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The Refugee Olympic Team of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has arrived at the Athletes Village in the suburbs of Paris.

On a march toward the glory days of their past, the Los Angeles Galaxy will be out to pad their lead atop the Western Conference standings on Saturday

Azerbaijan, the host of this year's UN climate talks, has shelved a planned levy on fossil fuel production and instead launched a fund to "invest" in climate action in developing countries. Reports suggest that Azerbaijan, which relies heavily on oil and gas revenues, faced resistance from some oil- and gas-producing Gulf countries regarding the planned levy announced in May. The new fund, the "Climate Finance Action Fund" (CFAF), will receive annual contributions from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies. Читать дальше...

Indian airports faced delays due to a Microsoft cloud outage, affecting Delhi and Chennai. Long airport queues were reported. Passengers experienced delays and missed flights. One passenger to London faced a half-hour delay; another missed a Bhubaneshwar lecture and couldn’t find alternative Sri Lanka flights. Airlines like Indigo and Vistara were impacted. New Delhi airport had temporary IT issues.

A doctor with a military background said on Friday evening that Donald Trump could have a serious brain injury from being shot in the ear at a rally, but raised serious concerns about the lack of transparency surrounding the ex-president's medical condition.

Today, after a number of mostly spot fires throughout the region in recent weeks, Los Angeles finds itself partially ringed by blazes: one in La Tuna Canyon, two more in the Angeles National Forest, one in Redlands, another one to the north near Palmdale and a sixth — the largest in the state this year […]

Brooks Baldwin #27 of the Chicago White Sox hits a single on his first at bat in his Major League debut in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on July 19, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Ed Zurga/Getty Images

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Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, known for his impressive performances in ODI World Cups, has expressed confusion over the team management's decision to bench him during the 2019 edition. Shami, who has taken 55 wickets in 18 World Cup innings, is India's leading wicket-taker in the ICC event and ranks fifth overall globally.

Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for "unambiguously weakening left-wing extremism."His comments came days after 12 Naxals were killed in an encounter in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on July 17.In a post on X, Milind Deora said, "Full credit to @narendramodi Ji & @mieknathshinde Ji for unambiguously weakening left-wing extremism. This is precisely how the #Maharashtra Government ensured a Rs10,000 crore steel plant creating 7,000 jobs came to #Gadchiroli... Читать дальше...

"We have lost the ability to perceive why democracy matters...even if it elects people we don't always agree with."

In all of its coverage, the corporate media seeks to conceal from the public the scale and depth of political reaction in the US for fear of social revolution.

1. Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74  CNN
2. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has passed away after battle with pancreatic cancer  Fox News
3. Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee from Houston dies at age 74  FOX 26 Houston
4. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74, her family announces  KHOU.com
5. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74  The New York Times

ISLAMABAD, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's payment system has been witnessing continuous and significant progress in the adoption of digital payment channels as the digital user base showed remarkable average growth of 8 percent in the third quarter of last fiscal year from July 2023 to June 2024.

Throughout the night several arrests were made in relation to the disorder and further arrests will be made over the next few days

Harbhajan Singh has lambasted a Pakistan cricket fan and journalist for comparing Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan with former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

KL Rahul was not considered for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, which India won 4-1 under Shubman Gill's captaincy. However, the selectors have now included him in the squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting August 2 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In 75 ODIs so far, KL Rahul has scored 2,820 runs at an average of 50.35, with 7 centuries and 18 fifties to his name.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court was hit with a ransomware attack that officials say does not appear related to the faulty CrowdStrike update that sparked a global technology outage.

1. Joe Biden 'Irritated' With Barack Obama Amid Wave of 2024 Pressure  Newsweek
2. What did Obama say about Biden staying in the race?  USA TODAY
3. If Biden drops out, ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she would favor ...  The Times of India

The president has grown frustrated with some of his closest Democratic allies who are reportedly pushing him to end his reelection campaign.

Friday's Microsoft outage affecting banks, hospitals, and airports had effects in the sports world, causing Erica Wheeler to miss the WNBA Skills Challenge as part of the league's All-Star weekend.

The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against its largest provider of temporary shelter for underage migrants, alleging widespread sexual abuse of vulnerable children it was entrusted to protect.

Muhammad Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will focus on meeting its external financing needs by speaking with foreign governments and lenders to draw foreign investment as well as seeking loan rollovers, Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb said on Friday, as the government prepares to execute its new $7bn International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement.

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President Joe Biden, in a series of social media posts late Friday, took issue with many aspects of Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention the day prior, at one point informing him that his frequent praise for Hannibal Lecter is misguided because he’s just a character and a cannibal.