Police descend on London's Moorgate after late-night stabbing
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Solar Eclipse sparks ‘apocalypse’ fears as darkness to descend on Earth | UK | News
The Solar Eclipse fever has gripped the UK, with millions of Brits bracing for the once-in-a-generation event. However, some religions and traditions have chilling beliefs surrounding the lunar spectacle. The UK will see its fullest solar eclipse for the next 54 years today. More than 90% of the Sun will be obscured by the Moon between 6.17pm and 8.06pm on August 12, the most it has been blocked above UK skies since the total eclipse in 1999. Across the world, each religion reacts differently to the event, with some containing references to the solar spectacle. The Bible and the Quran only contain “scattered” references to such events, but faiths assign symbolic meaning to them. Christianity associates eclipses with being a sign of the end of the times. Three of the four Gospels – those of Matthew, Mark and Luke – described a great darkness that accompanied the execution of the messiah. “From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over all the land,” reads the Gospel of Matthew. Judaism attributes negative connotations to eclipses. …
Thousands of ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo
Invites were sent out to 2,000 Pokémon Go players across the five boroughs of New York City through community ambassadors. (The event was made an invitation-only affair to avoid overcrowding in what is already one of the busiest places on Earth.) The players only knew about thematic raids happening in the vicinity of Times Square, according to Mark Van Lommel, Scopely’s director of marketing communications. At a certain time in the evening, notifications went out through the game asking ticketed players to head to Times Square for a special event, where they were treated to a live EDM concert by Loud Luxury, after which Mega Mewtwo Y took over the many screens and a united battle kicked off. (Mega Mewtwo Y was ultimately defeated.) The event was livestreamed on all of Pokémon’s websites and social channels, and this weekend a special Pokémon Go Fest Global virtual event will bring the same Mega Mewtwo Y gameplay experience to all trainers, sans the Times Square screens. “Everyone around the world can play that for free this weekend,” …
The Courage to Descend | Psychology Today
Nearly 40 years ago, while working toward my Ph.D., I enrolled in an advanced Italian literature course to satisfy a language requirement. Because of my Italian heritage, my having studied the language for three years in college, and my having grown up in an extended family that spoke it, I chose Italian. I expected a rigorous academic hurdle, which it was. However, to my surprise, I found myself reading Dante’s Inferno in its original form in Italian. I discovered that I not only admired the poetic form but also the allegory and the hidden meaning of this masterful work. Only decades later, after coaching hundreds of CEOs and senior executives, did I realize Dante had quietly handed me a map for human development that would be the missing piece not only in the puzzle of my own psychological work, but also that of my clients. Dante begins not in Paradise but in the Inferno, but before there is ascent, there is descent. The Greeks called this katabasis—a journey beneath appearances into what is hidden. That …
Peace talks descend into chaos after Trump accuses Tehran of leaking ‘fake’ deal terms
Talks to end the war between Iran and the US were thrown into chaos again on Friday after Donald Trump accused Tehran of leaking “fake” details of an agreement. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said that the terms of the deal published in both Iranian state media and global news agencies was “fake news” amid growing confusion over the state of negotiations. Under the terms, the agreement would open the Strait of Hormuz, lift a US naval blockade and end the Israeli war in Lebanon. The most contentious issues, including the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, would be decided in a further 60 days of talks. Trump accused Iran of spreading ‘fake news’ about a deal (Reuters) In a post on social media, Trump did not say what was inaccurate in reports on the proposed deal, but said: “The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.” “Very dishonorable people to deal with,” he said of the …
The Knicks Fans Are Coming! New York’s Basketball Fanatics Descend on San Antonio for Game 1 of the NBA Finals
Hotel Emma, a repurposed 19th-century brewhouse in the Pearl district of midtown San Antonio, is used to accommodating high rollers. Past guests include Paul McCartney, Adam Sandler, and Cher, who has called it “one of the most unique, beautiful hotels ever.” But it has never played host to what is perhaps the wealthiest and most famous fan base in all of professional sports, staring down a chance to end a championship drought of over 50 years. When New York Knicks fans arrive in Texas on Wednesday for Game 1 of the NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs, a rematch of their team’s last losing finals appearance in 1999, they will enter what Hotel Emma CEO Jon Sakshaug described as a city “on fire.” “This is as exciting as this city has been in a long, long time,” Sakshaug told Vanity Fair. “And that comes from the opponent being the Knicks, which is a world-class brand.” The Knicks’ courtside fan contingent is a complex celebrity ecosystem, with Ben Stiller and Spike Lee among the most …
4,000 police, armoured vehicles and drones to descend on London as protests and FA Cup final coincide
A massive policing operation on a scale “unprecedented in recent years” is being planned as two protest marches and the FA Cup final take place in London on Saturday (May 16). Thousands of officers will take to the streets and armoured vehicles will be deployed along with police horses, dogs, drones and helicopters as the Met aims to avoid clashes between groups of protesters. Heavy restrictions have been put in place in a bid to keep the Unite the Kingdom and pro-Palestine Nakba Day rallies separate, with added concerns that some football fans will go straight from the FA Cup final to the Tommy Robinson event. For the first time under official protest restrictions, organisers of the rallies will face prosecution as well as any speakers who break the law by using the events as a platform for extremism or hate speech. Live facial recognition will be used for the first time in a policing operation around a protest, with cameras set up in a location in Camden that is not on the route of …
Hikers descend Mount Dukono after volcano erupts
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Tens of thousands descend on central London for anti-racism rally
Today’s protests in central London saw a total of 25 arrests Source link
Seoul raises terror threat level as 260,000 fans descend for BTS comeback gig
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch South Korea has raised its terror alert level in the capital Seoul ahead of a BTS comeback concert that is expected to draw more than 260,000 fans. On Wednesday, prime minister Kim Min Seok’s office said the alert level in Seoul’s Jongno and Jung districts had been raised from the lowest “attention” level to “caution”, the second tier in a four-level system. The heightened level will apply Thursday through Saturday midnight, according to The Korea Times. “Given the uncertainties driven by international affairs, the government concluded that it is hard to rule out the possibility of a potential terror threat to the event like BTS concert where a large crowd would flock and will take a pre-emptive move to ensure the people’s safety as a priority,” the office said in a statement. open image in gallery People stand in front of billboards promoting a comeback concert of K-pop boy …