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HOUSTON (AP) — Ja Morant scored 49 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-122 victory over the Houston Rockets in the NBA on Friday night.

Morant carried the team on a night Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones struggled. Bane made just 3 of 16 shots for 14 points and Jones was 4 for 13 with 11 points.

Morant had another great game after scoring 34 points in the opener to lead Memphis to a 115-112 overtime victory over the Knicks.

The Rockets led by 16 in the first half before the Grizzlies used a big run to start the third quarter and take the lead.

Jalen Green, the second pick in the 2021 draft, led the Rockets with 33 points. But he struggled after halftime and scored just 13 points in the second half. Alperen Sengun added 23 points for the Rockets, who fell to 0-2.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic brings the ball upcourt. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu).

NUGGETS 128, WARRIORS 123

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had a triple-double of 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists playing with a sore right wrist he had taped, and Denver Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the teams’ first-round playoff series won by the Warriors in five games on their way to the title.

Stephen Curry scored 34 points with five 3-pointers after a second straight slow start shooting and has 30-point performances in his first two games. But the Warriors committed 19 turnovers that led to 30 Denver points.

Bruce Brown scored 20 points and Michael Porter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 17 apiece for the Nuggets, who handed the Warriors their lone loss in the preseason last Friday night.

TRAIL BLAZERS 113, SUNS 111, OT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 41 points and Portland Trail Blazers beat Phoenix Suns for their second straight victory to open the season.

Anfernee Simons made a layup with 7.2 seconds left in overtime and finished with 16 points. Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 17 rebounds.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 33 points. His layup gave Phoenix a 109-106 lead early in the extra period.

Lillard’s free throws with 33.9 seconds left tied it at 111. Booker missed a short jumper before Simons’ layup put Portland in front. Nurkic fouled Deandre Ayton on the other end, but Ayton missed the first, then missed the second on purpose for a failed try at a tying basket.

CELTICS 111, HEAT 104

MIAMI (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals.

The Celtics — whose most recent trip to Miami was a Game 7 win in that playoff series — outscored Miami 42-24 from 3-point range, and improved to 2-0 under interim coach Joe Mazzulla.

Tyler Herro scored 25 points for Miami, which got 19 from Bam Adebayo, 18 from Jimmy Butler and 17 from Kyle Lowry.

Miami cut a 14-point deficit to five late, before back-to-back paint baskets by Tatum and the Celtics would hold on.

It’s Miami’s first 0-2 start since 2007-08 — meaning it’s the first in Erik Spoelstra’s 15-year run as Heat coach. Miami had been one of only two teams without an 0-2 start in the last 15 seasons; now, Portland are the only team on that list.

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) drives to the basket. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray).

NETS 109, RAPTORS 105

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant broke a tie with a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left and had 27 points to help Brooklyn Nets beat Toronto Raptors.

Durant’s 3 gave Brooklyn a 105-102 lead. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 30 points.

Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Fred VanVleet added 18 points and Scottie Barnes had 17.

VanVleet’s jumper with 38 seconds left brought the Raptors within one. But Royce O’Neale’s 3-pointer with 15 seconds left wrapped up the victory.

KNICKS 130, PISTONS 106

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 17 points in his first home game at Madison Square Garden, Immanuel Quickley bounced back from a rough opener with 20 points and New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons for their first victory of the season.

RJ Barrett, who also struggled with his shot in an overtime loss in Memphis in the season opener, rebounded with 18 points. Obi Toppin scored 16 points, and Julius Randle had 15.

Saddiq Bey scored 26 points for the Pistons, who beat Orlando in their opener.

JAZZ 132, TIMBERWOLVES 126, OT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting from 3-point range to lead Utah’s rally, and the Jazz outlasted former teammate Rudy Gobert and Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime.

Lauri Markkanen had 24 points and 13 rebounds and got a leaner in the lane to fall with 12 seconds left in the extra period to put the Jazz up by four.

Mike Conley gave the Jazz the lead for good with a 3-pointer with 1:01 left. Gobert had a dunk foiled by a foul on Conley with 34 seconds to go, and he missed both free throws to finish with nine points and 23 rebounds.

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for Minnesota. Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and D’Angelo Russell added 23 points including the tying jumper with 4.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

PELICANS 124, HORNETS 112

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 30 points and 17 rebounds and New Orleans Pelicans spoiled Charlotte’s home opener with a wire-to-wire victory.

