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One dead, three injured in horror crash
A woman is dead, another passenger is fighting for life and two children are in a critical condition after a crash on the Princes Highway outside of Wollongong.
A police spokesman said the driver of one car died at the scene and three others were injured when two vehicles collided southbound at Figtree about 7.15pm on Friday.
An off-duty paramedic was first on the scene after driving past the crash, 9News has learned.
According to NSW Ambulance, a teenager was airlifted to Westmead Children's Hospital in a critical condition, while paramedics rushed two children to Wollongong Hospital.
The children were both later taken to Westmead Children's Hospital in a critical condition.
"No words can describe the scene that we were faced (with) this evening," NSW Ambulance acting inspector Nathan O'Brien said in a statement.
"Going to a road accident when we know there are children involved is always difficult for first responders.
"Multiple patients with serious injuries can create a very challenging environment for paramedic crews. It is our responsibility to do everything we can to provide life-saving treatment."
NSW Police said after the collision near the Masters Road off-ramp, the blue Holden Statesmen hit a tree, trapping all four occupants.
A police spokesman told 9News.com.au the critically injured female had been sitting in the front passenger seat with the youngest passengers in the back.
While the other vehicle's driver, also a woman, was visibly unharmed she was also taken to hospital for mandatory testing, the spokesman said.
Earlier reports had indicated as many as five cars were involved in the smash.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told 9News.com.au 12 ambulance crews and two helicopters were called to the scene and treated four patients.
The police spokesman said diversions were in place and crash unit investigators were on the way to the scene.
It Begins: Trumped Being Sued for Wash. DC Riot
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Women can combat COVID-19s negative effects with collaboration, support
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The effects of COVID-19 are felt globally by all sectors of society. The pandemic has deepened many pre-existing inequalities within societies such as those that are gender-based. Within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, women are currently facing the negative effects affiliated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In most societies across the globe, systems are unequal in relation to the access they give to women and men – that really is the underpinning of the inequality that has manifested as a result of COVID-19,” explained Professor Jeune Guishard-Pine, OBE, Business and Professional Women’s group representative.
The effects of the pandemic range from job loss to the increased cases of domestic violence against women. Professor Guishard-Pine noted that the issues affecting women within the Federation are felt across the Caribbean region.
“Much of what is happening in St. Kitts and Nevis happen across the region because of our dependence on tourism,” she said. Women’s roles are integral to the tourism industry across the Caribbean region.
“Combatting the effects of COVID-19 will require a collaborative and multi-layered approach to spreading awareness and creating a substantial support system for women.
“Pooling creativity will find a whole raft of solutions that we wouldn’t find if we just remained isolated and alone,” noted Professor Guishard-Pine. “We need to continue to raise awareness and create a dialogue across womankind in the Federation,” said Professor Guishard-Pine. “We must be aware of sisterhood, how we can support one another, and how we can understand each other’s pain. We can think together about creativity that exists beyond our job roles, beyond our existence as mothers and daughters.”
Mrs. Celia Christopher, Director of the Department of Gender Affairs, expressed the need for the ministries to work together to assist women impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“One of the ways to address the impact of COVID-19 on women is to have the key ministries working together to assist women,” said Mrs. Christopher. “We can work with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and the Ministry of Labour so we can see how we can help them.”
She noted that although a stimulus package was given, women should continue to be supported until they are once again gainfully employed.
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Dr. Seuss books shoot to the top of Amazon's bestseller list
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business running the late author’s estate, said it made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing of six of his books.
U.S. economy gains 379,000 jobs in February, in first report under Biden
Despite the latest gains, around 4 million people have still been out of work for 27 weeks or longer.
Indigenous Amazonians Suing Supermarket Chain Over Deforestation
French supermarket chain Casino is being sued by indigenous groups from the Amazon, for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation.
The 11 indigenous groups, backed by NGOs in the US and France, are seeking €3.1m ($3.7m; £2.7m) in damages.
In a statement, the groups linked Casino meat to an area of deforestation “five times the size of Paris”.
Casino told AFP and Reuters news agencies that it took a “rigorous” approach to its supply chains.
The company is being taken to court under a French law enacted in 2017. Under the law, businesses must avoid human rights and environmental violations in their supply chains.
