Posts Tagged ‘hiatus’

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival returns after two-year Covid-19 hiatus

Around 20,000 performers marched through the streets of Cape Town in South Africa for the Carnival after a two-year hiatus. Source

India’s elephant god idol makers gear up for mega-festival after Covid hiatus

Plaster-caked workers bustle around colourful idols of the elephant god Ganesha along a narrow Mumbai street, racing to complete the storeys-high statues for one of India’s biggest religious festivals as business booms after a Covid hiatus.

Shares Tiptoe Higher Amid Hiatus in Bad News

HONG KONG/LONDON—Shares crept up slightly and bonds held steady on Tuesday as investors awaited the next round of likely gloomy inflation data while also juggling concerns about Europe’s energy crisis, a looming recession, and more rate hikes. The pan-European STOXX index rose nearly 1 percent, led by bank shares as lenders were lifted by increased […]

Kakadu National Park Rangers Shoot 6,000 Pigs After 3-year Hiatus

Kakadu National Park’s rangers have shot 6,000 pigs as aerial shooting operations resume for the first time in three years. The most effective method of controlling feral pig numbers in Australia’s top end has not been used since 2019 due to a culling accident that seriously injured two park rangers. Specialist staff developed and established […]

Spain set for Pamplona bull run after pandemic hiatus

It’s the first time it’s being held in three years. Source

Korean Pop Superstars BTS’s ‘Hiatus’ Rant Against Record Label Costs Brand $1.7 Billion

Hybe Co., the entertainment giant that manages the globally successful Korean boy band BTS, lost as much as $1.7 billion of its stock value on Wednesday after the bandmates confessed during a livestream that they are “exhausted” with their lives, need “time to think,” and are hoping not to perform as BTS for an indefinite […]

‘I’ve Become a Machine’: Exhausted K-Pop Stars BTS Discuss Hiatus After Biden Racism Summit

Korean superstar boy band BTS shocked the world on Tuesday in remarks confessing that they had lost their senses of individual identity, were going “through a tough time right now,” and hoped to take a break from the band to pursue solo work and “think.”

Algeria’s Ambassador to return to Paris after 3-month hiatus

Algeria announced, on Wednesday, that its ambassador to Paris will return to his post on Thursday, three months after being pulled back for “consultations”, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to an Algerian Presidency statement, “President Abdelmadjid Tebboune​​​​​​​ received Algeria’s Ambassador to France, Mohamed Antar Daoud, who will resume his duties in Paris on Thursday.” In […]

Stars hit the red carpet as Met Gala returns after 2-year hiatus

New York is done with dressing down: the splashy black-tie Met Gala returned Monday, with a cohort of Gen-Z’s glitterati hosting the A-lister bash famed for its over-the-top panache — and, despite the pandemic, this year the fashion was so fierce one guest wielded a sword. The crowd of some 400 actors, athletes, poets and […]

Charles Hurt: ‘Defund the Police’ on Hiatus After Capitol Riot

Rioters clad in paramilitary gear and chanting “balance the federal budget!” swarmed the streets of Seattle last week smashing store windows and bludgeoning innocent citizens walking down the street. Former Vice President Mike Pence issued a fundraising plea to collect bail money for rioters who stormed the Capitol to get them out of jail in […]

Amidst parliamentary hiatus: Montenegro voted for joining NATO

nsnbc : Lawmakers at Montenegro’s parliament, on Friday voted in favor of joining NATO. The decision was made as opposition lawmakers, who have boycotted […]

Kuwait’s PIFSS Divests from G4S over Palestine

nsnbc : Kuwait’s Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) decided to divest its funds from the Britain-based G4S due to the company’s involvement in the Israeli security and prison industries and the long record of human rights abuse. In May  2016 Kuwaiti MP Faisal Al-Duwaisan lodged a parliamentary inquiry to the Ministry of Finance. The […]

81 House Members Enjoy Hiatus In Israel

A delegation of 26 members of the Democratic party, lead by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, reportedly held a working meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. / Photo: Mondoweiss website. by James M. Wall   Instead of returning immediately to their home districts to answer questions about the US economy, 81 […]

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