The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.But ever more extreme climate change is taking a terrible toll on the century-old wooden refuge.”When your hand fits into a crack in the foundation, there is need for action,” said Georg Unterberger, who is in …
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Yang Chi’ao takes her place next to gym equipment and waits to be called by an instructor at a weight-loss camp in China, where over half of adults are overweight.Boasting strict daily exercise regimens, mandatory trips to the scale and rigid surveillance to guard against snacking, the facilities have popped up across China as it grapples with …
Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign entered its final hours.The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the last …
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Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim is relying on red-hot striker Viktor Gyokeres to land a blow on future rivals Manchester City, in his final Champions League match at the helm on Tuesday.The coach has agreed to take over at Manchester United on November 11 to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag, after coaching three final …
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Kamala Harris courted voters angered by the Gaza war while Donald Trump doubled down on violent rhetoric with a comment about journalists being shot as the tense US election campaign headed into its final hours.The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the …
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Max Verstappen was described as “insane” and “invaluable” on Sunday after delivering one of the greatest wet weather drives to win the Brazilian Grand Prix and move to the brink of a fourth successive world Formula One title.The Red Bull maestro won a chaotic, rain-lashed race at Interlagos from 17th place on the grid.With title …
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In an ad for Kamala Harris, a woman marks her ballot for the Democratic candidate while her husband thinks she’s voting for Republican Donald Trump: “What happens in the booth, stays in the booth” a voiceover says.The 30-second-clip, narrated by actor Julia Roberts, shows the couple arriving at a polling station wearing baseball caps featuring …
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A few dozen people lay with eyes closed in a Virginia yoga studio as a gong sounded. Like many in America, they were seeking a little peace ahead of Tuesday’s high-stress election.White House contenders Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have placed maximum pressure on voters, urging them to protect the nation from cataclysmic doom as …
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Sydney was elevated on Monday to the World Marathon Majors, joining the likes of London, New York and Boston at the pinnacle of global distance racing.Its confirmation as the seventh member of the series, which also includes Tokyo, Berlin and Chicago, culminated a three-year programme to better the event.World Marathon Majors chief Dawna Stone said …
Paddington is back and he has lost none of his “charm” and “high jinx”, according to Hugh Bonneville who again guides the trouble-prone bear through the third film in the hit series that saw its premiere on Sunday.Bonneville, the Oscar winning Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas appear in “Paddington in Peru”, directed by Dougal Wilson, …
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