosions in the night sky on Independence Day, fireworks also caused a significant amount of mayhem across the Southland that swamped first responders until the early hours of Wednesday. On L.A.’s 6th Street Bridge, chaos and carelessness broke out as revelers shot off illegal fireworks, climbed the viaduct’s arches and drove on the wrong side of the road. One person even had what appeared to be a homemade rocket launcher he was using to fire off the explosives.  Emergency crews had their hands full, responding to thousands of calls overnight, some of which included serious injuries.  Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the Adams-Normandie neighborhood after one man lost part of his right hand while lighting off fireworks.  In L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood, several cars went up in flames on North Lake Street. Authorities suspect illegal fireworks started the fires.  Over in Van Nuys, officials sa...