'The #Odyssey': What's missing from #Nolan's film according to Homer's translator
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'The #Odyssey': What's missing from #Nolan's film according to Homer's translator

Since Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" came out, it has generated over $300 million…  and a growing conversation about what is missing compared to the original poem. But what is that exactly? In a scathing review published recently, classicist and translator of Homer’s epic, Emily Wilson, had much to say about what differed from the original poem. Her translation, published in 2017, was widely ac...

Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
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Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules

Multimillionaire Peter Waddell is also found to have been properly dismissed from Big Motoring World for gross misconductA multimillionaire used-car salesman was ousted from his £300m company after “a pre-conceived and orchestrated plan” devised by private equity investors that had backed his business, a high court judge has ruled.Peter Waddell, 60, was forced out as the chief executive of the Ken...

Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK

Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK

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Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs riseAndy Burnham’s government has set a date for a late October budget to “spread money and power” out of Westminster as the new prime minister pushes forward his tax and spending plans.Announcing an autumn budget for 28 October, the chancellor, John Healey, said Labour would stick to its fi...

Why did Riyadh join US strikes on Tehran's allies in Iraq?

Why did Riyadh join US strikes on Tehran's allies in Iraq?

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Saudi Arabia joined the United States for the first time in launching air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq on Wednesday, marking a significant shift in the kingdom's regional posture after months of restraint. While Riyadh insists it was acting in self-defence, the operation raises questions about whether the kingdom is abandoning its cautious approach towards Tehran – or simply sendin...

Why has Riyadh joined the US in striking Tehran?

Why has Riyadh joined the US in striking Tehran?

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Saudi Arabia joined the United States for the first time in launching air strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq on Wednesday, marking a significant shift in the kingdom's regional posture after months of restraint. While Riyadh insists it was acting in self-defence, the operation raises questions about whether the kingdom is abandoning its cautious approach towards Tehran – or simply sendin...

A $215,280 Colorado home is being sold; but the buyer must remove the woman living inside

A $215,280 Colorado home is being sold; but the buyer must remove the woman living inside

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A unique property in Colorado is on the market but comes with a twist: prospective buyers cannot conduct inspections. The current resident, entrenched due to a drawn-out foreclosure process and personal loss, is determined to defend her home against eviction efforts. Real estate experts caution potential buyers about the substantial legal and financial pitfalls they may encounter in this unusual s...

World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 11 struck by avalanche on Pakistan mountain

World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 11 struck by avalanche on Pakistan mountain

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Rescuers say four bodies found in search for team caught in Broad Peak avalanche, after trackers showed rapid descentThe world-renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja – a former British special forces member – is among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.The Alpine Club of Pakistan said “seven climbers have been spotted via aerial drone footage” adding that “their id...

Sri Lanka’s ex-police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings

Sri Lanka’s ex-police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings

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A Sri Lanka court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people including 45 foreigners. In a majority decision, a three-judge bench ruled that the former inspector general had failed in his duties to stop the deadly attacks, blamed on a home-grown Islamist extremist group. Jayasundara, 66, can ap...

きょうも熊本など猛烈な暑さ予想 できるかぎりの熱中症対策を

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31日も西日本と東日本を中心に広い範囲で気温が上がり、危険な暑さとなったところがありました。1日も気温が上がり、熊本県の地震の被災地でも猛烈な暑さが予想されていて、熱中症を防ぐためにできるかぎりの対策を行ってください。一方、湿った空気の影響で東北や新潟県では断続的に雨が降っていて、福島県ではレベル4の危険警報が発表されている地域があり、土砂災害に厳重な警戒が必要です。

NSW should compensate elderly woman whose public housing was inundated with sewage, ombudsman finds

NSW should compensate elderly woman whose public housing was inundated with sewage, ombudsman finds

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Ombudsman finds Homes NSW acted unreasonably and recommended additional payment for distress and sufferingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn elderly public housing tenant whose home was damaged by sewage overflows will be fully compensated by the New South Wales government after it disposed of her personal belongings without her consent and failed to properly support her...

These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them

These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them

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The handcrafted leather boots are a century-old tradition – but with money tight, the cost of up to $800 is harder to justifyFor 18 years, one of the most important relationships in Luke Mayfield’s life was with his boots. As a hotshot – one of the US’s elite firefighting crews sent deep, on foot, into wildfires – Mayfield hiked a thousand miles a fire season in his boots, stood in them 16 hours a...

How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off

How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off

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The US-China tech rivalry has escalated into a deeper battle over undersea fibre-optic cables powering the global AI boom. As demand for cross-border data to power and train advanced systems intensifies, so does the high-stakes battle to control critical network ecosystems – mainly submarine cables that send nearly 99 per cent of intercontinental data traffic at immense speed. Beijing on Tuesday a...

Chancellor confirms Autumn budget will be delivered on 28 October – UK politics live

Chancellor confirms Autumn budget will be delivered on 28 October – UK politics live

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The chancellor says it will ‘give businesses and families some of the stability they need to plan for the future’The construction of a new Chinese “super-embassy” in London, which is set to be built near the Tower of London, can go ahead after a high court challenge against the decision to grant planning permission was dismissed, PA Media is reporting.The Royal Mint Court Residents’ Association (R...

A Michigan woman owns 19 acres between two planned Toll Brothers communities

A Michigan woman owns 19 acres between two planned Toll Brothers communities

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A woman from Michigan has initiated legal action against Toll Brothers concerning their wastewater management and access rights. Her property, undeveloped, is situated between two upcoming luxury housing estates. The lawsuit alleges that the developers have disregarded her property rights and neglected environmental regulations. She aims to reinstate her access easement and challenge the site plan...

Although France's mega fire has eased, the dangers firefighters face haven't

Although France's mega fire has eased, the dangers firefighters face haven't

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Firefighters in southwestern France were working to control the last hot spots of a massive wildfire that has burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced thousands out of their homes. The blazes that have burned 42,000 hectares of pine forest and touristic areas in Bordeaux's Gironde region haven't spread for several days, and officials are cautiously optimistic. But for those on the fr...