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Royal Cork Yacht Club 

A busy weekend for keelboat racing at the Royal Cork

On Thursday night we had a  fresh breeze for week 2 of the RCYC Summer Series June/July league. Almost 10 boats crossed the start line in a fantastic course provided by RO, Barry Rose. On the night Michael McCann won Spin IRC in “Don’t Dilly Dally”, with Sean Hanly’s “LUAS”  winning in Spin Echo. In […]

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mmafighting.com 

Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry set for boxing match on July 20

Jake Paul will indeed fight the face of bare-knuckle boxing.

Promotion officials announced Tuesday that Paul meets BKFC superstar and former UFC fighter Mike Perry in an eight-round boxing match on July 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., with the fight being contested at cruiserweight with the fighters using 10-ounce gloves. The event streams live on DAZN PPV.

Happy Punch first reported the matchup on Twitter.

Paul and Mike Tyson were originally slated to meet on that date... Читать дальше...

Voice of America 

UN expert condemns Taliban 'crimes' against Afghan women, girls

Islamabad — The United Nations human rights expert for Afghanistan warned Tuesday against sidelining the rights and voices of women at an upcoming international meeting with the country's fundamentalist Taliban leaders. The special rapporteur, Richard Bennett, issued the warning while presenting his latest report on the Taliban’s allegedly intensifying rights violations against Afghan women and girls to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. “Following extensive research, consultation, and analysis... Читать дальше...

Calgary Herald 

Emissions cap not possible without oil, gas production cuts: Deloitte

CALGARY – Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says. The Alberta government-commissioned report — a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press — aims to assess the […]

Phys.org 

Denmark bans noodles for being too hot—what you need to know about chili heat

Chili peppers—love them or hate them, they've got a heat that's hard to ignore. Recently, their fiery nature has even caused a bit of a stir in Denmark, where Buldak Ramen noodles have been banned for being dangerously spicy. So, what's behind the burning sensation we experience when we bite into a chili pepper, and why do some people seek out the masochism of a super hot curry or Korean instant noodles?