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Upstart Tigers continue stunning run by sweeping Astros

[ad_1] Andy Ibanez smashed a three-run double in the eighth inning to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the Houston Astros 5-2 to advance to the American League Division Series.Detroit swept the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series to reach a second-round matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, who host the opener on Saturday.The upstart Tigers, who had not reached the playoffs since 2014 and had not won a playoff series since 2013, […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

Japan

‘Super Happy Forever’: Melancholy romance makes most of fleeting happiness

[ad_1] Kohei Igarashi’s “Super Happy Forever” is bitter and sweet, in that order. It’s a love story that starts at the unhappy end and then flips back to the beginning. That might sound like a recipe for ruefulness, yet this isn’t a bummer in the vein of nonlinear romantic dramas such as Derek Cianfrance’s “Blue Valentine” (2010). Rather, it’s a reminder that our past happinesses still count for something, even […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

Japan

Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’

[ad_1] Gletsch, Switzerland – A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed 2.4% of their volume in a year, with Sahara sand accelerating the summer melt. The past 12 months have been "exceptional both in terms of accumulation and melt" for Swiss glaciers, a Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) study showed Tuesday. In the end, the glacier melt, which scientists say is being accelerated by human-induced climate […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

Japan

Japan’s deep-sea vessel digs for answers to 2011 earthquake

[ad_1] Beneath the waters off Japan’s northeastern coast where two tectonic plates converge, scientists aboard a research vessel are investigating the causes of one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history by drilling to a total depth of 7,877.5 meters below sea level.Operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu — one of only two such ships in the world dedicated […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

News

Malawi: Sico Does It Again for Boxing – Supports Saturday’s Bout in Lilongwe With K7.5 Million

[ad_1] SICO Holdings has today donated K7.5 million to New Dawn Boxing Promotions to be used for the upcoming boxing match between the country's boxer Hannock Phiri and Regen Champion from the DRC which will take place on 05 October 2024 at the BICC in the city of Lilongwe. This time, the company has raised the amount by K1.5 million, based on the fact that in June 2024, they gave K6 million to New Dawn Boxing Promotions to hold a […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

Japan

Canada marks expansion of coast guard cooperation with Japan port call

[ad_1] YOKOHAMA – A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has for the first time made a port call in Japan in a move experts say will set the stage for greater cooperation not only with Tokyo but also other regional partners as Ottawa ramps up efforts to tackle illegal fishing in the Pacific.The 83-meter-long icebreaker CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier arrived at the port of Yokohama on Monday after conducting a series […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

Entertainment

Ethiopia: Irrecha Thanksgiving Festival to Creator for All He Has Done for Creatures – Abba Gadaas

[ad_1] Addis Ababa — Irrecha is a festival of Thanksgiving where the Creator is praised for everything he has done for the creatures, Abba Gadaas said. The Abba Gadaa/Abba Bokkuu is the leader known for his duties as a father or keeper of Gadaa in power. Currently, the festival is primarily celebrated in Addis Ababa at Hora Finfine and in Bishoftu at Hora HarSedi. This year, it will take place next Saturday and Sunday and draw a large number of […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

News

Nigeria: Okonofua Emerges Champion of 2024 IBB Independence Golf Tournament

[ad_1] Okonofua started nervously after being paired with two pros, but he kept improving and he revealed he played his best golf ever at the IBBIGCC to win Amateur golfer Isaiah Okonofua is the champion of the 2024 IBB Independence Golf Tournament at the IBB International Golf and Country, Abuja. About 400 players from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Cameroon jostled for honours at the prestigious event. The tournament, which commenced with the tennis competition on 15 September, rounded off Nigeria's […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

News

Liberia: House’s Chairman On IBCT Appeals for U.S.$3m in 2025 Budget

[ad_1] As the preparations for the Draft 2025 National Budget by the Executive get into gear, an appeal has been lodged to President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., to have a serious consideration of the cultural and entertainment sectors. Montserrado County District #17 Representative Bernard Blue Benson, chairman of the House's Committee on Information, Broadcasting, Culture and Tourism (IBCT), over the weekend made an appeal for the inclusion of the National Collective Societies of Liberia, arguing that the development of the […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

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