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Egyptian beach volleyball team blast French hijab ban

TheHill.com 

The Egyptian women's beach volleyball team called out France's hijab ban for its country's athletes after their match in the 2024 Paris Olympics last week. Marwa Abdelhady and Doaa Elghobashy, who are both representing Egypt at the 2024 Paris Olympics, wore hijabs, black leggings and long-sleeve t-shirts while facing off against Spain in a women's...

China Caixin PMI Signals Pickup in Services Activity

The Wall Street Journal 

A private gauge of China’s services sector signaled that activity expanded at a faster pace in July compared with a month ago, in contrast with the trend seen in official data.

Avoid aggressive bets as markets may see volatility spike

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Experts advised investors to exercise caution amid market instability. Nifty's potential downturn was linked to maintaining positions below 24,800 and VIX levels. Key stocks such as Nykaa, HDFC Bank, and Sun Pharma were highlighted. Important support and resistance levels were noted for Nifty, indicating potential market movements and recommended buying strategies.

Nigerian women first African team to make basketball Olympic quarterfinals

Voice of America 

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Ezinne Kalu scored 21 points and Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday. The Nigerians (2-1) came in having only one win — back in the 2004 Athens Games — and now they're staying around the Olympics longer than they ever have before. Their quarterfinal opponent is the United States, which is going for an eighth consecutive gold medal. The... Читать дальше...

What Were the First Animals to Have Sex?

Real Clear Science 

Patrick Pester, Live Science

Our planet is filled with a dazzling variety of creatures that bump uglies to reproduce. Cats do it. Dogs do it. The birds and the bees definitely do it. But...