Brandon Ingram added 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans and C.J. McCollum had 21 points. Zion Williamson had a quiet night in his first game at the Spectrum Center since leading Duke to the 2019 ACC Championship, finishing with 16 points on 7-of-19 shooting.

The Pelicans opened Wednesday night with a 130-108 victory at Brooklyn.

Terry Rozier flirted with a triple-double for the Hornets with 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Gordon Hayward had 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting and added seven assists.

WIZARDS 102, BULLS 100

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal’s leaning bank shot with 7.4 seconds remaining lifted Washington Wizards past Chicago in their first home game since the star guard signed his massive new contract.

Washington blew a 17-point third-quarter lead in their home opener, but with the game tied at 100 and the shot clock running down, Beal’s shot off the glass dropped through to give the Wizards the lead. Following a timeout, DeMar DeRozan’s 3-pointer was just off the mark for Chicago.

DeRozan had 32 points to lead all scorers, and the Bulls nearly won their second straight game to start the season without Zach LaVine. Instead, it was Washington that improved to 2-0. Kyle Kuzma scored 26 points and Beal added 19.

SPURS 137, PACERS 134

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Richardson scored 27 points and Devin Vassell and Josh Richardson each had 23 as San Antonio Spurs survived a frantic final minute flurry to beat Indiana Pacers.

Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 27 points and 12 assists. Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 26 points, and his attempt to force overtime with a 3-point shot at the buzzer was an airball.

The Pacers have not led in either of their games this season after finishing last season with 10 consecutive losses. Their last win came March 20.

HAWKS 108, MAGIC 98

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young overcame a scoreless first half to finish with 25 points and 13 assists, John Collins added 23 points and 13 rebounds and Atlanta Hawks beat Orlando Magic.

Dejounte Murray added 20 points and nine assists to help Atlanta improve to 2-0.

Cole Anthony, who missed Orlando’s season-opening loss at Detroit with an illness two nights ago, scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half.

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Gastroenteritis alert; one suspected death under investigation – MOHW Loop Jamaica

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness urges the public to take measures to prevent gastroenteritis (GE) and to seek care early to avoid serious complications.

“This follows one suspected case of GE death, which is now being investigated. GE causes irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in diarrhoea (running belly) and/or vomitting,” a release from the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), said.

Both adults and children can contract GE through bacteria, viruses or parasites in contaminated or spoiled food, unclean water or dirty hands. GE can cause death, especially in young children because of dehydration (losing too much fluid).

Symptoms of GE include diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea and an upset stomach. The affected person may also experience headaches, fever and abdominal cramps or stomach aches.

Meanwhile, data from the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit shows that although weekly 2022 figures have been higher than the previous year, the case figures for the intestinal infection are not unusual.

The Surveillance Unit reports that for 2022, it recorded an average visitation of 107 children under 5 years old to facilities across the island and 31 such visits in 2021.

The Ministry is urging caution as cases of GE are expected to increase in the cooler months of the year. Parents and caregivers are especially advised to pay attention to their children.

“Medication should not be used to stop diarrhoea or vomiting. Instead, oral rehydration fluid (ORF) should be used to replace the water and special substances that are lost as a result of diarrhoea and/or vomiting,” the MOHW said.

Children should ingest ORF until their condition improves although the treatment will not stop or

shorten the course of diarrhoea.

“If a child is breastfed, continue breastfeeding frequently. Other fluids, such as coconut water, diluted fruit juices, as well as plain water, can also be given. Do not give sweet drinks,” said Dr. Webster-Kerr, Acting Chief Medical Officer(CMO).

“If the symptoms do not improve, visit your health care provider,” the acting CMO

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Kiwis upstage defending champion Australia in T20 World Cup Loop Jamaica

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SYDNEY (AP) — Devon Conway and Finn Allen plundered 46 runs off the first three overs to set New Zealand on course for a thumping 89-run win over defending champion Australia on Saturday in the opening game of the Super 12 stage at the T20 World Cup.

Less than a year after losing the 2021 final to Australia in Dubai, the New Zealanders dominated immediately after being sent in to bat in overcast conditions and posted 200-3, their highest-ever total in a T20 World Cup game.

Australia were bowled out for 111 in 17.1 overs in reply for their biggest-ever defeat in a T20 World Cup game, with Tim Southee taking the first and the last wickets to secure New Zealand’s first win here in 11 years.

