George Washington University will withdraw its “Colonial” name, a name intended to honor its namesake but long criticized as a term glorifying colonialism, officials said Wednesday. In a statement, university officials said the use of the name has divided the community and “can no longer serve its purpose as a unifying name.” Officials said they would continue to use the nickname until a new name was introduced, a change that is expected to come by the 2023-24 school year....

C’est la fin d’une ère. A partir de ce mercredi, Internet Explorer sera supprimé de tous les systèmes d’exploitation Windows 10, comme l’avait annoncé le patron de Microsoft en mai 2021. Lire aussi Microsoft veut réduire le manque de talents dans le cyberespace VOIR AUSSI – Eric Bellion : “Chaque marin est forcément un entrepreneur” Le navigateur est sorti en août 1995, avant de surpasser le leader de l’époque, Netscape Navigator....

Article écrit par Publié le 14/06/2022 12:18 Mis à jour le 14/06/2022 12:40 Temps de lecture : 1 minute. Face au coup de chaleur qui va frapper la France, l’exécutif veut refroidir les centres urbains. “Un programme va être lancé pour reconstruire les villes, les centres-villes, avec un budget conséquent de 500 millions d’euros”, a révélé la porte-parole du gouvernement Olivia Grégoire, mardi 14 juin, lors d’une conférence de presse tenue à la fin....

There is a lot of noise about a particular scene in Lightyear, and now the filmmakers and the star are ready to face the controversy. As reported by Variety in March, a gay kiss from Pixar’s upcoming toy spinoff Toy Story was originally cut from the animated film, only to be restored after LGBTQ officials and allies at the Disney-owned company sent a joint statement to studio executives protesting censorship....

In a letter released last week, a group of scientists said the monkeypox name and references to African descent violated WHO guidelines recommending that geographical or animal names not be used, according to Bloomberg. “In the context of the current global epidemic, the constant reporting and nomenclature of this African virus is not only inaccurate, but also discriminatory and stigmatizing,” they wrote. The scientists also noted that while most cases of the recent outbreak were in Europe and North America, news agencies tend to use photographs of African patients....

In a joint letter to airline executives, the Department of Transportation and the CAA asked air carriers to reconsider their summer routes to ensure they were “deliverable”. Flights that are not possible should be canceled as soon as possible. Rania Leontaridis, head of aviation at DfT, and Richard Moriarty, CAA chief executive, have warned of “inevitable cancellations” in the coming weeks. In the letter to the aviation bosses, they added: “Your plans should be based on the resources you and your contractors expect to have available and should be resilient to the unplanned and unavoidable business challenges you will face....

We start the day with a strong reminder of how the cost of living crisis is devouring household budgets. Real-time bonuses excluding bonuses fell 3.4% in April, the biggest drop since records began in 2001, according to the latest ONS figures. In the three months to April, they fell by 2.2%, which is the biggest drop in the last decade. While bonuses help alleviate some of the blow, not all employees benefit....

(File photo.) The Basilica and some of its surrounding buildings, including St. John’s College. Bonaventure, have been purchased by a joint bid committee and reveal some of their future construction plans. It was revealed that the bidding committee was successful in its bid to buy the structures earlier this week, priced somewhere north of $ 3 million. The chairman of the board of St. Bons and committee member Rob Blackie says he is happy the team bought the buildings....

The shock resignation thrusts the prime minister back into crisis, after he last week won a vote of confidence in his position among Tory MPs by a narrower than expected margin of 211 votes to 148. The peer was blocked from launching an inquiry into whether the PM had breached the ministerial code by rules which state that any such investigation must be approved by Johnson himself. In a statement, Lord Geidt gave no explanation for his decision, saying only: “With regret, I feel that it is right that I am resigning from my post as Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests....

Christine Farnish said the energy audit had not “struck the right balance between the interests of consumers and the interests of suppliers”. Her resignation led to accusations that the government is “asleep at the wheel” over energy market regulation as families and businesses face rising costs. Ofgem has faced criticism in recent months for not doing enough to protect families during the global energy crisis. Ms Farnish, who served on Ofgem’s board for several years, told The Times: “I resigned from Ofgem’s board because I could not support a key decision to recover additional supplier costs from consumers’ bills this winter”....

Simon’s office said the Canadian Armed Forces was responsible for the Governor-General’s flights during her working visits abroad and was “responsible for all decisions related to catering to those flights”. “The Governor-General shares the public concern about the costs and looks forward to further clarity from relevant departments such as the DND and the GAC,” Rideau Hall spokeswoman Natalie Babin Dufresne told CBC News. CBC News has asked the Canadian Ministry of National Defense and Global Affairs for an explanation and a detailed analysis of the catering account, but has not yet received a response....

