Brazil moves to pave freeway through heart of Amazon rainforest | World News
The government of Brazil has granted an initial permit that will allow a large highway to be paved through one of the most preserved areas of the Amazon rainforest. The road, known as BR-319, is the only road connecting the largest Amazonian city of Manaus with the rest of Brazil. Half of the 900-kilometer road is still unpaved and is usually impassable during the six-month rainy season. Researchers say the move will lead to massive rainforest clearing, because most Amazonian deforestation it happens next to roads where access is easier and the land is worth more. Clearcutters used to stay…
Read More »Tauranga City Council to increase CBD off-street parking fees from Monday
Tauranga City Council will increase off-street parking rates in the CBD from August 1. Photo / George Novak Off-street parking rates are increasing in Tauranga’s CBD from Monday. After keeping parking fees low following the arrival of Covid-19, Tauranga City Council is increasing fees for its paid off-street parking zones in the city centre. The changes, which will come into effect from August 1, aim to help the council cover the cost of providing parking services. From August 8, parking rates will increase at council-owned car parks on Elizabeth St and Spring St from 50p per hour. Both parking buildings…
Read More »‘Breaking Bad’ statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Bronze statues of legendary meth chefs Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed Friday at an Albuquerque convention center to celebrate the TV series “Breaking Bad” and its legacy of ‘entertainment, winning plaudits in a city that played its own tough supporting role. Local politicians, including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, mingled with “Breaking Bad” stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan to help unveil the artwork, donated by Gilligan and Sony Pictures. The 2008-2013 show and its ongoing prequel “Better Call Saul” helped spark a renaissance in filmmaking in New Mexico while also…
Read More »Tornado Touched Down In CT, National Weather Service Confirms: CT News
Here’s a roundup of some of the most read stories from across Connecticut on Friday night. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on these stories here. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Connecticut. Here is a summary of the damage done and where it was touched. >>>Read more. A company plans to bring one of its next-generation brick-oven pizza centers to Connecticut.>>>Read more. State officials have confirmed the causes of death of a mother and three children found dead at a residence.>>>Read more. A veteran TV news reporter hits the CT airwaves.>>>Read…
Read More »US envoy: Russia intends to dissolve Ukraine from world map
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Friday there should be no longer any doubt that Russia intends to dismantle Ukraine “and completely dissolve it from the world map.” Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that the United States is seeing growing signs that Russia is laying the groundwork to try to annex all of Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, even installing “illegitimate”. proxy officials in Russian-controlled areas, with the aim of holding fake referendums or decrees to join Russia.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
Read More »Fringe Parade Leads Another Boost For CBD Tourism
The Melbourne Fringe Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary in October with a huge block party and the return of the historic Fringe Parade as the Andrews Labor Government backs the return of cultural tourism. The return and reimagining of the iconic parade, funded through a $9.8 million package, will overload Melbourne’s CBD and surrounding areas with thousands of visitors. The Melbourne Fringe Parade and Lygon Street Block Party will feature music, dance and creative floats taking over the streets of Carlton, following decades of the original Brunswick Street Fringe Parade. Funded through the $200 million Melbourne City Revitalization Fund,…
Read More »Mora, Huskies Begin Countdown To Season Opener
football 29/7/2022 22:42:00 History links UConn Athletic Communications / July 29, 2022 STORRS – Jim Mora knows exactly how long it’s been since he coached his last football game. “I hadn’t practiced on a football field since November 18, 2017,” the UConn football coach recalled instantly. “We (UCLA) played USC in the Coliseum and the next morning they fired me.” And he knows exactly how long it will be until they practice their next one: It will be August 27, 2022 at 4 p.m., when UConn opens the 2022 season at Utah State. “I know exactly how long it’s been…
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Saudi Arabia previews 170km mirrored skyscraper offering ‘autonomous’ services | World News
If it were the opening sequence of a sci-fi movie, few would be surprised. In a brilliant video narrated by an American voice-over artist, Saudi Arabia has previewed The Line, a 170km long, 500m high skyscraper, taller than New York’s Empire State Building . It is designed for nine million residents living in a “series of unique communities”. They will have access to “all their daily needs” in “neighborhoods within a five-minute walk.” “Autonomous” services are promised through the use of artificial intelligence, in what is described as a “revolution of civilization”. Image: The line is expected to be 170…
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