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5 months, 1 week ago

South Sudan’s story continues at the Paris Games with a basketball rematch against the US

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. The U.S. and South Sudan meet in a group-play game at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, two weeks after the African nation — the world’s newest country, one that got its independence just 13 years ago — nearly stunned the Americans at an …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Nikki Haley has all credentials to be next U.S. president: eminent Indian Americans

The Hindu

Several eminent Indian-Americans believe that Republican leader Nikki Haley, who launched her White House bid, has great credentials and leadership skills to be the next president of the U.S. Ms. Haley, 51, formally launched her 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, casting herself as a younger and fresher alternative to the 20th century politicians like her one-time boss and former president …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Hockey World Cup Crossover HIGHLIGHTS: Germany thrashes France, Korea beats Argentina in shootout to reach quarterfinals

The Hindu

READ: Hockey World Cup - Germany dismantles France 5-1 to book quarterfinal berth Hockey World Cup 2023: Korea keeps Asian hopes alive with dramatic comeback win against Argentina FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Quarterfinals Schedule January 24 - Australia vs Spain - 4:30PM IST - Rourkela January 24 - Belgium vs New Zealand - 7PM IST - Rourkela January …

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3 years ago

Omicron may be less severe in South Africa. That may not be the case for the U.S.

NPR

Omicron may be less severe in South Africa. The omicron variant may end up acting differently in the U.S. Omicron brings less severe disease in South Africa First, let's look more closely at all that good news from South Africa. "Thus, omicron enters a South African population with considerably more immunity than any prior SARS-CoV-2 variant," concluded Dr. Roby Bhattacharyya, …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Billionaire is ‘completely disenchanted’ after attacks on Asian Americans

CNN

New York CNN Business — Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, is urging America to admit it has a racism problem. It’s almost inherent, sadly, in the historic fabric of this country,” Soon-Shiong, the founder and executive chairman of biotech company ImmunityBio, told CNN Business in his first public comments about the surge of anti-Asian hostilities. …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Polynesians and South American people shared DNA 800 years ago

Hindustan Times

New genetic research shows that there was mingling between native people from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic transoceanic journey. The study left open the question of who made the monumental Pacific crossing: Polynesians heading east and arriving in Colombia or perhaps Ecuador, or South Americans travelling west. Rapa …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Native Americans protesting Trump trip to Mount Rushmore

Associated Press

— President Donald Trump’s plans to kick off Independence Day with a showy display at Mount Rushmore have angered Native Americans, who view the monument as a desecration of land violently stolen from them and used to pay homage to leaders hostile to Indigenous people. “Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy, of structural racism that’s still alive and …

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5 years ago

LAFC’s investment in South American talent is paying off

LA Times

LAFC’s Diego Rossi, center, is hugged by teammates Jordan Harvey, left, and Latif Blessing after scoring a goal against Real Salt Lake during the first half of a game March 23, 2019. LAFC’s path into South America was blazed, in large part, by Juan Pablo Angel, a former Colombian international who played six seasons in MLS, and Uruguayan scout Victor …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Facing Trump’s asylum limits, refugees from as far as Africa languish in a Mexican camp