Новости за 10.01.2024

Deafalympian and wrestler Virender Singh, known as Goonga Pahalwan, has expressed disappointment after being overlooked for the prestigious Khel Ratna at the National Sports Awards 2023. Despite winning five Olympic medals, Virender was not rewarded with the Khel Ratna, and the Haryana government has not given him Rs 8 crore as per its policy. He took to social media to voice his frustration and criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur for the snub.

A total of 14,888 buses were operated, against the 15,226 buses that would usually be operated in Chennai and the districts, a Transport Department official said

Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wants a 100 billion euro fund to boost EU defence industry production in a cooperative way, he said as the EU executive is drafting the bloc’s brand new defence industry strategy (EDIS).

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos admitted that losing Mothobi Mvala for the Africa Cup of Nations would be a huge blow, with the defender doubtful as to whether he will fly to the Ivory Coast with the team on Thursday.

A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television station during a live broadcast and so revealed the country’s spiraling violence in the wake of an apparent recent prison escape

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A group of armed, masked men in Ecuador launched an audacious attack on a television station…

The delayed decommissioning of Eskom's ageing coal-fired power stations and about 6 gigawatts of new gas-to-power plants are among the reasons that the government has decreased renewable power in its revised energy blueprint.

Donald Trump is on a losing streak in his legal cases, a law professor told the former president's niece, Mary Trump, in an interview published Tuesday.

Long before South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 over its genocidal war on Gaza, its iconic anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who came to embody the struggle for justice worldwide; stated, “Palestine was the greatest moral issue of our time.” Three decades have passed since … Continue reading "Palestine: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time"

There are multiple indications that members of the foreign policy establishment are increasingly worried that the American people are growing weary of Washington’s strategic overextension and the excessive costs in treasure and blood that role imposes.  Elites show their nervousness through desperate attempts to preserve the policy status quo.  One recent example was the effort … Continue reading "The Foreign Policy Blob’s Desperate Attempt To Preserve NATO"

A bemused Andy Murray is called into the commentary box despite losing to Marin Cilic

1. Storms envelop much of US, bringing heavy snow, rains, tornadoes  Reuters
2. Monster storm system sparks deadly tornado outbreak in Gulf Coast and Southeast  NBC News
3. Winter storm slams central and eastern US  CNN
4. 3 Killed as Storms and Likely Tornadoes Tear Through Southeastern U.S.  The New York Times
5. Winter Storm Finn, Severe Storms Updates | Weather.com  The Weather Channel

U.S. Central Command said on Jan. 9, at approximately 9:15 p.m. local time, the Iranian-backed Houthis launched a massive barrage targeting international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Suspicions are growing that drug traffickers, as well as hard-working migrants, are sending money home

Rachel Reeves’s pitch to regenerate the British economy must cut through Tory attack lines and bond investor scepticism

Chief of Google’s AI unit and Isomorphic Labs spells out targets following $3bn Eli Lilly-Novartis partnerships

Houthi attacks force vessels to divert via longer route round the Cape of Good Hope

A new Danish algorithm exploits the fact that both language and life are sequences

He left everything to his wife from whom he had been separated for many years

Former portfolio manager at Izzy Englander’s firm strikes out with expected $4bn-$5bn launch

The UK capital is chock full of activity, from its plethora of parks and bike lanes to boutique fitness classes and more

Corporate tax take to rise up to a third at hubs for multinationals such as Ireland and the Netherlands

The declines mean the cost of financing for new battery cars rises for consumers

European Medicines Agency saddled with 15-year liability for lease after subtenant WeWork stops paying rent

Ex-president’s rivals scrap for second place just days before presidential primary season kicks off