* Heathrow shutdown raises concerns over contingency planning Travel consultant estimates cost of closure at $26 million a day * Airport handles around 1,300 flights a day * Minister says government is looking at any lessons for infrastructure By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, - The closure of Britain's Heathrow Airport is set to affect the global aviation system for days at …
The ICC Board on Friday discussed various contingency plans for its flagship tournaments, including the T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis that has brought cricket to a standstill. ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said, “We continue to undertake a comprehensive business continuity and contingency planning exercise which will allow us to …
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The battle for Mosul is expected to drive hundreds of thousands more people towards Iraq’s Kurdish region. “Even by our most conservative estimates, this could be the largest population movement anywhere in the world this year,” Lise Grande, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, told Al Jazeera. “There are a lot of ownership claims and pressure to make sure fits …