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Man found dead in Kwara well

The Punch 

A yet-to-be-identified man was recovered dead in a well in the Manjasurawa area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident, according to a statement by the Kwara State Fire Service Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle, occurred in the early hours of Sunday. He noted that residents had alerted the fire service about a

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With $97M in 2nd weekend, 'Deadpool & Wolverine' sets record

Voice of America 

New York — After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation. In its second weekend, the Marvel Studios blockbuster starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman continued to steamroll through movie theaters, collecting $97 million according to studio estimates Sunday. That raised its two-week total to $395.6 million, pushing it past the long-reigning top R-rated feature, “The Passion of the Christ,” which held that mark for 20 years with $370 million domestic. Читать дальше...

Lula Assists the Maduro Steal

The Wall Street Journal 

Brazil’s leftist leader offers Venezuela’s dictator crucial political support.

91 killed in Bangladesh as Sheikh Hasina supporters, protesters clash

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Violent clashes in Bangladesh involving protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation left 91 dead, including 14 policemen, on Sunday. An indefinite curfew and social media blocks were implemented. Hasina labeled the protesters as terrorists and urged public action against them. India is watching the developments closely.

Independent Jharkhand MLA Saryu Rai joins the JD(U)

The Hindu 

Months before the Assembly election due in the State in October-November, the Jamshedpur (East) MLA, has proved true the speculation that has been rife in Jharkhand’s political circles

WSJ asst editor on getting Evan Gershkovich back from Russian prison

CBSNews.com 

Wall Street Journal assistant editor Paul Beckett, who was tasked by the Journal with coordinating its effort to secure the release of reporter Evan Gershkovich, discussed the Journal's open and "loud" approach. "The Russians didn't give us much of a choice because they came out and said he is a spy — total nonsense. But what were we going to do, then, I mean, we had to very, very quickly and very loudly, make it very clear to the world that he works for the Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street... Читать дальше...

Schedule changes for XS Manchester as four presenters leave

Radiotoday.co.uk 

Gareth Brooks, Hywel Evans, Shell Zenner and Jack Wood have left XS Manchester as the station introduces more nonstop music sequences. Breakfast presenter Alex James stays with the station and will host 7am till 11am, whilst current evening host Jam Salveson will be on-air from 4pm till 8pm. Gareth hosted daytimes whilst Hywel, who joined […]

Sjoestroem celebrates career peak, but no plans to retire

France24.com (en) 

The 30-year-old, at her fifth Olympics, hit the wall first in the 50m free in 23.71sec ahead of Australia's Meg Harris (23.97) and China's Zhang Yufei (24.20). It was only Sjoestroem's third career Olympic gold medal, compared to the 14 she has won at world championships. "Well, this was definitely my best one with the two golds. I never thought I would win the two goals on my fifth Olympics," she said. "It's unbelievable. I can definitely say, I'm not going to be better than this. Like this is the peak of my career for sure. Читать дальше...

Finke sets new world record in men's 1500m freestyle Olympic golden swim

France24.com (en) 

Finke, who led from the outset, set a new world best time of 14min 30.67sec, breaking the previous best of 14:31.02 set by China's Sun Yang in London in 2012. Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri took silver and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen collected bronze. Finke, who won gold in both 1500m and 800m freestyle in Tokyo, made his intentions clear from the outset, taking a clear lead in the opening laps. He was out on his own until Paltrinieri, the gold medallist in this event in Rio in 2016, narrowed the gap around the 850m mark. Читать дальше...