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Isaac Cruz has some of the best defence in boxing

Boxing News 24 

He keeps his hands up, tucks his chin in, and gets his head off the centre line. Simple, practical, and effective. Unlike some of these athletic types who keep their hands down and try to use...

Isaac Cruz has some of the best defence in boxing

Impact of Trump's conviction on independent voters unveiled in new poll

TheHill.com 

Former President Trump’s conviction in the hush money case could turn some independent voters away from him, a new poll found. The Politico/Ipsos poll found that 21 percent of independents said they are less likely to vote for Trump after the conviction, adding that the guilty verdict in Trump’s hush money case is very important to...

Former Edek mayor calls for leader’s resignation

Cyprus Mail 

Former Strovolos mayor and Edek member Savvas Iliophotou has called for the resignation of the party’s leader Marinos Sizopoulos, following the abysmal results of the three centrist parties – Edek, Diko and Dipa – at the European elections, as their combined strength was almost halved compared to the 2019 elections for MEP. “Significant changes are […]

Cyprus tourist arrivals rise in May — UK leads the way

Cyprus Mail 

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus displayed a slight yet steady increase in May 2024, compared to the same month last year, with the primary markets sustaining robust performance levels, the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) revealed on Monday. Notably, the figures for this period show a rise in tourist numbers to 421,400 from 420,076 in May 2023, […]

Man fatally shot in Avalon Park

Chicago Sun-Times 

A man was shot and killed in Avalon Park Monday morning, police said.

The man, 39, was in the 7700 block of South South Chicago Avenue around 3 a.m. when someone fired shots, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center initially in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police believe the suspect fled the scene in a car after firing shots.

No one is in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating. Читать дальше...

Over $1 bn to be pledged for Africa vaccine sovereignty: France

NAIJ.COM (Nigeria News) 

More than one billion dollars will be pledged towards ramping up vaccine production in Africa at a summit held in Paris later this week, France said on Monday. The amount committed by donors -- which include the European Commission, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and the United States -- "will exceed a billion dollars", the presidential Elysee Palace said.

9 nuclear-armed nations including India continued to modernise N-arsenals in 2023: SIPRI

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that nine nuclear-armed nations, including the US, Russia, France, China, India, and Pakistan, continued to modernize their nuclear arsenals in 2023. China notably increased its nuclear arsenal from 410 to 500 warheads and is expected to continue growing. The report highlighted that around 2,100 deployed warheads were on high operational alert, primarily held by Russia and the US, with China joining for the first time.