About 50 members and allies of the alliance are meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine’s desperate calls for more material as it tries to resist Russian attacks in the east. “Ukraine is really in a very critical situation and therefore there is an urgent need to accelerate,” Stoltenberg said. The West has channeled significant arms supplies to Ukraine to help it fight the Kremlin, but Kyiv complains that it has received only a fraction of what it needs....

Strasbourg, which was scheduled to start on Tuesday, was embarrassed after dropping out of its session on Saturday and undergoing an MRI scan on Monday. Following the Nationals’ 9-5 defeat to the Braves, coach Dave Martinez said he would have more information on Strasbourg on Tuesday. The 33-year-old right-hander had returned to the embankment on Thursday, giving up seven runs in eight hits and two runs in 4 2/3 inning against the Marlins....

The committee will be chaired by its deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen, and is expected to submit a report detailing Abiy within 10 to 15 days. “We are committed to peace either with the TPLF (Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front) or with any other entity seeking peace,” he said. On Tuesday night, TPLF President Debretsion Gebremichael said his team was “ready to negotiate peace in accordance with the fundamental principles of human rights, democracy and accountability,” in an open letter posted on Twitter....

Crews have made significant progress in repairing damage to power lines in the Columbus area, a statement said. These repairs will allow our team to begin restoring power to substations and customers in the Columbus area from the early morning hours. AEP previously estimated a recovery time of 11:59 p.m. for much of central Ohio. More than 230,000 American Electric Power customers were left without power on Tuesday and Wednesday after deliberate power outages, including disruptions that affected more than 169,000 in the Columbus area, according to the AEP holiday map....

„Es ist dringend notwendig, der IAEO eine Inspektion zu ermöglichen und den Abzug aller russischen Streitkräfte zu erreichen“, sagte Stoltenberg. Die russische Kontrolle über das Saporischschja-Werk „gefährdet die Menschen in der Ukraine, den Nachbarländern und der internationalen Gemeinschaft“, sagte er. Letzte Woche forderte IAEA-Chef Rafael Grossi bei einer Dringlichkeitssitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates den sofortigen Zugang zu der Einrichtung. Das im Süden der Ukraine gelegene Kernkraftwerk beherbergt sechs der 15 Kernreaktoren der Ukraine....

“L’enfant de trois ans a été retrouvé mort aujourd’hui à 12h25. “Le cas préféré est celui de l’accident”, a précisé Philippe Astruc, procureur de Rennes, confirmant une information de Ouest-France. Selon le journal, le pilote était en pleine coupe de cheveux avec un stagiaire à ses côtés lorsque son fils qui l’accompagnait est tombé du tracteur et a été rattrapé par le gyrobroyeur. La machine s’est arrêtée aussitôt mais l’enfant est mort sur le coup, rapporte le journal....

“We have to accept that we have changed,” RM said during a one-hour FESTA dinner video. “For me, it was like I had the BTS band in my hands until ‘On’ and ‘Dynamite’, but after ‘Butter’ and ‘Permission to Dance’, I no longer knew what kind of band we were.” He said that whenever he writes lyrics and songs, the story and the message he wants to pass on is very important, “but it was as if he was gone....

Inhalt Esmée Böbner und Zoé Vergé-Dépré haben die Zwischenrunde der Beachvolleyball-WM in Rom dank eines knallharten 3-Satz-Sieges überstanden. Nun treffen sie auf Joana Heidrich/Anouk Vergé-Dépré. Im Duell der Lucky Loser wurden die Schweizer vom kubanischen Duo Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega / Lidianny Echeverria Benitez, kurz Leila / Lidy, an ihre Grenzen gebracht. Am Ende setzten sich die Böbner/Vergé-Dépré im heißen Römersand mit 21:16, 13:21, 15:12 durch. Im ersten Satz blieb das Schweizer Damenteam nach einer frühen 5:0-Führung unangetastet....

Leading opponents of Boris Johnson held off from publicly rejecting the legislation after it was published, despite the government’s fears beforehand that it would provoke a backlash. Both Eurosceptics, who are examining the legislation line by line, and centrist one nation MPs largely kept their counsel. Sir Roger Gale, the North Thanet MP, was among the only Conservatives to express strong reservations, saying: “The legislation appears to be in breach of articles 26 and 27 of the Vienna convention on international treaties ratified by the UK in 1971....