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Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa beat Bangladesh but face nervous semi-final wait

[ad_1] South Africa made an ideal start to this contest as a combination of tight bowling and circumspect batting saw Bangladesh crawl to 10-1 off the first five overs without scoring a single boundary.Sobhana Mostary and skipper Joty then shared a 45-run stand for Bangladesh's third wicket as they made 38 and 32 respectively.Yet there was the unerring sense Bangladesh left runs out in the middle with so many wickets in hand when they finished up on a rather unthreatening […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Amazon prefers renewables in Asia as nuclear still elusive

[ad_1] Amazon is currently only looking at wind and solar to offer green power for projects in Asia, even as global technology companies begin examining nuclear generation to supply energy-hungry data centers. "We’re going where we can procure today, and that’s renewables” in the region, said Ken Haig, APAC regional head of energy and environmental policy at Amazon Web Services. "Is it possible to procure nuclear power in this part of the world? Not yet.” This is in contrast to […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Dodgers drop Padres in historic Japanese pitchers’ duel to advance in MLB playoffs

[ad_1] Los Angeles – Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five brilliant innings and Los Angeles homered twice in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday that propelled the Dodgers into the National League Championship Series.Two days after fending off elimination, the Dodgers completed a 3-2 series victory over the Padres in the best-of-five National League Division Series and will host the New York Mets in Game 1 of the best-of-seven NLCS on Sunday.Yamamoto came out on top in a […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Africa: Nigeria Is Pacesetter in Fight Against Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol

[ad_1] Abuja — The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), has said that the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), is setting the pace in the fight against cybercrime in Africa. The Director Interpol Cybercrime Directorate Singapore, Craig Jones, also noted that Nigeria is a leading country in Africa in terms of the fight against cybercrime. Jones said this in Abuja during the official closing of the 2024 Cybersecurity Week at the ECOWAS Secretariat, Asokoro, Abuja on Thursday. Represented by […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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Much of the world treats Trump as a shadow president

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – When Finland wanted to join NATO to ward off Russian aggression, it knew it had a friend living in the White House and could count on U.S. President Joe Biden’s support. But to ensure that the U.S. Senate would ratify its membership bid, Finland’s government decided to also seek out the president living in Florida.And so Mikko Hautala, the Finnish ambassador to the United States at the time, made a point of speaking privately with former U.S. […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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Nihon Hidankyo members hope surprise Nobel win cements nuclear taboo

[ad_1] A day after Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, members of the group on Saturday expressed surprise and gratitude over the award, but also noted the pressing need to pass down their efforts to the younger generation — especially as the taboo over the use of the weapons continues to erode.“I had to pinch my cheeks to make sure,” Toshiyuki Mimaki, a senior Nihon Hidankyo member, […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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Over 79 million girls in Africa sexually assaulted

[ad_1] One in five girls in conflict stricken sub-Saharan countries had experienced sexual assault or rape before turning 18. Cumulatively, 79 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa have been sexually assaulted between 2010 and 2022. This is contained in the first-ever global estimate on sexual violence against children published by UNICEF. Globally, UNICEF estimates that sexual violence has affected some 370 million – or one in eight – girls and young women. The United Nations children’s agency says sub-Saharan Africa has […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki reiterate call for peace after Nobel win

[ad_1] Hiroshima/Nagasaki – People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call for peace Saturday, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, was named this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A 63-year-old man who was visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park praised the hibakusha group, saying, "I bow to the hard work of continuing activities since the years […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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Africa: Sex Machina – Inside the Wild West World of Human-AI Relationships, Where the Lonely and Vulnerable Are Most At Risk

[ad_1] Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing about his wife: "A bonus picture of my cutie ... I'm so happy to see mother and children together. Ruby dressed them so cute too." He continues: "Ruby and I visited the pumpkin patch with the babies. I know it's still August but I have fall fever and I wanted the babies to experience picking out a pumpkin." Ruby and the four children […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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