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Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan

Two distinct vectors have intersected in Pakistan this past week. The first was a high-intensity political clash as the jailed Imran Khan’s wife led large numbers of his supporters into the heart of Islamabad in defiance of the government, vowing to remain till their leader was released. A supporter of the jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan …

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55 years ago

House of the Dragon Season 2 finale: It’s not Game of Thrones. That’s the problem.

Slate

First of all, let me be clear: I did not want to get on board with this House of the Dragon chicanery back when it premiered in 2022. Like many others, I felt burned by Game of Thrones’ final season, and was convinced the property didn’t have the juice to sustain the very public bake-off HBO held to develop several …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Five breakout stars from the 2024 Copa America: From explosive wingers to a slide-tackling sensation

New York Times

International tournaments — where careers are made. GO DEEPER 'He looked like a Spartan warrior': When Colombia boss Nestor Lorenzo played for Swindon Town On the right side of the midfield three, Rios is the zip to Jefferson Lerma’s brawn, the defensive bite alongside Jhon Arias’ tip-tapping feet. Costa Rica’s golden generation may be fizzling out with age, but their …

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7 months ago

Northampton v Bath: Our recipe for the perfect Premiership final

The Telegraph

The Gallagher Premiership final between Bath and Northampton Saints has all the makings of a classic. As my colleague Charlie Morgan notes, it is a match-up riven with more subplots than Game of Thrones from the battle of Fins to the young pretender Ted Hill taking on the old warrior Courtney Lawes in his last stand and the attacking brain …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump's 'hush money' case comes to a head as defence, prosecution deliver closing arguments

ABC

The first criminal trial of a former US president in the nation's history is coming to a close. Trump's 'hush money' trial Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records of It's alleged he concealed a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to unlawfully influence the 2016 election to adult film star Stormy Daniels to …

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11 months ago

The coalition talks collapse is like a slow motion soap opera

Dutch News

The end of the current round of coalition talks, which had been widely predicted despite the denials of those involved, was an long-awaited anticlimax, writes Robin Pascoe. Watching the coalition talks over the past eight weeks has been like watching one of those soap operas in which nothing happens, only this one is in slow motion. The endless “good atmosphere” …

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11 months ago

The coalition talks collapse is like a slow motion soap opera

Dutch News

The end of the current round of coalition talks, which had been widely predicted despite the denials of those involved, was an long-awaited anticlimax, writes Robin Pascoe. Watching the coalition talks over the past eight weeks has been like watching one of those soap operas in which nothing happens, only this one is in slow motion. The endless “good atmosphere” …

Social Media Media Netherlands Coalition Talks Wilders Omtzigt

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Big Boys, series 2, review: a joyous, heartfelt return – but it’s not for the prudish

The Telegraph

The first series of Big Boys ended so perfectly that I feared series two would be an anticlimax. Jack is the endearing centre of Big Boys, but the performance that raises this show to dramatic heights is provided by Jon Pointing as Danny, Jack’s seemingly happy-go-lucky housemate who is battling depression beneath his laddish exterior. Derry Girls actress Louisa Harland …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Lionel Messi beats MLS' champions, puts on a show for L.A. fans

LA Times

In the wake of a 3-1 defeat to Inter Miami on Sunday night, LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo and his players were asked about how the air was taken out of BMO Stadium after they conceded a momentum-shifting opening goal just three minutes after Denis Bouanga blew a one-on-one chance against the visiting goalkeeper. With his 36-year-old legs presumably feeling the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

FIDE Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen play out another draw in final, tie-breaks to determine champion

Firstpost

Five-time world champion Carlsen played a solid game with white pieces against Praggnanandhaa. Baku: In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves here on Wednesday. 📷 Maria Emelianova pic.twitter.com/aJw1vvoFnK — International …

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2 years, 7 months ago

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LA Times

Sarginoor Kaur, 7, gets the COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Chelsea Meyer at Arleta High School in November. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Supt. About 78% of Los Angeles Unified School District students age …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Dexter: New Blood’s finale wasn’t an anticlimax – it was the perfect salvage job

The Independent

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3 years ago

Pro Tennis League: Challengers and Radiant set up summit clash

The Hindu

National champion Niki Poonacha survived three match points to beat the country’s No.1 player Ramkumar Ramanathan 5-4 to drive Bangalore Challengers into the final of the Centena Pro Tennis League at the RK Khanna Stadium here on Friday. Mohit Phogat and Mahika Khanna got the consolation victory for Supersmashers by beating Dilip Mohanty and Sai Samhitha 5-2 in the last …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Snippets from UK: Anti-India Protest Ends in Anticlimax; Memories of Dilip Kumar

