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Ranking the top 10 women’s boxers

Credit to Author: Nick Parkinson| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:50:45 EST

From Claressa Shields to Amanda Serrano; who tops our list of the top 10 women’s boxers since 2000?


U.S. Supercomputers Are Starting To Fall Behind China’s Less Efficient Builds

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:12:41 +0000

For people who follow the geopolitical struggles of the western Pacific, it’s obvious that computer chips are a big deal. The world’s most advanced semiconductors come from Taiwan, an island off the coast of China. It’s under the control of its own government, but China claims to own the island. … [continued]

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From Manila to France, South Sudan eyes victory beyond basketball

KIGALI—”Bigger than basketball.” After qualifying for the Olympics for the first time, South Sudan’s basketball team is on a mission to make their troubled young country proud. The players come from the United States, Australia, Canada, some starting out life in refugee camps. They know little about their country, as their parents fled during the Sudan conflict of 1983 to 2005, one of the longest civil wars on record, that eventually paved the way to South Sudan’s independence in 2011. SCHEDULE: Men’s basketball at Paris Olympics 2024 But this “bunch of refugees,” as Wenyen Gabriel describes them, is determined to […]…

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Charter flights? Done. Big-money media deal? Signed. What are the WNBA’s next battlegrounds?

Credit to Author: Alexa Philippou| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:28:08 EST

A landmark media rights deal is signed. Expansion is on the way. Now players say it’s time for increased salaries, pensions and improved benefits.


Death toll from Carina, monsoon rises to 34

Credit to Author: Emmanuel Tupas| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0800

The death toll following the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina has climbed to 34, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.


BasiGo’s Impressive Progress With Electric Buses In Kenya Illustrates The Incredible Opportunity To Tackle Africa’s Transport Challenges

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:07:50 +0000

We cover quite a lot of developments in the EV space across Africa. One of my favorite things about this is following up on the progress of some of the companies that are active in the nascent electric mobility industry across the continent’s various regions. One segment that is set … [continued]

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Women’s college basketball: Top players, games, new league rivals

Credit to Author: Michael Voepel and Alexa Philippou| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:48:45 EST

South Carolina aims to run it back. Realignment arrives (again). And all eyes are on Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins as we preview 2024-25.


Azerbaijan Calls For $1 Billion Fund To Address Global Warming — Is This A Joke?

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:59:46 +0000

Azerbaijan has a great idea to fix the climate crisis — a one billion dollar fund to help poor countries. So far, there have been no takers.

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‘Sabotage’ on French rail network before Olympics: What we know

Arson attacks scrambled France’s high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of “sabotage” just hours before the Paris Olympics opened. Friday’s attacks were launched as the French capital was under heavy security ahead of the Games opening ceremony, with 300,000 spectators and an audience of VIPs expected at the event. READ MORE: Locked-down Paris nervously awaits Olympics opening ceremony Paris Olympics: Know your Cebuano Olympians Team Philippines in Paris Olympics 2024: Meet the athletes What was targeted? Fires that affected France’s Atlantic, northern and eastern lines led to cancellations and […]…

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Men’s hoops: Top stories, players, games, more

Credit to Author: Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:48:45 EST

From Cooper Flagg to Calipari at Arkansas, UConn’s quest for a three-peat to top stars in new jerseys.


‘What’s new?’ Bato shrugs off International Criminal Court suspect tag

Credit to Author: Cecille Suerte Felipe| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0800

Sen. Ronald dela Rosa shrugged off the latest developments in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, wherein he is reportedly tagged as one of the suspects, as claimed by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.


US Military Invests In New Silicon Battery, Possible EV Connection Emerging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:15:39 +0000

The US Department of Defense is adopting a new high performance silicon battery from the the Chicago firm NanoGraf, which is also eyeballing the electric vehicle market.

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