New Zealand’s Trent Boult, second right, is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Australia’s Pat Cummins. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft).

“An outstanding day. Finn set the tone and another class innings from Devon,” New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said. “Something to build on for our next one.”

Conway blazed an unbeaten 92 from 58 balls and hit the last ball of the innings for six. The end of New Zealand’s innings reflected the start, with the opening pair putting on 56 in 4.1 overs before Allen was bowled by Josh Hazlewood.

“Special performance by the boys tonight,” Conway said. “Credit to Finn how he started, he got the momentum going.

“Quite a young guy in his career but he’s explosive, and he’s fearless.”

He certainly was. The 23-year-old Allen, who only found out Friday night that he’d be starting, hit the second ball of the match for a boundary and the third for a six over mid-on, and then drove a boundary straight down the ground as New Zealand took 14 off the first over from paceman Mitch Starc.

They took 15 off the second over, with Conway turning the first ball from Hazlewood to the boundary at fine leg, and continued the onslaught against Australia’s high-caliber pace trio with 17 off the third over, bowled by Pat Cummins.

Allen, who had a reprieve when he was dropped on 19, clubbed 42 from 16 deliveries before he was bowled by a Hazlewood yorker to start the fifth over.

Conway continued in a 69-run second-wicket stand with Williamson, who scored a run-a-ball 23, Glenn Phillips (12) and Jimmy Neesham to keep the run-rate going at 10 per over.

Australia by contrast lost wickets regularly, beginning with the first ball of the second over when David Warner (5) tried to hit across the line against Southee but only dragged it onto his thigh, then the back of his bat and onto his stumps.

Glenn Maxwell top scored for Australia with 28 while Southee (3-6) and Santner (3-31) took three wickets apiece and kept the run-flow down. The lopsided defeat already has Australia under pressure to make the top two in the group and reach the playoffs.

“They got the jump on us early in those first four overs with the bat and we never really recovered,” Australia captain Aaron Finch said. “They were in front of the game the whole way. We were totally outplayed.”

England won the toss and chose to bowl first against Afghanistan in Perth later Saturday in the second game.

The tournament has been running for a week, with eight teams vying for four places to qualify for the Super 12s.

Sri Lanka topped Pool A in the preliminary round and Ireland beat the two-time champion West Indies on Friday to secure second spot in Pool B and join Australia, New Zealand, England and Afghanistan in Group 1 for the second round.

Group 2 is set for a blockbuster opener on Sunday with archrivals India and Pakistan meeting at a sold out Melbourne Cricket Ground in a night match, after Sri Lanka and Ireland have played in Hobart.

Zimbabwe topped Pool B in qualifying and Netherlands placed second in Pool A to join India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh in Group 2 for the Super 12 stage that will finish Nov. 6.

The top two teams in each groups will advance to the semifinals, and the semifinal winners will meet in the final on Nov. 13 at the MCG.

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Route 3 maxi drivers to ban schoolchildren for a day

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In solidarity with Varindra Singh, a route-three maxi taxi driver beaten by a group of schoolchildren on Monday, his fellow drivers on that route will spend a day of “rest and reflection,” during which they will not transport schoolchildren.

Vickash Kissoondath, president of that route’s association, announced this on Friday at a press conference in Port of Spain held by the Concerned Parents Movement.

Singh tried to protect one of his passengers from a group of children, using a spanner to scare them off. But instead, the students ganged up, beating him up as well as a student named Rasheed Lal.

Singh suffered a broken nose and damaged jaw, among other injuries, and doctors have told him not to drive for six months.

The attackers were students from the Carapichaima East and West secondary schools.

Kissoondath said drivers on that route have been “avoiding the students on a daily basis” since the incident.

“At least 85 per cent (of the drivers) are willing to attribute a day to not taking up any schoolchildren whatsoever.”

This, he hopes, “will bring a greater understanding of how important the maxi taxi service is in Trinidad and Tobago.”

He said the association is waiting to see what the Ministry of National Security does about the incident.

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Tech journalist warns after attack on Massy Group: TT at mercy of cyber criminals

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TECH expert and Newsday columnist Mark Lyndersay said the private sector’s strategy of keeping its cyber-attacks secret, hoping it would go away, is an archaic move, showing TT’s response to cyber crimes is stuck in the past.

“Malware and ransomware continue to become more sophisticated and TT’s response to it remains adamantly 20th century,” Lyndersay said on Friday.

