Tag: Postpone

Olympic men’s downhill postponed because of high winds

The Beijing Olympics men’s downhill, one of the Games’ signature events, was postponed Sunday because of high winds. “The jury together with the organisers have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay,” organisers said. “More information on a new date and start time will be communicated as soon as it is confirmed.” The blue riband event of alpine skiing had been scheduled to start at 11:00am (0300 GMT), […]

PNP postpones resumption of recruitment process

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has postponed the resumption of its recruitment process. In an advisory, the PNP’s Recruitment and Selection Service said the postponement was in view of three things: The clearance of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for the passage of applicants from one border to the other is still pending The difficulty of completion of documentary requirements of applicants/recruits; The policy amendments and health concerns of […]

Host Britain asks to delay climate summit to November 2021

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UN environmental agency said Wednesday it has received a request from host nation Britain to postpone this year’s global climate conference until November 2021 because of the coronavirus. This year’s COP 26 summit had been due to take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow in November before the pandemic forced a rethink and the possibility of rescheduling for March 2021. But it now appears it could take place […]