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While you were sleeping: 28 March 2018
Kim Jong Un confirmed in Beijing, Aussies tossed out in disgrace, and NASA's telescope launch delayed.
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
“Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.”
WH Auden
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
Kim Jong
Dear Leader and North Korea’s princeling deluxe Kim Jong Un was confirmed to be in Beijing. The dictator’s first-ever foreign trip included a meeting with Xi Jinping. Bilateral trade and security issues were on the agenda, but chief among matters discussed must have been the upcoming meetings with South Korea and Washington. Arriving
Aussie trio sent home in disgrace
Australian Captain Steve Smith, Vice-Captain David Warner, and sandpaper aficionado Cameron Bancroft will all be whisked away back to Australia today. Cricket Australia head James Sutherland apologised for the ball-tampering scandal, regretting how it overshadowed what could have been a fantastic Test series. With the balls-up now casting said spectre, the Wanderers will play host to the final Test match between the two countries this week.
Turner creates new sports streaming offering
Step aside ESPN, Turner has hit the ground running. The broadcasting giant announced overnight that it would launch a sports streaming service next month to rival ESPN. Dubbed Bleacher Report Live, the service will have flexible pricing options and feature the UEFA Champions, Europa football, as well as NBA and NCAA games. The service launches next month and will be free until June.
James Webb Telescope launch delayed
Nasa announced that its giant space telescope will not be launched before May 2020. The disappointing news was justified by the space agency on the grounds that it needed more time for final integration and testing. Considering the task ahead of the telescope: to replace Hubble and, hopefully, shed new and immediate light on our universe, taking one’s time is probably a good idea.
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