Paris 2024 Olympics day 11: athletics, cycling, boxing and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature We will not be open until 9am local time today. volleyball The first item on the agenda is the women’s quarter-final match between China and Turkey. 9:30 AM Canoe Sprint and handball It appeared on our radar at 10:00, signalling an avalanche […]
Oil prices see volatile day amid stock selloff, Iran fears
Oil prices swung wildly on Monday, hit by a mix of conflicting factors: a drop caused by a broad stock market sell-off and a rise caused by fears of possible Iranian retaliation against Israel. Brent crude, the world’s main price benchmark, fell to a low of $76.05 in the morning before fluctuating throughout the day […]
Bangladesh students call for march to capital Dhaka a day after clashes kill nearly 100 people | Bangladesh
Student protesters in Bangladesh defied a nationwide curfew on Monday and called for a march to the capital, Dhaka, to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign, after nearly 100 people were killed in deadly clashes in the country the previous day. The country has been engulfed in protests and violence after student groups last […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day 10: athletics, cycling, gymnastics and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature As always, the ninth day of the Olympics brought with it some amazing images, especially those of Egypt’s Mohamed Essam and America’s Alexander Massialas. Massialas might need to relearn Wu-Tang Clan’s “Protect Ya Neck!” Mohamed Essam of Egypt competes against Alexander Massialas […]
Anti-Trump Green Day calls for Orange Man’s head
There’s a reason they’re said to be ruthless. “A ruthless variety showThey say they “(the “u” is intentional) criticize politics from a healthy center-right perspective,” and over the past three years they’ve used clips from the classic TV show “Veep” to ridicule Vice President Kamala Harris. They called it “Veep or Veep?” Recently, they joked […]
Post of the day: What tech can’t live without
Many people have come to feel or believe that technology is now the single most unstoppable force in the world, even against their will. I believe that at the root of this techno-fatalism, which is the driving force behind both the optimism and pessimism we see today, is the judgment that technology will triumph over […]
Taiwan Lin Yu-Ting clinches boxing medal, day after Imane Khelif
In Paris, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won her first Olympic medal on Sunday in front of crowds chanting her name, just a day after Algerian boxer Imane Kherif did the same after days of online abuse and intense scrutiny over her participation. Lin defeated Svetlana Kamenova-Staneva of Bulgaria in the women’s 57 kg quarterfinals, then […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day nine: athletics, tennis, golf, dressage and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Kieran Pender has been working hard in Paris and has written some great articles about how Australian women are leading the way in bringing home gold at the upcoming Olympics. share The women’s high jump is set to be a tough contest […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day eight: athletics, rowing, men’s cycling road race and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Great sporting achievements begin in the pool, and last night Leon Marchand cemented his status as a French Olympic legend by winning his fourth gold medal. His performance shone in the opening week of competition, thrilling his home fans so much that […]
$2.9T ‘Wiped’ From Stock Market, Worst Day Since COVID-19: ‘Recession Fears Mounting’
Stock price figures display on screens at the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading in New York City on August 2, 2024. Stocks closed lower after July employment figures showed a slowdown in the labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down more than 600 points after falling nearly 1,000 points, and the […]