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Новости за 18.12.2024

Report: NWSL, Denver group enter exclusive franchise negotiations

BigNewsNetwork.com 

(Photo credit: EM Dash-Imagn Images) A group representing the city of Denver and the NWSL entered negotiations geared toward being awarded an expansion franchise, Sportico reported Monday. Denver reportedly is the favorite to land a team ahead of Cleveland and Cincinnati. The NWSL consisted of 14 teams in the just-completed 2024 season, with a franchise in Boston set for its inaugural season in 2025. The Colorado group

No. 9 Marquette out to gain traction in Big East opener vs. Butler

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Big East conference play gets underway for No. 9 Marquette as it welcomes Butler to Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Both teams are looking to start conference play on a higher note after scuffling at the end of early nonconference play. Marquette (9-2) has lost two of three and Butler (7-4) has lost three in a row. The ranked Gold

Apple Intelligence isn’t changing lives yet, but just you wait - 9to5Mac

Top Stories (us) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Apple Intelligence isn’t changing lives yet, but just you wait  9to5Mac
  2. AI Is Surprisingly Unpopular on Phones. Here's How to Turn Off Apple Intelligence  CNET
  3. Apple Intelligence Still Not Driving iPhone Sales. AI Upgrade Cycle Yet To Arrive.  Investor's Business Daily
  4. Is Apple Intelligence already doomed to irrelevance?  Creative Bloq
  5. Best Apple Intelligence, Samsung Galaxy AI Features: Survey  Entrepreneur

EU: Venezuelan opposition leaders granted Sakharov Prize

«MercoPress» (en) 

Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado were awarded Tuesday the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament given their “efforts to restore freedom and democracy” in the South American country.

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior sends strong message to detractors after winning FIFA The Best Award

World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

After winning the 2024 FIFA The Best award, Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior took to social media to deliver a powerful message to his detractors.

Vinicius Junior has etched his name into soccer history by claiming the 2024 FIFA The Best award, overcoming a Ballon d’Or snub in favor of Manchester City‘s Rodri. Following the gala in Doha, Qatar, the Real Madrid star took to social media to reflect on his journey and deliver a strong message to his critics.

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AstroPay Debuts Multicurrency Wallet for Cross-Border Payments

PYMNTS.com 

Cross-border finance FinTech AstroPay has introduced its multicurrency wallet. The new offering, announced by the London-based company Tuesday (Dec. 17), is aimed at simplifying how users manage money across borders. “We’re making it easier for users to manage their money and take control of their finances, regardless of where they are or what currencies they […]

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VOA Mandarin: China expands private pension system nationwide

Voice of America 

China has fully rolled out its “private pension” system this week. According to the plan, each person can deposit no more than $1,600 every year to invest in financial products as a supplementary source of basic pension. However, Chinese people interviewed by VOA bluntly said that this is a "Ponzi scheme" because China's economy is in a slump, and that the medical insurance and social security funds have long been in deficit. Click here to see the full story in Mandarin.

"China ready to work with India," says Beijing ahead of Ajit Doval-Wang Yi meet

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between the leaders of the two countries and work to bring bilateral relations back on track as soon as possible, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Beijing also emphasised the need to respect each other's core interests and major concerns, strengthen mutual trust through dialogue and communica

Congress Still Trying To Fund Plan To Rip Huawei Gear Out Of U.S. Telecom Networks

Techdirt 

Long before TikTok histrionics took root, you might recall that numerous members of Congress spent numerous years freaking about another Chinese company: Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei. The argument, made without much in the way of public evidence, was that Huawei was systematically using its network gear to spy on Americans at a massive scale. Congress then […]

Assad's Sednaya prison often last stop in Syrian families’ search

Voice of America 

Sednaya prison, notorious for its history of torture and mass executions under the Assad regime, has become one of the last stops for families searching for traces of their missing loved ones. After Bashar al-Assad fled the country, rebels freed thousands of inmates and uncovered a grim reality — corpses buried within its walls — leaving families with hope but more often heartbreak. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Ethel Bonet, who visited the prison in Damascus. Camera: Hunter Williamson

QPR FC Women (2) – Norwich City Women (1)  

Independent R's 

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Blodgett, Searle, Lewin, Owen, Goddard, Stanley, Munro, Dzyadyk  Subs: McCrea, Hennessy, Sampson, D’Santos, Ward-Chambers  The first opportunity at the Matrade Loftus Road Stadium fell to the home side in the fourth minute, when Jess Cooper’s strike was stopped by the keeper’s leg.   Following a fairly Continue reading

VOA Persian: Iran executed at least 40 people in one week, group says

Voice of America 

The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign reported that at least 40 people were executed in Iran in recent days. The group released a statement, obtained by VOA, that comes amid the 47th consecutive week of a hunger strike involving prisoners across 27 prisons nationwide. The imprisoned members of the campaign have also expressed concern about the possibility of the confirmation of death sentences of two political prisoners, Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh and Saman Mohammadi Khiyareh. The "No... Читать дальше...