Sri Lankan court summons ex-President over 2019 bombings
Colombo, Sri Lanka AP A Sri Lankan court issued a summons on Friday ordering an ex-president to appear in a case alleging he failed to prevent suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people. The court ordered ex-President Maithripala Sirisena to appear on 14th October in a complaint filed by a Catholic priest […]
2019 was second-hottest year ever, more extreme weather coming – WMO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Last year was the second-hottest year since records began, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, adding that heat was likely to lead to more extreme weather events like the Australian bushfires in 2020 and beyond. The figures from the Geneva-based WMO crunches several datasets including from NASA and the UK Met Office. […]
World welcomes 2020, but wildfires, protests, cast a pall over some celebrations
Sydney, Australia/Hong Kong, China/London, UKReuters The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by deadly wildfires in Australia, protests in Hong Kong and India and nuclear tensions with North Korea. Large crowds gathered in European capitals for spectacular firework displays that lit up the […]
YEAR IN REVIEW: 12 PEOPLE WHO CHALLENGED AND INSPIRED US IN 2019
Sight editor DAVID ADAMS looks at 12 people, some of whom we bade farewell to, who challenged and inspired our readers this year…
EDITORIAL: WELCOMING 2019!
Sight editor DAVID ADAMS welcomes in the new year…