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Participation in Nationals not mandatory for Paris 2024 shooters, selection trials to decide India national team eligibility
1 week, 3 days ago

Participation in Nationals not mandatory for Paris 2024 shooters, selection trials to decide India national team eligibility

The Hindu  

The shooters who competed in the Paris Olympics have been give some more time by the National Rifle Association of India to get ready for the season ahead. However, it would be mandatory for the Olympic shooters to participate in the selection trials set to be conducted in January-February and thereafter to be eligible for the national team. With the …

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Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption
1 week, 5 days ago

Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption

The Independent  

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Cities are showing what climate leadership looks like
1 month ago

Cities are showing what climate leadership looks like

The Independent  

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Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
1 month ago

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling” won for nonfiction, where finalists included Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, “Knife.” The prize for young people’s literature …

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World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2024 to be held in Beijing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2024 to be held in Beijing

China Daily  

The World Conference on Traditional Medicine 2024 will be held in Beijing from Dec 3 to 4, aiming to enhance international dialogues and collaboration of traditional medicine and advance its balanced development across the globe, said Chinese officials at a news conference on Thursday. Themed "Diversity, Inheritance, Innovation: Traditional Medicine for all", the conference will see key guests and prominent, …

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Yankees versus Dodgers: Can MLB seize this dream marketing moment?
2 months ago

Yankees versus Dodgers: Can MLB seize this dream marketing moment?

LA Times  

We’ll get to the chunky octopus in a bit, but we want to start with the golden ticket. Major League Baseball has a once-in-a-lifetime player in the World Series, a once-in-a-generation clash of the titans as the matchup, a blessed chance to reclaim at least some of the verity behind the phrase “national pastime.” Shohei Ohtani steps onto baseball’s grandest …

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Lionel Messi to play in 2026 FIFA World Cup? Argentina teammate Alexis Mac Allister makes bombshell revelation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lionel Messi to play in 2026 FIFA World Cup? Argentina teammate Alexis Mac Allister makes bombshell revelation

Hindustan Times  

Since his ligament injury in Argentina's victorious Copa America 2024 final vs Colombia in July, Lionel Messi has been out of action and has been on the sidelines. Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup after winning 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar. Speaking to the media, Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister revealed how the absence of their talismanic captain was making …

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Xi meets foreign guests attending commemoration of 40th anniversary of NPC's affiliation to Inter-Parliamentary Union in Beijing
4 months ago

Xi meets foreign guests attending commemoration of 40th anniversary of NPC's affiliation to Inter-Parliamentary Union in Beijing

China Daily  

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping met on Tuesday with foreign parliamentary leaders attending the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China's National People's Congress' affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as the 2024 interregional seminar on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals for parliaments of developing countries. Xi welcomed the speakers' visit to China, noting that they come …

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Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer ends national-team career after 94 games
4 months ago

Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer ends national-team career after 94 games

The Hindu  

After a decade as Switzerland’s No. Sommer’s decision announced by the Swiss football federation will likely see Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund step up as the first-choice ’keeper. Sommer’s finest moment for the national team was saving Kylian Mbappé’s penalty to seal a shootout win against France after a 3-3 draw in the round of 16 at Euro 2020. Sommer …

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Olympic Games Paris 2024: French national team’s successes inspire patriotic excitement.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic Games Paris 2024: French national team’s successes inspire patriotic excitement.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. They make up nearly 2 in 3 Olympics ticket buyers, and they come chanting, jumping up and down, waving flags, shouting “hey” in sync with every French swimmer’s breath. “This here is simply unique.” It’s one thing to go nuts at the country’s two flagship sporting events, Roland-Garros and the Tour de …

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Timeline of Willie Mays’ career
6 months ago

Timeline of Willie Mays’ career

Associated Press  

A timeline of Willie Mays’ career: 1931 — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1951 — First major league hit after 0-for-12 start — a home run off Milwaukee’s Warren Spahn. 1963 — Hits 16th-inning home run off Spahn in Giants’ 1-0 victory over Braves. 1973 — 660th and last home run, off Cincinnati’s Don Gullett. 1973 — Final hit, off Oakland’s …

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Why Germany’s 2006 World Cup patriotic fervor is unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024
6 months, 1 week ago

Why Germany’s 2006 World Cup patriotic fervor is unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024

Associated Press  

BERLIN — When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country. There hasn’t been the same collective mass-displays of national pride in the country since, not even after Germany won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “I would love to see German society treating everyone equally,” said Lischke, who suggested the …

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Modric set for international swan song
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modric set for international swan song

China Daily  

Real Madrid's Luka Modric celebrates with a Croatia flag after winning his sixth Champions League on June 1 in London. For Euro 2024, Modric will be returning to Germany, where he played in his first big tournament with the national team at the 2006 World Cup, just months after his Croatia debut. In 2018, Modric won the Ballon d'Or, soccer's …

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Theatrical performances hit the world
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Theatrical performances hit the world

China Daily  

Qiu Yunting and Wu Sicong play the leading roles in the ballet. One of the highlights is the National Theatre's production Nye starring Michael Sheen, which is the 100th National Theatre live play since it launched its program of digital cinema broadcasts, known as National Theatre Live, in 2009. With this year marking the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations, …

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每日一词|中国科学家博物馆 National Museum for Modern Chinese Scientists
6 months, 4 weeks ago

