Day: August 24, 2021

Joe Root: We’ve to make sure racism doesn’t happen again further down the line

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Joe Root: We’ve to make sure racism doesn’t happen again further down the line

England skipper Joe Root has said everyone has to find ways of creating more opportunities to make the sport “more diverse” following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism at Yorkshire. Rafiq, Root’s former teammate at the club, had accused the County side of racism following which Yorkshire released a statement regarding the investigation into the matter. In September 2020, the Yorkshire County Cricket Club launched a full investigation into allegations of racism and now in a release has stated that ‘Azeem was the victim of inappropriate behaviour.’ “As a former team-mate…

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Yorkshire’s county cricket team apologizes to Azeem Rafiq, who was ‘victim of inappropriate behaviour’

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Yorkshire’s county cricket team apologizes to Azeem Rafiq, who was ‘victim of inappropriate behaviour’

HIGHLIGHTS Yorkshire apologise to former player Azeem Rafiq after investigation into racism allegations Rafiq was Yorkshire’s youngest-ever captain when he led the team in a T20 match in 2012 We would like to express our profound apologies, Yorkshire said in a statement Yorkshire County Cricket Club apologized to former off-spinner Azeem Rafiq on Thursday after an investigation into allegations of racism found he was ‘the victim of inappropriate behavior.’ Azeem Rafiq, a former England U-19 captain, said in interviews last year that as a Muslim he was made to feel…

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UK Government Warns Over-Charging Covid Travel Test Firms

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UK Government Warns Over-Charging Covid Travel Test Firms

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said his department conducted a “rapid review” of the pricing and service standards offered by approved testing companies of the mandatory day two and day eight test, required by all international passengers entering Britain including from India. London:  More than 80 private COVID-19 travel testing companies are being issued a two-strike warning from Monday that they could be removed from the official government-approved list for misleading prices if they fail to rectify discrepancies. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said his department conducted a “rapid review”…

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Police in UK will use ‘rainbow colored’ patrol cars to help the LGBT community

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Police in UK will use ‘rainbow colored’ patrol cars to help the LGBT community

While speaking about the matter, Deputy Chief Constable Julie Cooke claimed, “The Rainbow cars, the hate crime cars, whatever you want to call them, they are part of our vehicle fleet. So, we are always replacing vehicles. They will get all of the police insignia put on them as normal (besides other add ons)… But they are out there as normal patrol vehicles.” In a bid to encourage the LGBTQ+ community to lodge complaints of online hate crimes, the police in the United Kingdom have decided to paint their patrol…

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UK To Urge Extension Of Kabul Evacuations At G7 Talks

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UK To Urge Extension Of Kabul Evacuations At G7 Talks

US President Joe Biden has set an August 31 deadline for the chaotic airlift organised by thousands of temporarily deployed US troops, but has left the door open to an extension if needed. Britain said Monday it would urge the United States to extend an end-of-the-month deadline for evacuations from Afghanistan, while the Taliban warned any delay would lead to “consequences”. US President Joe Biden has set an August 31 deadline for the chaotic airlift organised by thousands of temporarily deployed US troops, but has left the door open to…

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Winners declared on UK reality show ‘Love Island’

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Winners declared on UK reality show ‘Love Island’

The winners of the seventh season of ITV2’s reality show “Love Island” were revealed Monday night. Liam Reardon and Millie Court will take home (and split) the grand prize of £50,000. The winners of the seventh season of ITV2’s hit reality show “Love Island” were declared on Monday night: Liam Reardon and Millie Court will take home (and split) the grand prize of £50,000. (Sorry for the spoilers, US viewers.) The voting public picked Millie and Liam over other “Love Island” couples: Chloe Burrows and Toby Aromolaran (second place), Faye Winter and Teddy Soares…

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CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 IN U.S. HITS RECORD NUMBER

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CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 IN U.S. HITS RECORD NUMBER

The number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday, as hospitals across the South were stretched to capacity fighting outbreaks caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant. The Delta variant, which is rapidly spreading among mostly the unvaccinated portion of the U.S. population, has caused hospitalizations to spike in recent weeks, driving up the number of confirmed and suspected pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations to 1,902 on Saturday, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services….

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THREE AMERICAN SENATORS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

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THREE AMERICAN SENATORS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Three senators — Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Angus King (I-Maine) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) — announced separately Thursday they tested positive for COVID-19. All three have been fully vaccinated. Wicker’s office said in a statement that the congressman tested positive Thursday morning after experiencing “mild symptoms.” He is isolating and in “good health,” according to the office. King’s office said he began feeling “under the weather” Wednesday, after which he took a COVID-19 test as a precaution. In a statement, King listed the measures he has taken throughout the pandemic…

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BIDEN DEFENDS ‘MESSY’ US PULL-OUT FROM AFGHANISTAN

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BIDEN DEFENDS ‘MESSY’ US PULL-OUT FROM AFGHANISTAN

President Joe Biden has said he stands “squarely” behind the US exit from Afghanistan as he faces withering criticism over the Taliban’s lightning conquest of the war-torn country. “How many more American lives is it worth?” asked the Democratic president. He said that despite the “messy” pull-out, “there was never a good time to withdraw US forces”. On Sunday, the Taliban declared victory after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled and his government collapsed. The militants’ return to rule brings an end to almost 20 years of a US-led coalition’s presence…

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