“Until the laws regarding privacy, personally identifiable information, cybercrime and corporate responsibility for these issues are proclaimed, companies and the public sector are under no obligation to even report breaches, far less notify affected citizens.”

Lyndersay’s statement came on the heels of a release sent by the Massy Group, which sought to dismiss claims made by a Jamaican newspaper that some 17 gigabytes of data were dumped on the internet by cyber criminals on October 9.

The report claimed the data included personal information such as names, addresses, taxpayer registration numbers, signatures videos and pictures of employees and contractors in Massy Jamaica.

“We would like to caution that much of the information being shared publicly about this cyber-security incident is speculative and inaccurate,” Massy said in the release.

It invited people to use official channels for information.

On April 8 Massy’s branches in TT experienced a cyber attack which held critical information to ransom. The attack froze the nation’s largest grocery chain’s point card system and exfiltrated an estimated 216 gigabytes of data before encrypting it.

A July 12 report by Red Packet Security, a cyber-attack tracker, issued a notice saying that the exfiltrated files were posted on the dark web.

On July 19 the hackers published the entire load of data on the dark web. Five days after that, reports said, Jamaica was hacked.

In a release sent to the media Massy admitted that more damage was done than previously thought.

“Through continued investigation of the cyber-security incident, we are now aware that that data unlawfully accessed by the attackers was more extensive than the preliminary stages of the investigation indicated,” the release said.

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Taiwanese Embassy, SALCC To Co-Host Entrepreneurship Showcase – St. Lucia Times News

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The Taiwanese Embassy and Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) are currently preparing to host a one-day Entrepreneurship Showcase on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Derek Walcott Square.

The event will run from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on that day, and promises to be an impactful and important milestone for youth entrepreneurship in Saint Lucia, and is sponsored by the Governments of Saint Lucia and Taiwan.

The implementing agencies are Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) and the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM).

The Entrepreneurship Showcase is an entrepreneurship showcase event under the Upskilling Academy Jennès Incubator for Start-Up Enterprises and Business Coaching.

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The Entrepreneurship Showcase is an important part of the plan for the Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre’s Youth Economy as it puts a spotlight on youth entrepreneurial talent. Over 80 young people (and a few who are young at heart) will have an opportunity to showcase their business models and ideas.

The Entrepreneurship Showcase will culminate with an awards ceremony from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to give out the following prizes:

1st Place Idea Generation
2nd Place Idea Generation
3rd Place Idea Generation
Taiwanese Ambassador’s Award for Innovation
Prime Minister’s Award for Best Booth

Since the Entrepreneurship Showcase is geared at entrepreneurial opportunity, participants will be allowed to sell their creations, in addition to having them on display.

The mixture of businesses includes those geared at catering/culinary services, farming and agro-processing, health and beauty, fashion, childcare services, education, information technology, alternative energy, furniture making, and upholstery.

The event will be attended by many Government Ministers, the Taiwanese Ambassador and his delegation, as well as other partners and stakeholders, some of whom will offer inspiring words to the participants and give feedback on the event.

SOURCE: Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Saint Lucia 

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Foot: Benzema absent contre Séville samedi à cause d’un problème à une cuisse

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Karim Benzema ne jouera pas samedi en Liga contre Séville à cause d’un problème à une cuisse, a déclaré son club le Real Madrid dans un communiqué.

Une “fatigue musculaire au quadriceps de la jambe gauche a été détectée” lors d’un examen médical passé par l’attaquant français, sacré Ballon d’or lundi à Paris.

Le club madrilène n’a pas précisé la durée de l’absence de l’international français, qui intervient à moins d’un mois du Mondial au Qatar (20 novembre-18 décembre), ajoutant qu’il est “en attente de l’évolution” de la blessure.

Selon la presse espagnole, le Français avait écourté une séance d’entraînement vendredi en raison d’une gêne à une cuisse.

Reparti à Madrid dès la fin de la cérémonie du Ballon d’Or, Benzema avait marqué un but mercredi lors de victoire en championnat contre Elche (3-0).

Au début de la saison, l’attaquant avait déjà manqué un mois de compétition à cause d’une blessure à la cuisse droite contractée au cours du match de Ligue des champions contre le Celtic Glasgow le 6 septembre. 

Karim Benzema est devenu lundi, à 34 ans, le premier Français à remporter le Ballon d’Or depuis Zinédine Zidane en 1998.

