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Biden nominates Julie Su as his first Asian American cabinet secretary President calls Su, who is still to be confirmed by the Senate, ‘the American dream’ as he picks her to lead US labor department Calling her “the American dream”,  Joe Biden  on Wednesday introduced his nominee to lead the US labor department, Julie Su, who if confirmed will become the first Asian American cabinet secretary in his administration. “Julie is the American dream,” the president said in a White House ceremony. Register: it’s quick and easy It’s still free to read – this is not a paywall We’re committed to keeping our quality reporting open. By registering and providing us with insight into your preferences, you’re helping us to engage with you more deeply, and that allows us to keep our journalism free for all. You’ll always be able to control your own  privacy settings .

Children among 58 people killed in sail boat crash off Italy’s coast Boat believed to be bringing refugees from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan struck rocks off coast of Calabria Fifty-eight people, including children, died when a wooden sailing boat crashed against rocks off the coast of Italy’s Calabria region. Many of the people, believed to be refugees, were reported to have washed up on a tourist beach near Steccato di Cutro, while others were found at sea. According to survivors, there were about 140 to 150 people onboard the boat before it crashed into the rocks. Eighty-one people survived, with 20 of them taken to hospital, Manuela Curra, a provincial government official, told Reuters. Antonio Ceraso, the mayor of Cutro, told reporters: “It is something one would never want to see. The sea continues to return bodies. Among the victims are women and children.” The wreck of the boat was reportedly seen by a fishers early on Sunday. “You can see the remains of the boat along 200-30...

Loris Karius knows only too well how one game can change a career After a Champions League final sent his trajectory off course, the goalkeeper gets an unlikely shot at glory with Newcastle F our days after the 2018 Champions League final, Jürgen Klopp got a call from Franz Beckenbauer. Like everyone, the legendary former Germany captain and coach had seen the game in Kyiv, seen  Liverpool losing 3-1 to Real Madrid  after a pair of blunders by their goalkeeper Loris Karius. And something about it hadn’t quite looked right. After a conversation with a doctor, he picked up the phone to Klopp. “Your goalkeeper had a concussion,” Beckenbauer told Klopp. An armchair diagnosis, for sure, but one that intrigued Klopp enough to make further inquiries. The next day Karius was flown to Boston where he had rigorous tests at the Spaulding Rehabilitation hospital. The concussion assessment consists of a checklist of 30 symptoms, including headache, light sensitivity, loss of memory and nau...

Ready for the rush: relief in Cardiff as city readies for Six Nations payday Local businesses feared the worst but the match day rush will be back for Saturday’s Six Nations showdown in the capital city Wales rugby union team the rush, and rolling the last kegs off the lorries into the pub cellars along Westgate and St Mary’s. “If I’m honest, I never really believed the strike was going to go ahead,” says Gary Corp, the landlord at the City Arms, just over the road from the stadium. “It’s money that makes the world go around, isn’t it?” he shouts as he pops back to the cellar, “And there’s too much at stake.” They say the game’s worth around £10m to the Welsh Rugby Union, and more than double that to the local economy. Back in 2017, it was estimated that a Wales home games generate £26m. It is one of the biggest days of the year here. Warren Gatland hopes to ‘draw a line’ under troubled week for Wales Read more “Mind you, it would have been catastrophic for us if they had gone on strik...

‘Godfather of Lagos’ is the man to beat in pivotal Nigerian election Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains frontrunner for president but a new voice has captured the youth vote The posters lining the roads of Lagos show the face of a smiling, bespectacled 70-year-old above a slogan promising renewed hope. Vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pedestrians and drivers negotiating the chaos of the Nigerian commercial capital are told. Vote for peace, justice, unity. On Saturday, the 6 million inhabitants of Lagos who have collected their voting cards will have to decide whether Tinubu and his ruling All Progressives Congress might fulfil any of these promises. So too will another estimated 81 million voters among the  220 million inhabitants  of Africa’s most populous country. Their collective decision will determine the result of Nigeria’s seventh presidential elections since the end of military rule in 1999. Few doubt the importance of the poll. Analysts speak of a crucial turning point after severa...

Canadian minister calls for emergency order to save country’s last spotted owls Steven Guilbeault wants to block logging of critical old-growth forest to prevent owls from going extinct in British Columbia Canada’s environment minister  plans to use a rare emergency order  to protect the last of an endangered owl species in an area where critical old-growth forest is slated for further clearcutting. Steven Guilbeault  advised the environmental groups Ecojustice and the Wilderness Committee that he believed the spotted owl was facing “imminent threats to its survival” and he would use the powers to block further destruction of its habitat in British Columbia,  the groups announced  on Thursday afternoon. “I can feel a celebration around the corner, but things have never been more dire for the spotted owl, and this emergency order is desperately needed now,” Joe Foy, a Wilderness Committee campaigner, said in the news release. “The [British Columbia] government al...