Новости за 18.08.2024

Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their country’s political opposition

Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas vehicle in West Bank kills two terrorists

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Local nonprofit Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children held a walk Saturday to raise awareness about Columbus gun violence and how it can affect the fabric of families' everyday life.  MOMCC member Brenda Johnson knows everyone who came to this event had one goal: to make sure Columbus is safer.  “It warms [...]

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QUETTA: Three people were injured in a hand grenade attack targeting a police vehicle near the University of Balochistan in the Sariab Road area on Saturday.

LONDON: A team of UK divers has hailed the discovery of a wreck off Scotland believed to be a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I but still “virtually intact”. The team found what it thinks is HMS Hawke — which sank after being hit by a German torpedo in Oct 1914 — in the North Sea earlier this week.

The Bills host the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday in their final preseason game.

LAHORE: Pakistan will go into the first fixture of their upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi with an all-pace attack, the country’s cricket board announced on Saturday.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely due to an alleged doping violation, the national governing body Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Employees who have worked with Bill Gates at his organization have always been scared of his domineering attitude, according to some of the revelations in a new book in the works. Some even went to the extent of comparing his behavior with the France’s King Louis XIV, say reports.

Andre Luis (C) celebrates after scoring in a Chinese Super League match against Shanghai Port, Shanghai, China, August 17, 2024. / IC Photo

Washington — Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shutter its local operations in Brazil following a legal tussle over the platform's rights and responsibilities, owner Elon Musk said  Saturday. The service will remain available to Brazilian users. The closure was the apparent culmination of an ongoing legal battle between Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has said he is trying to fight the spread of dangerous disinformation online. A post Saturday from... Читать дальше...

In a surprising outcome, heavyweight contender Guido Vianello (13-2-1, 11 KOs) used his superior speed ... read more

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, on Saturday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. With the victory, the Red Sox improved to 65-57 while the Orioles dropped to 72-52. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAYBoston needed to score 12 runs to get back in the win column […]

QUETTA: The Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC) has terminated the services of 1,400 “ghost” employees, who were on its payroll for the past many years.

Russell Wilson slogged through a forgettable preseason debut in Pittsburgh, mustering little before giving way to a more dynamic Justin Fields.

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Combined with the Guardians’ loss in Milwaukee, the Twins whittled their AL Central deficit to two games behind Cleveland.

QUEBEC CITY – Guido Vianello upset Arslanbek Makhmudov in a meeting of heavyweight fringe contenders in the co-feature to Christian Mbilli-Sergiy Derevyanchenko at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada on Saturday. Vianello (13-2-1, 11 knockouts) largely had things his own was until the doctor stopped the fight due to a grotesque swelling around Makhmudov’s […]

Amid concerns over Monkeypox, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, demanding strict testing and quarantine protocol at the Mumbai airport for passengers from high-risk countries. The World Health Organisation has declared Monkeypox a public health emergency, and the virus has now reached Pakistan, former Maharashtra CM Chavan said on Saturday, urging the government to take proactive steps to prevent its spread in India. "It has reached our neighbourhood. Читать дальше...

Vikings quarterbacks Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall seem to have learned from last year’s troubles, while the secondary has the most interesting position battles.

With Anthony Edwards’ charisma a key selling point, the Wolves are getting many more prime time appearances.

The U.S. president is trying to set a positive mood in the hope of achieving a cease-fire in Gaza and thwarting an Iranian attack, but those involved are less optimistic ■ Life for residents of northern Israel is intolerable, even without an all-out war with Hezbollah ■ Right-wing condemnations of the deadly settler riots in the West Bank are far from convincing

The Gophers football team didn’t get the top-rated Minnesota recruits from 2019-21, but coach P.J. Fleck has turned that around, reeling in many of the state’s best.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open.