Cette récompense vient couronner une saison 2021-2022 avec le Real lors de laquelle il a quasiment tout gagné: Ligue des champions et Championnat d’Espagne en club, Ligue des nations en sélection,ainsi que les titres de meilleur buteur et joueur d’Espagne en 2021-2022.

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Reuzedia en Divaliviering terug op het Onafhankelijkheidsplein

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PARAMARIBO — Na een onderbreking van een jaar vanwege de pandemie, wordt dit jaar voor de vijftiende keer de Nationale Divali

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Campagne pour Downing Street: Johnson de retour à Londres, Sunak en tête des parrainages

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L’ex-Premier ministre Boris Johnson a atterri samedi matin à Londres, de retour de vacances, renforçant l’hypothèse de sa candidature dans la course à Downing Street, pour laquelle Rishi Sunak est en tête…

L’ex-Premier ministre Boris Johnson a atterri samedi matin à Londres, de retour de vacances, renforçant l’hypothèse de sa candidature dans la course à Downing Street, pour laquelle Rishi Sunak est en tête, ayant dépassé les 100 parrainages nécessaires. 

Après la démission de Liz Truss, restée seulement 44 jours au pouvoir, trois noms ont émergé dans cette campagne éclair au sein du parti conservateur: l’actuelle ministre des Relations avec le Parlement Penny Mordaunt, qui a officialisé sa candidature vendredi, Rishi Sunak, l’ancien ministre des Finances qui avait perdu début septembre face à Liz Truss, et l’ex-Premier ministre Boris Johnson, qui a démissionné en juillet après une succession de scandales.

Son combat avec Rishi Sunak domine les Unes de la presse samedi. “Johnson et Sunak mènent la course alors que les espoirs d’unité s’évanouissent”, titre The Independent. “Les tribus conservatrices partent en guerre”, écrit The Guardian. 

La télévision Sky News a montré un avion de la British Airways en provenance des Caraïbes atterrissant vers 10H15 (09H15GMT) à l’aéroport Gatwick, dans lequel se trouvait Boris Johnson. 

Vendredi soir, un allié de Boris Johnson au Parlement, James Duddridge, avait rapporté un échange avec son “boss”.

“Il a dit: +Nous allons le faire, je suis prêt+”, selon ce député.

Mais l’ex-Premier ministre, qui avait quitté le Parlement le 20 juillet en lançant “Hasta la vista, baby!”, n’a pas encore officiellement annoncé sa candidature. 

Rishi Sunak dont la démission du gouvernement Johnson, suivie d’une soixantaine d’autres, avait conduit à celle de son patron, ne s’est pas non plus encore lancé dans la course. Il est resté extrêmement discret depuis sa défaite face à Liz Truss début septembre.

Il est le premier à avoir dépassé vendredi soir le seuil des 100 parrainages requis pour espérer prendre la tête du parti conservateur et donc remporter Downing Street. 

“La pire idée en 46 ans”

Les candidats ont jusqu’à lundi après-midi pour obtenir ces parrainages.

Les députés voteront d’abord et, s’il reste deux candidats en lice, les 170.000 adhérents du parti devront les départager par un vote en ligne d’ici au 28 octobre. 

En cas de candidat unique, il entrerait directement à Downing Street en début de semaine.

Selon le site Guido Fawkes, qui suit de près les soubresauts de la course, Rishi Sunak avait samedi matin 107 parrainages, devant Boris Johnson (71) et Penny Mordaunt (25). 

Les alliés de Rishi Sunak étaient en campagne samedi, matin, omniprésents dans les médias. 

“Je suis sûr que Rishi Sunak va se présenter. C’est le candidat idéal”, a dit sur Sky News Dominic Raab, ex-ministre de la Justice. “Si vous regardez le défi économique que nous avons, il est celui qui a toujours eu raison sur ce dont nous avons besoin”, a-t-il affirmé.

“Nous ne pouvons pas revenir en arrière. Nous ne pouvons pas avoir un autre épisode (…) du feuilleton du partygate”, les fêtes illégales à Downing Street durant le confinement anti-Covid, a-t-il également dit.

Les derniers mois du mandat de Johnson ont été marqués par plusieurs scandales, dont celui du “partygate” dans lequel la police avait estimé qu’il avait enfreint la loi. 

Il fait toujours l’objet d’une enquête de la Commission des normes parlementaires qui pourrait, en théorie, aboutir à sa suspension du Parlement, voire son expulsion en tant que député.

