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Новости за 19.12.2024

Do India qualify for WTC Final if BGT ends in draw?

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

The India-Australia Test series hangs in the balance at 1-1, with the final two matches crucial for World Test Championship Final qualification. A 2-2 series draw requires either a Sri Lankan upset over Australia or a Pakistani whitewash of South Africa for India to advance. A 1-1 finish necessitates a 2-0 Pakistan victory or a Sri Lankan win/draw against Australia.

France's Macron visits cyclone-devastated Mayotte as residents plead for aid

Voice of America 

MAMOUDZOU, MAYOTTE — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido's destruction and was immediately confronted with a firsthand account of devastation across the French territory.  "Mayotte is demolished," Assane Haloi, a security agent, told Macron after he stepped off the plane.  Macron had been moving along in a line of people greeting him when Haloi grasped his hand and spoke for a minute about the harrowing conditions... Читать дальше...

NBA: Newest Warrior Dennis Schroder faces nemesis Grizzlies again

Sports.inquirer.net 

Dennis Schroder and the Memphis Grizzlies meet again. Less than a week after a contentious game against Schroder when he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets, the Grizzlies will see the 12-year NBA veteran again Thursday night when they host the Golden State Warriors. Schroder was acquired by the Warriors on Sunday after playing

Israel Strikes Yemen Energy Targets in Latest Middle East Flare-Up

Oilprice.com 

Israel carried out airstrikes on a port city and energy infrastructure in Yemen on Thursday after a missile targeting central Israel was shot by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people, local officials told AP, after Israel targeted with fighter jets the port city of Hodeida, the Salif port, and the oil terminal Ras Isa on the Red Sea. Another wave of Israeli strikes targeted energy infrastructure in the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen, Sanaa. Читать дальше...

The Billionaires’ Election

In These Times 

The disastrous 2024 outcome shows the ever-growing role of money in American politics.

Indonesian Supreme Court upholds Sritex bankruptcy ruling

FashionNetwork.com (us) 

Indonesia’s Supreme Court has upheld the bankruptcy ruling on distressed textile company PT Sri Rejeki Isman, according to people familiar with the decision, risking layoffs for tens of thousands of its employees.

SLU v. Grand Canyon

Billikens.com 

SLU v. Grand Canyon SLU looks to bounce back from their first home loss in the Schertz era on Saturday as they take on Grand Canyon on Sunday. Game time...

Who are the men convicted in French mass rape trial?

France24.com (en) 

Dominique Pelicot, 72, who admitted sedating his then wife with sleeping pills from 2011 to 2020 so that men he recruited online could rape her in her own bed, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape. The other accused aged 27 to 74 have hailed from all walks of life, and included an unemployed man, a truck driver, a journalist, a firefighter, an engineer and an electrician. Their apparent ordinariness led to them being dubbed "Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde" in French media (Mr Everybody). Читать дальше...

Great Review Of One Billion Users As The Campaign Hits Its Final Hours!

Techdirt 

As we mentioned yesterday, our crowdfunding campaign for One Billion Users is in its final hours. Although we’re still below the funding threshold, we did get a decent bump yesterday, so there’s still a chance we’ll reach our goal. And just in time, Adi Robertson at The Verge has written a very nice review of […]