The indigenous groups from Brazil and Colombia have accused Casino of “damages done to their customary lands and the impact on their livelihoods”.
In the statement they said deforestation in South America, particularly in Brazil, was mainly driven by cattle ranching.
image copyrightGetty Images“According to evidence compiled and analysed by the Center for Climate Crime Analysis for this case, Groupe Casino regularly bought beef from three slaughterhouses owned by JBS,” a meatpacking company accused of deforestation, they said in a joint statement.
“The three slaughterhouses sourced cattle from 592 suppliers responsible for at least 50,000 hectares of deforestation between 2008 and 2020… The deforested area is five times the size of Paris.”
Casino also controls Brazil’s largest food retailer, Grupo Pão de Açucar (GPA), and Colombian retailer Almacenes Éxito.
The indigenous groups also accuse Casino of violating indigenous rights, and cite one case in particular in which indigenous lands were invaded and used by cattle farms that supplied beef to GPA.
“The demand for beef by Casino and Pão de Açucar brings deforestation and land-grabbing and violence, and the murder of indigenous leaders when they choose to resist,” Luiz Eloy Terena, a leader of Brazil’s Terena people, said in the statement.
“With this lawsuit, we seek to hold the company accountable for the consequences of these impacts and to bring some relief to the reality confronted by our indigenous peoples on their lands.”
Casino told Reuters news agency that its Brazilian-sourced beef was not sold in its French shops.
GPA also told the agency that in 2016 it set out criteria that its suppliers must comply with – including “zero Amazon deforestation, no slave-like condition, no child labour and no invasions of indigenous land or conservation areas”.
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Associated Press Worldview: Capitol Riot, Nursing Home Deaths, Earthquake, More
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NEW YORK (AP) — Top aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo altered a state Health Department report to obscure the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state’s nursing homes, The Wall Street… …Read More
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BANGKOK (AP) — YouTube has removed five channels run by Myanmar’s military for violating its community guidelines and terms of service. The company said Friday that it terminated channels… …Read More
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Iceland Shakes
More than 18,000 small-scale earthquakes have shaken southwestern Iceland over the past week, raising fears of impending seismic activity from the region’s numerous volcanos. While the area hasn’t seen volcanic activity in more than 800 years, a 300-year-long period of eruptions lasted from the 10th to the 13th century. During that stretch, eruptions were continuous but relatively small, though at least one major eruption may have occurred.
The country’s volcanic activity arises from its position straddling the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an undersea mountain chain separating the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates (see video explainer). The two plates are pulling apart from each other at roughly 1 inch per year—a fairly rapid clip by geologic standards.
The ridge has created in Iceland one of the few places you can literally bridge two tectonic plates.
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T&T: Touchstone Exploration Ups Oil & Natural Gas Reserves
Touchstone Exploration Inc (LON:TXP, TSE:TXP) announced a jump crude oil and natural gas reserves at its Trinidad exploration properties.
Total proved, probable and possible (3P) net reserves, the widest measure, surged 236% to 100,150 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (Mboe) as of the end of 2020. The figure included total proved net reserves (1P) – those with the highest likelihood of being recovered – which grew 189% to 34,238 Mboe from the previous year.
“Our year-end 2020 reserves evaluation provides further independent confirmation of the significant opportunities that the company has in place from our Trinidad assets,” said Paul Baay, president and chief executive of Touchstone. “Our 1P reserves are now significantly higher than our 3P reserves at the same time last year, providing greater operational and financial certainty for investors, and exclude any potential reserves from the recently drilled Chinook-1 well or Cascadura Deep-1 wells.
“We have a lot to be excited about as we focus on converting our world class reserves to production during 2021 as well as expanding opportunities through additional drilling at Ortoire.”
The Chinook-1 and Cascadura Deep-1 wells were drilled in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Touchstone has tested two low resistivity zones in the Chinook-1 well. The first zone was considered uneconomic due to the high volume of water, but the company said indications of light oil prove the concept of hydrocarbons. Touchstone has permanently abandoned this lowermost zone and completed a second zone in the Herrera formation which encountered 35 degrees API sweet oil and is being configured for an extended oil production test.
