The top four finishers in the Beijing half marathon were stripped of their medals after an investigation found that three African runners deliberately slowed down near the finish to allow a Chinese competitor to win, organizers said. China’s He Jie crossed the finish line of last Sunday’s race in 1:03:44 to take the gold medal […]
The United States continued its dominance at the U20 Women’s Lacrosse World Championship, while China was last defeated by the No. 1 team in the world. The defending champions defeated the Chinese 29-1 on Sunday after previously crushing Germany 33-0 and sweeping Puerto Rico 28-4. They quickly made it clear that they could expect a […]
David Ignatius is an experienced journalist and opinion columnist for the WashingtonPostwhere he has been in office for a long time and where he provides a much-needed voice of reason at a time when the paper seems to have lost its way. (See, for example, his column last fall arguing that Biden should not run […]
“The story I was always told was that their father dropped the gun and his head basically got blown off. This all happened in my father’s room when he was nine years old. So he and my grandmother were charged with murder. They were both acquitted,” the 34-year-old rapper said on the show. Here’s what […]
 "Mpox screenings are being intensified worldwide as cases emerge outside Africa – Firstpost")
The precautions are being taken worldwide after trials of a new treatment showed disappointing results against the new variant of Mpox that is causing the current outbreak. read more Surveillance measures and thorough screening efforts are underway as several cases of monkeypox have been reported outside the African continent. Given the increasing number of cases, […]
(Bloomberg) — Utilities stocks have unexpectedly emerged as investors’ darlings in Asia, with bets growing that their stellar run will continue this year. Most read by Bloomberg The sector’s recovery after two years of losses is being driven by supportive local policies and excitement around artificial intelligence, which is driving dramatic increases in electricity demand […]
Not long ago, globalization seemed to be an irresistible force that made physical and virtual borders obsolete. But geopolitics inevitably set in, dividing the world once again. Today, technology is a key driver of this fragmentation. Our global ambitions to develop the most innovative, efficient and groundbreaking technologies bring us to the brink of groundbreaking […]
Chinese sporting goods giant Li Ning is hoping to ride the wave of the Paris Olympics to attract more customers after reporting an 8 percent drop in profit amid uncertain economic prospects. The Beijing-based company posted a profit of 1.95 billion yuan ($217.7 million) in the six months through June, according to a filing with […]
Recently, it was reported in the news that Saudi Arabia is in talks to price its oil sales in the Chinese currency Yuan. While some countries support the Yuan as the world’s reserve currency, this effort has already been nipped in the bud due to economic reality. How the US dollar became the world’s reserve […]
According to a recent study by ZeroBounce, Israel ranks fourth in the top ten list of countries in the world that are considered most advanced in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The study placed ten countries on the list in the following order from 1 to 10: the United States, China, the United […]
