Category: return

Motor Racing: Wickens to Return to Cockpit After Near Fatal Crash

Robert Wickens, who was left partially paralyzed after a near fatal IndyCar crash, will get back in a race car for the first time since his accident by racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Cup championship, the Canadian said on Friday. Wickens will team up with compatriot Mark Wilkins driving a Hyundai prepared by Bryan…


Apple Delays Return to Office Indefinitely: Bloomberg News

Apple Inc. is delaying its return to office plans indefinitely, Bloomberg News reported, while the company said it has temporarily closed three stores in the United States and Canada after a rise in COVID-19 cases and exposures among the stores’ employees. The company’s employees were previously set to return to offices on Feb. 1, according…


Hedge Funds’ November Performance Worst Since March 2020: HFR

LONDON—Hedge funds posted their worst performance in 20 months in November, after a global market selloff sparked by concerns over the Omicron COVID-19 variant, according to data from HedgeFund Research. Financial markets went into a tailspin in the final week of November with U.S. stocks losing nearly 4 percent in the last five trading sessions…


129-Year Journey Nears End as France Returns Benin Treasures

PARIS—In a decision with potential ramifications across European museums, France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artifacts for one last time before returning them home to Benin. The wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones, and sacred altars were pilfered by the French army in the 19th century from western Africa. The French will have a final glimpse…


Simone Biles to Compete in Balance Beam Final

TOKYO—Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday’s balance beam final, the last women’s event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics schedule, officials confirmed on Monday. “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow—Suni Lee AND Simone Biles!! Can’t wait to watch you both!” USA Gymnastics said…


Tears and Singing as Abducted Nigerian Students Return to Parents

KADUNA, Nigeria—Nearly two months after their abduction by armed gunmen, more than two dozen students in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state were reunited with jubilant family members on Friday amid tears and celebratory singing. Thirty-nine students were taken from a forestry college at gunpoint on March 11. Ten were later released, and parents said this week…


Australia and New Zealand Honour Military With Return of Public Commemoration on ANZAC Day

MELBOURNE—Thousands of people gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Sunday to honour military personnel on ANZAC Day, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to commemorate privately in driveways and on balconies. ANZAC Day originally commemorated a bloody battle on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey during World War One. On April 25, 1915, thousands…