“Je ne vois pas comment le nouveau Premier ministre, qui entrera en fonction vendredi prochain au plus tard, pourrait accorder au pays l’attention dont il a besoin et, en même temps, témoigner et répondre à toutes ces questions…”, a dit Dominic Raab. 

L’ancien chef du parti conservateur, William Hague, a averti qu’un retour de Boris Johnson aboutirait à une “spirale de la mort” pour le parti. “C’est probablement la pire idée que j’ai entendue depuis 46 ans que je suis membre du parti conservateur”, a-t-il déclaré à Times Radio.

Mais Boris Johnson peut toujours compter sur de solides soutiens. Pour le député conservateur Andrew Stephenson, “c’est un leader qui a fait ses preuves”. “Non seulement il nous a offert cette victoire historique lors des élections générales de 2019, mais il a aussi obtenu le Brexit, il a mis en place le déploiement de vaccins le plus rapide d’Europe, il est resté aux côtés de nos alliés en Ukraine”, a-t-il ajouté. 

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Liz Truss après l’annonce de sa démission de son poste de Première ministre britannique, à Londres le 20 octobre 2022
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Le dixième album de Taylor Swift provoque des pannes sur Spotify

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Le dixième album de Taylor Swift, “Midnights”, qui marque un retour progressif de la chanteuse américaine vers ses penchants pop, a provoqué des pannes dans plusieurs pays sur Spotify lors de sa publication à minuit…

Le dixième album de Taylor Swift, “Midnights”, qui marque un retour progressif de la chanteuse américaine vers ses penchants pop, a provoqué des pannes dans plusieurs pays sur Spotify lors de sa publication à minuit dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi.

Aux Etats-Unis, en France et au Royaume-Uni par exemple, les fans de la star ont dû prendre leur mal en patience pour découvrir ce nouvel opus sur la plateforme de streaming. 

Nombre de “Swifties” courroucés ont posté des captures d’écran affichant le message d’erreur: “Quelque chose ne va pas. Réessayez.” Un problème technique qui a souvent été résolu dans l’heure.

Très attendu, l’album a ensuite connu un succès fulgurant sur la plateforme. “Taylor Swift a battu le record de l’album le plus écouté en une seule journée”, a annoncé Spotify vendredi après-midi sur Twitter.

“Comment est-ce que je peux être si chanceuse, de tous vous avoir, à faire quelque chose d’aussi époustouflant ?”, a tweeté la chanteuse en réponse.

Les passionnés ont découvert 13 chansons entièrement centrées autour de l’heure fatidique où l’horloge sonne les douze coups. “Midnights” est “l’histoire de 13 nuits blanches éparpillées au cours de ma vie”, a expliqué Taylor Swift sur Twitter, et tous les titres “forment un tableau complet de l’intensité de cette heure folle et mystique”.

Avec ce nouveau disque, l’autrice-compositrice de 32 ans délaisse la veine indie-folk de ses deux précédents albums écrits pendant la pandémie, “evermore” et “folklore” – récompensé par le titre de meilleur album de l’année aux Grammy Awards 2021.

“3 am Edition”

Loin du charme acoustique de ces œuvres de confinement, les mélodies de “Midnights” versent davantage dans l’électro-pop, avec l’usage de synthés, de rythmiques inspirées du dubstep et d’effets capables de donner un côté androgyne à la voix de la chanteuse, qui après avoir démarré dans la country est devenue une star majeure de la pop.

Le ton de l’album, où la diva pop Lana Del Rey prête sa voix suave pour un duo sur “Snow on The Beach”, reste volontairement dépouillé. Taylor Swift y partage ses ruminations nocturnes, ses réflexions sur l’âge qui avance inexorablement et sur les implications de l’amour, sans jamais se déchaîner sur les douze coups de minuit. 

Ce nouvel opus est globalement salué par la presse anglo-saxonne. Le quotidien britannique The Guardian souligne ainsi le côté “calme, serein et mature” d’un disque “rempli de chansons fantastiques”.

Certains critiques regrettent toutefois l’absence d’un titre phare et entraînant. “Il est difficile d’identifier un tube foudroyant sur le troisième album feutré de Swift”, déplore le journal The Independent. 

Fidèle à ses habitudes, Taylor Swift a également réservé quelques surprises à ses fans. “Midnights” existe en ligne dans une version étendue, intitulée “3 am Edition”, avec sept titres supplémentaires.

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