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Venemaal on märgata ohtu võimu haaramiseks, kirjutab Jüri Toomepuu Eesti Päevalehes. Kui Putin lähipäevil oma seni ustavast oligarhist vabaneda ei suuda, on märgata ohtu võimu haaramiseks, mis aga tervikuna ei pruugi Venemaale sugugi paremat valitsemist tuua.

Shoppers had to do a double take after noticing a new product on shelves at Kmart Australia.

Conversational commerce startup Connectly has raised $20 million in funding. The Series B round, announced Wednesday (Sept. 11), was led by Alibaba, with participation from Unusual Ventures, Volpe Capital, RX Ventures, Falabella Ventures and Philippos Kourkoulos Latsis.  Connectly, founded in 2020 by veterans of Facebook, Google, Uber and McKinsey, uses artificial intelligence (AI) models to […]

Max Verstappen will look for an improved personal and team performance this weekend when Red Bull seek to stop the rot and stay on top in the Formula One title race at this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

VALENCIA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Spain defeated the Czech Republic 3-0 in the opening tie of their Davis Cup group after Carlos Alcarez and Roberto Bautista won their singles matches.

BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- With the autumn semester for Chinese schools now nearly two weeks old, many Olympic medalists shared their stories in classes, inspiring students to pursue their dreams, while colorful sporting activities have been heavily involved in school life.

With the documentary “Sudan, Remember Us,” filmmaker Hind Meddeb gives herself a rather difficult task. She sets out to tell the story of four significant years in the history of this African nation through the faces and words of a few young people. Within that time frame, a 30 year dictatorship was overthrown by a […]

UFC president Dana White revealed that former President Donald Trump spoke to him prior to Tuesday night's Presidential Debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.

1. Winston Churchill portrait "The Roaring Lion" was stolen from a hotel in Canada. Police tracked the photograph to a buyer in Italy.  CBS News
2. Portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canada hotel discovered in Italy  The Guardian
3. Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy  CBC News
4. The mystery of Ottawa’s stolen Winston Churchill portrait has been solved  Global News Toronto

Can't take this one away.

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, driven by a tech rally that boosted Wall Street. Japan and South Korea saw gains, with the Topix index rising significantly. Traders are anticipating imminent US rate cuts despite elevated core inflation. Nvidia shares surged, while oil prices held steady amid Hurricane Francine's impact on key US oil zones.

It was without doubt the worst half an hour of my life. My husband and I had taken our three young children (then four, three and one) for a pre-Easter break in a large Portuguese resort.

Michael Scotto: The Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with Jarrett Culver, agents BJ Bass and Cam Brennick told @hoopshype. Culver, the sixth pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, has averaged 6.5 points in four NBA seasons playing for the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, and Hawks. pic.x.com/ahoitx74lw
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Former President Donald Trump severely hobbled his chances at the debate in Philadelphia by choosing unserious people to prep him for the debate, including Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, prominent liberal podcaster Tommy Vietor told MSNBC's "The ReidOut" on Wednesday evening.

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at the age of 86 in the capital Lima, his family said.

Katy Perry got a real rise out of the audience.

A collaborating team of NTT Corporation (NTT) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Prof. Masaya Notomi in Physics Department) has succeeded in achieving photonic topological phase transition by material phase transition by employing novel hybrid nanostructures consisting of a phase-change material and a semiconductor nanostructure.

WASHINGTON — Haitian Americans said they fear for their safety after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim during this week's presidential debate about immigrants in Ohio. Haitian community leaders across the U.S. said the Republican candidate's remarks about immigrants eating household pets during his debate with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris could put lives at risk and further inflame tensions in the small city of Springfield, Ohio, where thousands of recent Haitian arrivals... Читать дальше...

The actor secured the best drama performance prize for his role in Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

Spears performed ‘Slave 4 U’ at the 2001 MTV VMAs

Minutes after blasting a foul ball off his foot and appearing to be in serious pain, Juan Soto stepped into a two-run home run that gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead over the Royals in The Bronx on Wednesday.

“I want to repeat that the welfare and safety of our students is our highest priority, and that we acted within minutes of this alleged situation to ensure all students were safe,” the school chief wrote.