Month: November 2019

Leaders of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong on Wednesday used China’s National Holiday to announce their determination to escalate tactics against what they see as unjust rule by the pro-Beijing government that now controls seven million people who live in the former British colony. Though the Wall Street Journal reports that Hong Kong’s chief …

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Esteban Ocon made good use of the ‘block’ button on Twitter recently, showing the door to some discourteous fans of team mate Sergio Perez. The Force India pair’s recent run-ins in Canada and Baku led Mexican supporters of Perez to express in no uncertain terms what they thought of the 20-year-old, sending their vile comments …

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COLOMBO – In pure numbers, the past few decades have been marked by destruction: over the last 40 years, Earth has lost 52 percent of its wild animals; nearly 17 percent of the world’s forests have been felled in the last half-century; freshwater ecosystems have witnessed a 75-percent decline in animal populations since 1970; and …

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A flying start to the Austrian Grand Prix was key to Valtteri Bottas securing his second Formula 1 victory this weekend. “I think that was the start of my life!” Bottas said afterwards. “I was really on it today. It was good. “Step by step it’s soaking in,” he added. “It’s very special and a …

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FIA President Jean Todt says the governing body has not received a single bid from prospective F1 teams worthy of consideration. Todt revealed that while several groups expressed interest in entering the sport, potential offers were not taken seriously by the FIA, which therefore did not feel compelled to open a tender process for an …

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Always on the cutting edge of technology, Formula 1 will introduce a biometric glove for drivers next season which will monitor several medical factors. The technology includes a small sensor stitched inside a driver’s glove capable of measuring pulse rate and oxygen levels in the blood, two parameters essential in addressing a driver’s medical condition …

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McLaren’s shareholders have thrown their full weight behind team boss Zak Brown’s plan to bring the Woking-based outfit back in to the winner’s circle. Mohamed bin Isa Al Khalifa and Mansour Ojjeh, principal shareholders of the McLaren Technology Group, fully supported Brown’s initiative to prematurely dissolve its partnership with Honda and contract with Renault from …

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Haas F1 Team boss Guenther Steiner believes Formula 1’s future engine platform should retain its sophisticated link with technology albeit at a lower cost. The overwhelming dominance of engine performance in F1 has led to huge disparity among the teams, with Mercedes proving the most successful manufacturer, by a country mile, since the advent of …

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US lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret said it was cancelling its annual fashion show which usually draws millions of TV viewers, saying it was shifting its marketing strategy following criticism and weak financial results. “Did we see a specific material impact on short-term sales in response to the airing of the fashion show?” asked Stuart Burgdoerfer, …

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