New Zealand striker Chris Wood is set to join Nottingham Forest on loan from Newcastle. The 31-year-old Wood joined Newcastle from Burnley for $34.5 million one year ago and helped the team avoid relegation. Financial terms weren’t disclosed but Howe said the loan is “a good deal financially for the football club.” The 6-foot-3 Wood scored three goals in 22 …
With deforestation on the rise, scientists are raising the alarm about a looming ecological catastrophe. Deforestation has picked up pace in recent years, and at one point the Amazon was losing the equivalent of three football fields every minute, according to a report based on satellite imagery. Critics have blamed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies for the increased threat to …
