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An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

KINSHASA, Congo — A Congolese opposition politician was sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience in what his political party described as a “blatant attempt” by the government to silence its critics. Seth Kikuni, the president of the political party Piste pour l’Emergence, was convicted of inciting disobedience and spreading false rumors during a rally held in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why I am still riding horses at five months pregnant

The Telegraph

Sport has been my religion for 30 years, in both a professional and personal capacity. As well as riding horses competitively, having previously been an elite three-day eventer, I have worked as a sports journalist and said yes to every opportunity to report anywhere in the world. My retribution for such complacency came in the form of eight weeks of …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Strictly Come Dancing’s winning brand of chaos overshadows months of scandal

The Independent

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Four climbers are found dead on the Alps’ highest peak

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Kiefer earns 2nd Olympic gold in women’s foil fencing with a victory over American teammate Scruggs

Associated Press

PARIS — Lee Kiefer won back-to-back gold medals in foil fencing and her teammate Lauren Scruggs took the silver Sunday to make history as the first Black fencer to win an Olympic medal in an individual women’s event for the United States. The vocal crowd in the cavernous Grand Palais was a huge contrast to the hushed, empty venue in …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Rescuers search for survivors after another deadly avalanche hits European ski resort

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

American boy among three killed in avalanche at Switzerland tourist resort of Zermatt

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

American teenager and 2 other people killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt

The Independent

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Fifteen of the best ski resorts for late season snow

The Independent

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why you should head to Obertauern, Austria’s snowiest ski resort

The Independent

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11 months ago

Ski touring in Val Thorens: How to go off-piste

The Independent

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11 months, 1 week ago

Skier swaps Les Trois Vallées for the Welsh valleys in hunt for perfect powder

The Independent

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Andy Warhol: The extraordinary story of the $100m art fraud committed by the artist’s foundation

The Independent

This excerpt documents the bombshell moment when, through his lawyer Brian Kerr, Joe Simon uncovered the scale and scope of criminal wrongdoing by the Andy Warhol Foundation and Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board. He has found documentary evidence that, in flagrant abuse of the values it professed to hold, the Foundation had confiscated paintings from the offsite factory where many …

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1 year ago

8 best men’s ski and snowboard pants that will keep you warm on the slopes

The Independent

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1 year ago

Paralympic champion Piers Gilliver reveals horrific concussion experience – ‘I didn’t know who I was’

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Revealed: The best-value lift passes in Europe for ski holidays

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after disqualification for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The Hindu

The IOC assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan on Friday that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten. In a letter to Kharlan, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said it would make a “unique exception” by …

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1 year, 5 months ago

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

Associated Press

GENEVA — The IOC assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan on Friday that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten. In a letter to Kharlan, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said it would make a “unique …

Olympic Russian Paris Ioc Hands Bach Kharlan

1 year, 5 months ago

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

The best ski hotels across Europe 2023

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Continue This Thread – Fashion designers give voice to the ‘whispered language’ of needlework

Dutch News

A new exhibition at the Amsterdam Museum on the Amstel, guest curated by Amsterdam-based designers Karim Adduchi and Tess van Zalinge, enlivens the once-fusty subject of needlework and explores the power of embroidery to innovate, activate and heal. It is 2022 and in a depot in Amsterdam Noord, fashion designers Tess van Zalinge and Karim Adduchi are browsing the Amsterdam …

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1 year, 10 months ago

British skier dies after falling ‘dozens of metres’ while off-piste in France

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Authorities urge for safety in the Alps as avalanche risk remains high

The Independent

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An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

Why I am still riding horses at five months pregnant

Best luxury ski resorts in the world for 2024

Strictly Come Dancing’s winning brand of chaos overshadows months of scandal

Four climbers are found dead on the Alps’ highest peak

Kiefer earns 2nd Olympic gold in women’s foil fencing with a victory over American teammate Scruggs

Rescuers search for survivors after another deadly avalanche hits European ski resort

American boy among three killed in avalanche at Switzerland tourist resort of Zermatt

American teenager and 2 other people killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt

Fifteen of the best ski resorts for late season snow

Why you should head to Obertauern, Austria’s snowiest ski resort

Ski touring in Val Thorens: How to go off-piste

Skier swaps Les Trois Vallées for the Welsh valleys in hunt for perfect powder

Andy Warhol: The extraordinary story of the $100m art fraud committed by the artist’s foundation

8 best men’s ski and snowboard pants that will keep you warm on the slopes

Paralympic champion Piers Gilliver reveals horrific concussion experience – ‘I didn’t know who I was’

Revealed: The best-value lift passes in Europe for ski holidays

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after disqualification for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

The best ski hotels across Europe 2023

Continue This Thread – Fashion designers give voice to the ‘whispered language’ of needlework

British skier dies after falling ‘dozens of metres’ while off-piste in France

Authorities urge for safety in the Alps as avalanche risk remains high