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Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport will continue limiting daily passenger numbers until at least March 2023.Earlier this month, the airport announced capacity caps of almost 20 per cent until the end of October. As its security staff shortage continues, Schiphol will continue to operate at reduced capacity in the coming months.The decision – which comes just weeks after the resignation of Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop – follows a summer of travel chaos and flight cancellations at the airport. Passengers have faced long lines for security checks due to staff shortages, causing many to miss their flights.Schiphol will reduce the maximum number of departing passengers by…

Ryan Day said he was “embarrassed” with his performance despite progressing through to the British Open final with a gruelling 6-5 semi-final win over Robbie Williams in Milton Keynes. The Welshman will face Mark Allen for the trophy on Sunday, after finding some rhythm to come back from two frames behind and win an error-strewn match that lasted more than three hours. Day will compete for his fourth career ranking trophy against 2018 Masters champion Allen, who comfortably beat Noppon Saengkham 6-1 earlier in the day. Scottish OpenDay made to pay for errors as Higgins cruises into the Round of…

Listen to this story: It was dark when Sadia*, 25, climbed from the Libyan beach into the little grey inflatable dinghy, together with her three small children, one night in April 2022. As the first to board, they sat at the bow, while the others squeezed in around them. Men straddled the dinghy’s sides, each with one leg dangling in the water. Of the 101 passengers, seven were women and 44 were minors, 40 of whom were unaccompanied. Sadia and her family had travelled from Benin in a bid to reach Europe. However, for this final leg of the journey,…

From: The Listening PostBrazil’s presidential candidates are fighting pitched digital battles ahead of the election. Plus, Nicaragua’s hostile media space.In Brazil’s upcoming election, President Jair Bolsonaro is not going down without a fight. He has raised the prospect of electoral fraud, used old tricks from his media playbook to spread disinformation, and while the public is more attuned to these dangers now than it was in 2018, there is still a lot at stake. Contributors: Natalia Leal – CEO, Agencia LupaLuciana Coelho – Deputy managing editor, Folha de São PauloJuliana dal Piva – Columnist, UOLNatalia Viana – Host, The Secret…

At first Coreen Shatz thought it was funny when she called Service Canada to apply for EI benefits only to find out that according to their records she was dead. As reality hit she realized that she won’t be able to get paid, apply for EI or get student loans. Shatz is a medical health professional who recently started school at Sask. Polytech to upgrade her qualifications.“I have two kids, I live out of town, I drive to school so financially its really putting me in a tight spot, I have a car payment, a mortgage, I don’t know if…

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is adamant the government’s anti-corruption commission will not be an exercise of “political payback”.Legislation was introduced to the Parliament on Wednesday but was met with sharp criticism from members of the crossbench after it was revealed most hearings would occur in private.Speaking to Insiders on Sunday morning, Mr Dreyfus took the opportunity to say the proposed corruption watchdog will act independently and won’t be  a “partisan operation”.Stream the news you want, when you want with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022“I have been at…

A touching tribute. Kim Kardashian honored her late father, Robert Kardashian, by sharing a series of handwritten notes on the 19th anniversary of his death.  “19 years ago my daddy passed away,” Kim, 41, wrote via her Instagram Story on Saturday, October 1, alongside a message written to her from her father. “I miss coming home to these notes that I could hardly read w his left handwriting. I love you so much dad, I can always feel you.” Robert — who was also father to Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Rob Kardashian — was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in…

Officials in Florida say that one man is dead after a shooting took place at a youth sports complex in Pensacola, Florida.Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the incident happened just before 6 p.m. on Saturday when his office received reports of shots fired at the Bellview Athletic Park. Simmons said a 22-year-old man was killed in the shooting, and another man is hospitalized.Simmons said that two men wearing masks came up to the victims and fired their weapons, adding that dozens of shots were exchanged.The shooting took place between the football and baseball field at the sports complex and…

Homecoming season is here — and for many young people in parts of the South, that means homecoming mum season is here, too. Now, however, mums — which started off as simple corsages, essentially — have become bigger than ever.  And it’s why photos of teenage girls wearing large decorative flowers continue to flood the internet year after year.LAKE VIEW HS CONTINUES TEXAS TRADITION WITH HOMECOMING MUMS CREATED IN-HOUSEHere’s the story behind the “homecoming mum” phenomenon. Homecoming mums are said to have hit the scene in the 1930s in the South — sharing a longstanding tradition in states like Texas. Kisha Clark,…

The Supreme Court is scheduled to decide several key cases in its 2022-23 term, which starts Monday.More than two dozen appeals are currently on the argument docket. Several dozen more are expected to be added in coming months. The caseload is usually settled by February, with the term effectively ending in late June.Other important appeals that may yet be added to the court’s calendar cover such issues as gun rights, vaccine mandates in schools and businesses and social media content restrictions.Important petitions already on the Supreme Court’s argument docket:AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for…