‘Keep slaying the dragon inside’: Simon Armitage pens poem for World Cancer Day pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 23 minutami Poet laureate tackles ‘daunting’ commission from Yorkshire Cancer Research to mark charity’s centenary yearCancer is a subject the poet laureate Simon Armitage has always shied away from. “I find it very daunting,” he said. “I’ve lost friends and family to cancer.”But when he was commissioned to write a poem to mark World Cancer Day, he was forced to confront the realities of the disease. “I think I saw part of my task as being slightly demystifying and maybe de-mythologising or de-demonising cancer a little bit to myself,” Armitage said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mountain lion roaming San Francisco’s streets captured by wildlife officials pred 1 dnevom, 1 uro in 44 minutami Before wild feline was caught, authorities had advised residents to slowly back away if they encountered itWildlife officials in San Francisco captured a young mountain lion that was spotted roaming the streets of the city.Authorities issued a warning to residents late on Monday, saying a mountain lion had been seen walking the streets in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and advised people to slowly back away from the animal if they encountered it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Army officer dies following live firing training incident pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 8 minutami Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, 25, died on Sunday following an incident during live firing tactical training at Otterburn Training Area.(London News)
Families sue US over deadly boat strike off Venezuela coast pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 14 minutami Relatives of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo - among six killed on 14 October - say the Trinidadian men were returning home when their vessel was hit.(BBC News)
Bari Weiss tries to win CBS staffers’ trust amid ‘noise’ over 60 Minutes segment pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 22 minutami In her first town hall, Weiss expressed some regret over her decision to pull 60 Minutes segment at the last minuteDuring her first address to CBS News employees as editor in chief, Bari Weiss acknowledged that there had been “a lot of noise” about her tumultuous tenure and said that some staffers might decide they don’t support her or want to continue working at the company.“I just want to start by saying: I get it. And I get why, in the face of all this tumult and noise, you might feel uncertain or skeptical about me and about what I’m aiming to do here,” Weiss said on Tuesday morning, according to an audio recording of her comments obtained by the Guardian. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions pred 1 dnevom, 2 urama in 30 minutami Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoffThe US has announced plans to hold multi-day military exercises in the Middle East as it deploys what Donald Trump has called an “armada” led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region as part of a tense standoff with Iran.The display of US air power was announced as the White House has suggested it could launch new strikes on Iran after the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters that has left thousands dead and many more in detention with their fates uncertain. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