每日一词|中国科学家博物馆 National Museum for Modern Chinese Scientists

China Daily  

5月30日，中国科学家博物馆将正式面向公众开放。首展包括1个主展和5个专题展，总展览面积为5000平方米。 The National Museum for Modern Chinese Scientists will officially open to the public on May 30. The inaugural exhibitions — one main exhibition and five themed exhibitions — cover a total area of 5,000 square meters at the museum. 5月14日，科研人员在上海光源光学检测实验室内工作。图片来源：新华社 【知识点】 今年5月30日是第八个“全国科技工作者日”，在当日举办的“全国科技工作者日”主场活动上，中国科学家博物馆将正式面向公众开放并举办首展系列活动。 首展包括1个主展和5个专题展。其中，主展分为“共和国脊梁——中国科学家博物馆馆藏精品展”和“漫漫采集 岁物丰成——老科学家学术成长资料采集工程专题展”两大板块，以“老科学家学术成长资料采集工程”首批研究成果为基础，共展示190余位科学家的400余件（套）实物、400余张珍贵图片，以及有关科研单位提供的10余件大型展品。 经国务院批准，2010年起中国科协联合11个部门共同组织实施“老科学家学术成长资料采集工程”。十余年来，该工程已先后进行674位科学家的学术成长资料采集工作，采集中国科学家在学术成长过程中的书信、手稿、科学仪器、著作、音视频和相关文物、文献等珍贵史料，已经成为目前国内规模最大、内容最丰富、类型最广泛的科学家珍贵历史资料收藏工程库。 【重要讲话】 加强基础研究，是实现高水平科技自立自强的迫切要求，是建设世界科技强国的必由之路。 Strengthening basic research is an urgent requirement for achieving greater self-reliance and …

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National Pizza Day 2024: Date, history and significance
10 months, 2 weeks ago

National Pizza Day 2024: Date, history and significance

Hindustan Times  

National Pizza Day 2024: Pizza is one of the most-loved dishes all over the world and for all the right reasons. National Pizza Day 2024: Date, history and significance National Pizza Day is celebrated to observe a day of eating pizzas non-stop and finding new reasons of ordering pizza with friends and family to relish, at home. Date: Every year, …

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National Girl Child Day 2024: Date, history, significance, quotes and wishes to share on this day
11 months ago

National Girl Child Day 2024: Date, history, significance, quotes and wishes to share on this day

Hindustan Times  

Every year, National Girl Child Day is observed to raise awareness of the difficulties that girls in Indian society endure. National Girl Child Day 2024: Quotes and wishes "The empowered woman is powerful beyond measure and beautiful beyond description." May we empower and uplift them to reach for the stars and shape a future filled with equality and opportunities.” "Wishing …

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Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu will make a come back to competitive circuit as she joins World No. Prannoy to lead a strong Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, from February 13 to 19. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and …

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Hockey India names 34 probables for women’s national camp
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Hockey India names 34 probables for women’s national camp

The Hindu  

A core group of 34 players will take part in a senior women’s hockey coaching camp starting here on Wednesday, aiming to bolster preparations for the Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi and the Hockey5s World Cup. The Olympic Qualifiers are set to be played in Ranchi from January 13-19 in which India are placed in Pool B along with New Zealand, …

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FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Stimac’s trial by fire against Qatar paves way for India’s Asian Cup squad
1 year, 1 month ago

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Stimac’s trial by fire against Qatar paves way for India’s Asian Cup squad

The Hindu  

Sometimes you need to take a step back to move forward. We are not a team that can keep carrying people who are not improving on a daily basis or at least on a yearly basis.” Plaudits for Amrinder, Bheke and Subhasish Udanta was not the only one trying to earn the coach’s trust. India goal keeper Amrinder Singh tries …

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Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna gets recalled to USA squad by coach Gregg Berhalter after bitter public dispute
1 year, 2 months ago

Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna gets recalled to USA squad by coach Gregg Berhalter after bitter public dispute

The Hindu  

Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna will reunite with United States national team coach Gregg Berhalter for the first time since their bitter public dispute after the midfielder was named in the squad for this month’s upcoming international friendlies. Reyna and Berhalter were embroiled in an acrimonious bust-up during last year’s World Cup in Qatar that led to Berhalter’s future as US …

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Claudia Sheinbaum named Mexico ruling party’s 2024 presidential candidate
1 year, 3 months ago

Claudia Sheinbaum named Mexico ruling party’s 2024 presidential candidate

Al Jazeera  

The AMLO ally and former mayor of Mexico City won the nomination decisively and will be in a strong position going into the June 2 election. Mexico’s governing party has named former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections, putting her in pole position to become the country’s first woman leader. The party’s national …

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Ireland’s Evan Ferguson will miss Euro qualifiers against France and Netherlands through injury
1 year, 3 months ago

Ireland’s Evan Ferguson will miss Euro qualifiers against France and Netherlands through injury

The Hindu  

Ireland striker Evan Ferguson will miss his country’s two upcoming European Championship qualifiers because of a knee injury, the national team said Tuesday. The Brighton teenager scored his first senior hat trick in a 3-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday and is considered one of Ireland’s brightest prospects. “After an assessment from the Irish medical team, he has been ruled …

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Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed, runner-up in two FIFA World Cup finals, dies at 82
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jan Jongbloed, runner-up in two FIFA World Cup finals, dies at 82

The Hindu  

Jan Jongbloed, the Netherlands goalkeeper who was a runner-up in two World Cup finals as part of the famous “Clockwork Orange” teams in the 1970s, has died. Despite being one of the most dominant teams of the era, the Netherlands lost back-to-back finals against the World Cup host nations — 2-1 to West Germany in 1974 and 3-1 to Argentina …

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