“This is an encouraging start to the production testing programme as it confirms the presence of hydrocarbons in the sub-thrust sheet and will allow for further up-dip drilling targets based on available 3D seismic data,” said chief operating officer James Shipka.
“The sub-thrust sheet was not one of the original Chinook-1 well targets, so the confirmation of hydrocarbons in the deep section is very positive,” he added. “Although the lower zone was considered uneconomic given the high water cuts, the reservoir displayed potential as fluid flowed to surface at over 2,200 bbls/d. Future targets structurally up-dip from Chinook-1 hold tremendous potential.”
Touchstone expects to conducting the first natural gas test at the Cascadura Deep-1 well while the Chinook-1 well is on the extended oil production test.
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West Indies Win First Match in Sri Lanka Series Thanks to Pollard
However, the drama unfolded when Dananjaya (3-62) removed Lewis, Chris Gayle (0) and Nicholas Pooran (0) in quick succession in the fourth over to claim his hat-trick.
Pollard responded almost immediately, arriving at the crease to punish Dananjaya with six massive sixes in the sixth over, en route to an 11-ball 38 which helped West Indies regain their balance.
Even more drama erupted in the next over when Pollard was one of two wickets to fall off consecutive deliveries to leave leg-spinner Hasaranga de Silva (3-12) on a hat-trick, and West Indies stuttering again on 101 for six.
That was not the end of the tumult either as Jason Holder (29 not out) was then dropped in the deep on nine off Dananjaya and Dwayne Bravo (four not out) missed by the bowler a couple deliveries later, before West Indies gathered themselves to win comfortably in the end.
“It was a bizarre game,” a relieved Pollard said afterwards.
Debutant 22-year-old Pathum Nissanka had earlier top-scored with 39 while opener Niroshan Dickwella got 33 but Sri Lanka found themselves restricted to 131 for nine off their 20 overs.
They were well placed at one stage at 71 for one in the 10th over but then lost eight wickets for 60 runs at the back end, to fall away badly.
Sent in, they lost Danushka Gunathilaka for four in the third over to a diving catch at short mid-wicket by Pollard to give debutant off-spinner Kevin Sinclair his first international wicket but Nissanka and Dickwell put on 50 for the second wicket to repair the damage.
Nissanka faced 34 balls and struck four fours and a six while the left-handed Dickwella punched three fours and a six off 29 deliveries.
Fast bowler Holder broke the stand when Dickwella tried to sweep a low full toss and had his stumps rattled off the final ball of the 10th over and Nissanka followed in the 13th, missing a charge at left-arm spinner Fabian Allen and leaving Pooran to complete a straightforward stumping.
A rain break did little to improve Sri Lanka’s fortunes as left-arm seamer Obed McCoy (2-25) snatched two wickets following the resumption to help accelerate the innings decline.
In reply, Lewis lashed three sixes in the opening over from captain Angelo Mathews’ gentle medium pace and added later two fours in a whirlwind 10-ball knock while Simmons hit three fours and two sixes off 15 balls, in a rapid start for West Indies.
And the home side appeared set for an easy victory before Lewis holed out to long off and veteran left-hander Gayle then got one that spun past an uncertain defensive prod to hit the front and back pad, for what should have been a straightforward LBW decision but was only gained through DRS.
When Pooran nicked the next ball behind, an elated Dananjaya had claimed the 14th hat-trick in T20 Internationals.
Simmons missed a sweep at Hasaranga and was lbw at the end of the fifth at 62 for four but Pollard eased tensions with his stunning achievement in the next over.
The first six was giant hit over long on, the second flew straight back overhead into the sight-screen while the third comfortably cleared long off. Pollard then found wide long on for the fourth six, tugged a straight six off the back foot for his fifth before casually flicking the sixth over the ropes at mid-wicket to join South African Herschelle Gibbs and Indian Yuvraj Singh in the record books.
He was looking to push on when he failed to navigate a Hasaranga googly and was lbw and Allen followed next ball, also lbw playing down the wrong line to another googly.
Bravo averted the hat-trick but was let off in the next over when Dananjaya failed to haul in a return catch, just moments after debutant Ashen Bandara grassed the easiest of chances at deep mid-wicket to keep Holder at the crease. Holder calmly set about seeing West Indies over the line, however, ending the contest with the second of his two sixes.
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