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[ad_1] AL RAYYAN, Qatar – Iran knocked out four-time champions Japan with a 2-1 victory in their Asian Cup quarterfinal clash after captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh converted a penalty in stoppage time at Education City Stadium on Saturday.With the match tied at 1-1 and headed to extra time, Iran won a penalty in the fourth minute of added time and Jahanbakhsh stepped up to blast the ball into the top corner, […]
[ad_1] William Troost-Ekong helped Nigeria end Angola's three-match winning run and reach the Afcon semi-finals at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium on FridayNigeria captain William Troost-Ekong believes his team's "fighting spirit" will make them Africa Cup of Nations champions for a fourth time. "I believe in the mentality of this team, the fighting spirit and that's the thing that's going to make us champions," Troost-Ekong said.They next play on Wednesday against […]
[ad_1] The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high of 6,539 in fiscal 2022, a government survey showed, with an increased workload amid the COVID-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor.The figure for the year to last March was up 642 from the previous year, marking the second straight annual increase. The sum accounted for 0.71% of […]
[ad_1] NEW YORK – Japanese fireballer Shintaro Fujinami has agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million deal with the New York Mets, MLB.com said Friday. The club also offered up to $850,000 in incentives to the 29-year-old right-handed relief pitcher, who became a free agent after playing for the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics last season, according to an article posted on MLB's official site. If the deal is confirmed, Fujinami […]
[ad_1] Shika, Ishikawa Pref. – The Nuclear Regulation Authority will review its evacuation guidelines after the Jan. 1 earthquake that devastated the Noto Peninsula heavily damaged roads around the Shika plant that would be used by local residents during an evacuation.The 7.6 magnitude quake also damaged many buildings, leaving some areas inaccessible for more than a week."Maybe we will be abandoned if something happens," said a local staying at an […]
[ad_1] Japan's Mone Chiba celebrates after winning the women's competition at the Four Continents championships in Shanghai on Friday. | AFP-JIJI Chiba performs during the women's free skate on Friday. | AFP-JIJI [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Boeing is reeling from a week of turmoil that has snagged production and development timelines and tested confidence in CEO Dave Calhoun almost a month after the midair blowout of a dummy door on a 737 Max 9, industry insiders said.From Seattle, where 737s are built, to Washington, where they are regulated, and Dublin, center of the air finance world, the company has faced a perfect storm of competing […]
[ad_1] Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi is a national hero for Ukrainians after repelling the first wave of Vladimir Putin’s invasion on the outskirts of Kyiv.But two years into the war, setbacks on the battlefield and political jealousies in the capital have soured his relationship with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This week, the president tried — and failed — to force out his commander-in-chief, pulling back the curtain on a damaging rift at […]
[ad_1] LONDON – Haas expects to start the Formula One season near the back of the grid, new boss Ayao Komatsu said on Friday as the U.S.-owned team became the first to present their 2024 challenger.The VF-24 car, shown online in digital renders, is a development of a concept introduced last October at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. It will have a track shakedown at Silverstone on […]
[ad_1] Anti-apartheid fighter and cultural worker Mongane Wally Serote spoke at a recent event about the centrality of art and culture to the struggle for liberation In 1979, during the height of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, a group of exiled activists and artists in the neighboring country of Botswana formed the Medu Art Ensemble. A mere six years later, the organization's future was prematurely cut short when the South African Defense Forces Special Forces conducted raids in […]
