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☆ Dan Hennessey: Boxing announcer quits after backlash to calling wrong winner
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

He then declared Johnson the winner, with video footage showing a confused Hughes shaking her head. Hennessey took to Facebook after the fight to apologize and accept “full responsibility” for the mistake, writing on Sunday: “I own it. It’s all on me.”He added: “I have apologized to all involved and now I apologize to you. Not my best day in the office.”Nina Hughes was confused after being announced as the winner before the fight was awarded to Johnson. I was just about to do the post-fight interview but then they started dragging me back by my hand.

Persons: ” Dan Hennessey, Nina Hughes, Cherneka Johnson, Vasiliy, George Kambosos Jr, Hughes, Hennessey, Johnson, “, ” Nina Hughes, Richard Wainwright, ”, ” Hennessey, ” Hughes, I’d, I’ve, ’ ”, ‘ What’s Organizations: CNN, Boxing Association, WBA bantamweight, New Zealand, Facebook, Guardian, WBA Locations: Perth, Australia

☆ MH370: Malaysia may renew search for missing plane nearly 10 years after it disappeared
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ally Barnard | Manveena Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Malaysia may renew the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the country’s transport minister said Sunday, as the 10th anniversary of its disappearance nears. The US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity had made a “credible” new search proposal, Loke said, without providing details. “The Ministry of Transport are ready to invite Ocean Infinity to Malaysia to discuss the proposal of a no-find, no-fee proposal. He said he would do “everything possible” to get Cabinet approval for a new contract with Ocean Infinity. Ocean Infinity last attempted to find the missing plane in 2018, with Malaysia offering up to $70 million if the firm had found it.

Persons: MH370, Anthony Loke, ” Loke, Loke, Richard Wainwright, ” Organizations: CNN, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines Flight, Boeing, Ministry, Transport, Ocean, Getty Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Malaysia, AFP, Tanzania, Mauritius, Reunion Island

☆ Voice referendum: Australia sets date for historic referendum on its First Nations people
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the government is on course for failure unless it can reverse declining support. As soon as the date was announced, the no campaign sent a text message calling for tax deductible donations that read: “It’s on! Votes in the territories – the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will only be included in the national total. The Voice, if approved, would enshrine a body in the constitution made up of Indigenous people to advise the government on laws that relate to them. Tamati Smith/Getty ImagesNo vote strengthening in the pollsBut recent polling suggests if a vote was cast now, it would likely fail.

Persons: ”, Anthony Albanese, –, Richard Wainwright, Peter Dutton, they’d, ” Dutton, “, Anna Clark, Clark, ” Cedric Marika, Tamati Smith, Oscar, ” Oscar, she’s, Albanese, “ Don’t, don’t Organizations: Australia CNN —, Peoples of Australia, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Australian, Territory, Nations, WA Liberals, Reuters, Labor, Liberal Party, National Party, Australian Electoral Commission, Liberal, AEC, Sky News, Australian Centre for Public, University of Technology, Garma, Torres, Torres Strait Islander Social, Australian Human Rights, ”, Torres Strait Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australia CNN — Australia, Nations, Northern Territory, Perth, University of Technology Sydney, East Arnhem, Torres Strait

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