Health workers are struggling to get medicines and supplies into Afghanistan where facilities have come under attack and some staff have fled escalating violence, a World Health Organisation official said on Friday. Taliban fighters have signalled they want continued support for health services in the areas they are taking, the WHO’s regional emergencies director, Rick […]
Day: July 10, 2021
Apple Looking Into PC Gaming With Mac? Exec Says Company ‘Loves The Challenge’
Apple M1. Image used for representation. With rumours of next generation of Apple M-series chipsets coming with as much as 16 or 32 graphics cores, Apple’s venture into PC gaming shouldn’t come as a surprise. Apple’s Mac computers aren’t really the kind of machines that anyone would consider for gaming. Despite the critically acclaimed performance […]
UFC 264 Live results and analysis — Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
LAS VEGAS — Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will meet for a third time Saturday in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena, and a capacity crowd will be on hand for a card here for the first time since March 7, 2020. Poirier stopped McGregor at UFC 257 in January via a […]
Foreign aid: Gates and others to partially cover UK aid cuts
The group says the funding will help save “critical projects” and ensure progress is not “wasted”. Source link
Arsenal, Tottenham eye Real Madrid’s Isco
Amid all the action at Euro 2020 and the Copa America, the summer transfer window has opened, with Europe’s biggest clubs looking to make a splash in the transfer market. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Gunners, Spurs eye Real’s Isco Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring […]
Amid Declining Popularity, Bolsonaro’s Disapproval Rating Surpasses 50% for First Time
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s disapproval rating passed 50 percent for the first time, according to a poll published by the Datafolha Institute, marking a new low in the far-right leader’s declining popularity. Bolsonaro’s gap to former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of next year’s elections also increased from 18 to 21 percentage […]
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. carted off field after awkward landing
Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was carted off after injuring his knee while attempting to make a leaping catch on the right field warning track during Saturday’s game against the Miami Marlins. He attempted to limp off with trainers but stopped halfway to the dugout and the cart was brought on to take him […]
Blaupunkt new ‘Made in India’ Android smart TVs start at ₹14,999. Details here
New Delhi: German consumer electronics company Blaupunkt launched four ‘Made-in-India’ Android TV models in India this week. The brand has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with the Indian contract manufacturer Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL). As per the licensing contract, Blaupunkt’s manufacturing, branding, designing, packaging, and retailing supply chain will be handled by SPPL. […]
England’s Euro 2020 final run reflects how Gareth Southgate and players changed a nation’s mood
BURTON UPON TRENT, England — It was in the months after England‘s run to the 2018 World Cup semifinals when manager Gareth Southgate began to realise the impact he had made on the country. “What hit me coming back from Russia was families coming up to me on the street, people coming up to me […]
Egypt Denies Times Report That Officials Sexually Abused Women
CAIRO — The Egyptian government has denied a report by The New York Times that women who encounter the country’s justice system risk sexual abuse during searches by state authorities. The Times found a dozen women who said they were sexually violated by officials in police stations, prisons and hospitals. Experts said that anecdotal evidence […]