Новости за 04.09.2024

AMMAN — The Court of Cassation upheld a May 2023 Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to seven years in prison after convicting him of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Amman in May 2022. 

Vinicius Jr. caused a stir with his assertion that Spain should be stripped of their 2030 World Cup hosting rights if the issue of racism does not see improvement.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today issued the following statement after the CEO of Steward Health Care, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, refused to appear before the Committee despite a bipartisan subpoena compelling his testimony:

Draper saw off world number 10 Alex De Minaur 6-3 7-5 6-2.

Children have been swinging, sliding and climbing on a playground built to honour one of the victims of a mass stabbing two years ago northeast of Saskatoon.

'There can be no overstating the threat this drug poses to the well-being of our society. The people who traffic this drug for money are literally merchants of death,' the top court judges said in a written ruling

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was subpoenaed over mismanagement of a state agency that permitted a “charity” to defraud the federal government. ...

Shiona Turini, Teyana Taylor and more were honored at the star-studded event.

Topological physics, which focuses on physical quantities that remain invariant under deformations, has garnered widespread interest in different areas of physics—photonics, quantum computing, solid-state physics, acoustics, and electronic circuits—due to its potential for noise-immune computation and signal processing.

Australian player Alex de Minaur was bundled out of the US Open in a straight-sets quarter final loss to Jack Draper.

Students and parents reacted to the Georgia school shooting that left at least four people dead and nine injured at Apalachee High School. One student recalled hearing gunshots and people screaming.

Eswatini officials dismiss allegations the marriage is a political arrangement.

Sammi Kinghorn wins her first Paralympic gold medal in sensational fashion, taking victory in the T53 100m.

The British pair are unbeaten in five years at the French Open and a long-awaited gold medal is within reach

Sports Mole previews the third and final Test match between England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to get underway on Friday at The Oval.

Apple's next budget iPhone could have a much better display than the old ones.

A mid-Missouri fisherman caught a 74-pound grass carp last month, setting a new state record.

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Twenty-three of King's books have been banned in Florida school libraries

The Swedish car giant Volvo has become the latest automaker to scrap their electric vehicle (EV) production targets, citing a decerase in overall demand.

The Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2, a highly recommended alternative to the Apple Watch Ultra 2, is currently available from Best Buy for $1,000 after a $100 discount.

VIENNA, 5th September, 2024 (WAM) -- Statistics Austria said on Wednesday that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted for the fifth consecutive quarter in the second quarter (Q2) of this year, indicating that Austria remains in a recession, Xinhua reports.

Three years after being told she’d never walk or talk again, Alexa Leary stormed to victory in the pool and broke a world record. Then came a great surprise.

The winners of football’s most prestigious individual prize will be announced at a ceremony held in Paris next month

ZURICH — Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen resumes his rivalry with Briton Josh Kerr at Thursday's Diamond League meeting in Zurich, and the race promises to be a humdinger.