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Why Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri tribunal must be funded until it completes its mandate The STL was launched in 2009 to prosecute those behind the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri Closing the tribunal could have dangerous implications for Lebanon and international criminal justice as a whole Updated 06 June 2021 June 05, 2021 22:42 NEW YORK CITY / BEIRUT: With the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) facing a severe financial crisis and the threat of imminent shutdown, it is impe...

Melbourne, Australia, March 2021 – Sentient Vision Systems today proudly announced the crucial role that ViDAR played in the rescue of Nigel Fox by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) on 4th January 2021. Nigel had been knocked overboard from his yacht during a storm over 90 Km out in the Arafura Sea off Northern Australia. Having activated the Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) attached to his lifejacket, AMSA were able to locate the area where the signal was coming from and tasked...

High Street trees I READ with great sadness of the decision by Hambleton District Council to decide against planting trees in Northallerton High Street and use planters instead due to opposition from the Showman’s Guild. “Protest as tree plans changed for planters” (D&S Times, Feb 19). Northallerton High Street like many other high streets around the country will have to evolve from mainly retail to a blend of retail, hospitality and residential if it is to survive. The addition of ...

The Top 10: Things people are remembered for that they didn’t actually do John Rentoul © Provided by The Independent Inspired by 24 hours of clips of Christopher Plummer not actually singing “Edelweiss”, marking the actor’s death earlier this month, Stewart Wood suggested this list and nominated no 1. I excluded things people are remembered for saying that they didn’t actually say, as we have already done Misquotations and Misattributed Quotations. 1. Eating a hamst...

Solo sailor Nigel Fox has survived eight touch-and-go hours separated from his yacht in the Arafura Sea. He says rescuers were only able to locate him because he carried a "little box of electronics" and a lifejacket.

  Cobham has a contract with the Austrailan Maritime Safety Authority to conduct search and rescue missions and it was a Cairns-based crew that spotted Mr Fox bobbing in the ocean wearing a bright yellow hooded life jacket. "It would have been like spotting a tea bag in the MCG," Mr Fox said. "If you are in the water, get yourself an EPIRB, register it, and have a reliable contact person."   Senior Constable Ben Parfitt, Nigel Fox, Constable Mark Carrington and Senior Constable Kell...

Sailing Today Solo sailor rescued after eight hours in the water Nigel Fox with the PLB that alerted the emergency services that he was in trouble A solo sailor rescued eight hours after being pitched overboard in rough seas off Australia has spoken of his ordeal. The former Southampton sailor revealed that while he was floating in the sea he tried not to think of his beloved cat Stinky, who was left on the boat. Southampton-born expat Nigel Fox has been praised by rescue services f...

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has announced the launch of the new ‘STAR’ facility to aid UK and global Earth Observation missions, providing calibrated and characterised climate quality measurements. STAR-cc-OGSE, which stands for Spectroscopically Tuneable Absolute Radiometric, calibration and characterisation, Optical Ground Support Equipment, is a vital piece to the climate monitoring puzzle, conceived at NPL, to provide innovative solutions to the pre-flight calibration of sat...