U.S. and South Korea postpone joint military exercise criticized by North Korea
BANGKOK, Thailand — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper “no one could be optimistic…
WTO: Dumping Responsibility on Third World Farmers Yet Again
On the eve of their Nairobi ministerial, WTO members should remember it is not food procurement policies in developing countries like India but unfair US agricultural subsidies which threaten free trade and farmer livelihoods across the world On December 15, the world’s trade ministers will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the tenth attempt to craft a…
Alonso ‘reserve’ role at McLaren still being mulled
McLaren is still mulling the possibility of calling upon Fernando Alonso as its reserve driver should circumstances warrant it. While the Spaniard has departed Formula 1, he still retains a formal link with McLaren through the team’s Indy 500 endeavour. The Woking-based outfit added Sergio Sette Camara to its junior programme for 2019 but the…
Because the 'Time for Climate Action Is Now,' Oslo Makes Landmark Move to Ban Cars
As part of a plan to rein in carbon emissions, Oslo’s new city council announced this week that the city’s center would be car-free by 2019. Ars Technica reports that the move, which aims to help the city halve greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels, “will make Oslo the first European capital where cars…
Scott Eastwood Goes Totally Shirtless to Take on the 22 Push-Up Challenge
Here’s a weekday morning pick-me-up you won’t forget. On Monday, 30-year-old actor Scott Eastwood took to Instagram to participate in one of social media’s most recent viral campaigns for a good cause: the #22PushUpChallenge. As its name implies, this no-frills athletic feat is similar to the #IceBucketChallange in which friends, and A-listers in particular, rush…
Renault making ‘strong progress’ with 2019 car
Renault Sport F1 chassis boss Nick Chester says the French team is making “strong progress” at Enstone with the development and assembly of its first 2019 chassis. Renault is set to conclude its third year as a works team in F1 as ‘best of the rest’ next week at Abu Dhabi, thanks to a comfortable…
Vettel on Schumacher Jnr: ‘We must let Mick do his thing’
Sebastian Vettel says no one should put pressure on Mick Schumacher, urging the motorsport world to let the young Ferrari-supported driver “do his own thing”. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Vettel was paired with the 19-year-old charger in Saturday’s Race of Champions Nations Cup in Mexico City, the Team Germany duo winning the trophy for…
Haas boss wants ‘objective’ perception of Magnussen
Haas boss Guenther Steiner wants Kevin Magnussen to be considered with more objectivity by his rivals, insisting the Dane doesn’t deserve his “bad boy” image. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Magnussen was singled out by several of his peers in 2018 for his sometimes uncompromising or defensive on-track behavior and driving. The 26-year-old generated the…
Alfa Romeo fine-tuning C38 set-up to Raikkonen’s satisfaction
Kimi Raikkonen says Alfa Romeo has started to dig deeper into the set-up of its C38 contender, but the Finn insists it’s still about guess work for now. The 2007 world champion viewed his new team as an unknown quantity at the outset of pre-season testing, but admitted that Sauber had actually designed and rolled…
Ferrari remains in command on Day 7 but Red Bull suffers set-back
Ferrari and Charles Leclerc’s morning flyer remained out of reach on Thursday afternoon in a session in which long runs and race simulation took precedence over outright performance. The second part of the penultimate day of pre-season testing was marked by a crash for Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly who hit the barriers at Turn…