News 18

Lord only knows: Nazir Ahmed, who still calls himself Lord Ahmed and has long made it his business to abuse India over Kashmir, now seems to stand discredited among his own supporters. The brightest star: The death of Dilip Kumar has been mourned widely amidst the Indian community in Britain. A large number of those migrants, now elderly and retired, …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Euro 2020: Kasper Schmeichel recalls ‘great moment’ Christian Eriksen visited training following collapse

CNN

CNN — When Christian Eriksen was discharged from hospital, one of the first things he did was visit his teammates. Eriksen’s collapse during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland, later revealed to have been caused by a cardiac arrest, has been described as a “traumatic experience” by Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. READ: Denmark provides feel …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese condom-makers fear anticlimax over fans at Games

Firstpost

Since the 1988 Seoul Games, hundreds of thousands of free condoms have been distributed at the Olympics, to encourage safe sex as the world’s elite athletes mingle at close quarters. “The distributed condoms are not meant to be used at the Olympic Village,” the organising committee told AFP. “It’s only Japanese companies that now manufacture condoms as thin as 0.01-0.02mm,” …

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3 years, 11 months ago

ENG vs NZ 2021 Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 2: Will Young Out, NZ 229 for 3 at Stumps

News 18

ENG vs NZ 2021 Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test, Day 2 Today’s Match at Edgbaston, Birmingham: Live score England vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 2: NZ 229/3, England 303: STUMPS: Anticlimax for Will Young, who falls at the stroke of stumps. Matt Henry, Trent Boult and Ajaz Patel struck twice each while Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence made fighting …

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4 years, 10 months ago

OLIVER HOLT: So Liverpool's season is going to end up as an anticlimax? You have got to be joking!

Daily Mail

So let me get this right: Liverpool are 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League, they won 26 of their first 27 games and obliterated the best of the opposition and because they finally lost a game, at Watford, we are supposed to recalibrate their season as a brush with disappointment and ordinariness? Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool suffered …

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5 years, 4 months ago

CFL 2019: Mohun Bagan, East Bengal play out goalless draw

The Hindu

The first derby meeting of the season between the city giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan ended in an anticlimax as their Calcutta Football League premier division ‘A’ fixture ended in a goalless affair here at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday. Impressive start Showing better organisation in the creative zone, Mohun Bagan made an impressive start, earning a free-kick …

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5 years, 5 months ago

‘My heart raced at the landscape’s description’: Richard Isaacman

Hindustan Times

I felt sick when I learned of the Apollo 1 fire in 1967; three astronauts dead, one of whom I remembered from his Mercury flight six years earlier. When Apollo flights resumed a year-and-a-half later, it felt like a personal triumph: I was hooked on space. USA, July 17 : U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 Mission Commander, standing …

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Multiple crisis vectors destabilising Pakistan

House of the Dragon Season 2 finale: It’s not Game of Thrones. That’s the problem.

Five breakout stars from the 2024 Copa America: From explosive wingers to a slide-tackling sensation

Northampton v Bath: Our recipe for the perfect Premiership final

Donald Trump's 'hush money' case comes to a head as defence, prosecution deliver closing arguments

The coalition talks collapse is like a slow motion soap opera

The coalition talks collapse is like a slow motion soap opera

Big Boys, series 2, review: a joyous, heartfelt return – but it’s not for the prudish

Lionel Messi beats MLS' champions, puts on a show for L.A. fans

FIDE Chess World Cup: R Praggnanandhaa, Magnus Carlsen play out another draw in final, tie-breaks to determine champion

L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

Dexter: New Blood’s finale wasn’t an anticlimax – it was the perfect salvage job

Pro Tennis League: Challengers and Radiant set up summit clash

Snippets from UK: Anti-India Protest Ends in Anticlimax; Memories of Dilip Kumar

Euro 2020: Kasper Schmeichel recalls ‘great moment’ Christian Eriksen visited training following collapse

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese condom-makers fear anticlimax over fans at Games

ENG vs NZ 2021 Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 2: Will Young Out, NZ 229 for 3 at Stumps

OLIVER HOLT: So Liverpool's season is going to end up as an anticlimax? You have got to be joking!

CFL 2019: Mohun Bagan, East Bengal play out goalless draw

‘My heart raced at the landscape’s description’: Richard Isaacman