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The World Cup win shared by Africa and the Arab world.
Kenya’s football team will face South Korea in the quarter-final of the ongoing World Cup on Thursday. This will be Kenya’s maiden appearance in a World Cup semi-final, having lost in the round-of-16 stage in the previous three editions. The last time an African team reached the World Cup semi-finals was in 1974 when Ghana…
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The beginning of the Ominous Methane Surge.
Former French President Nicolas Proulx has said he was “too concerned with what was happening to the natural world, and I felt I knew very little about wetlands”. “Before the last wetlands disappear I wanted to know about this world we are losing,” he added. “It’s really hard to read about…it because people insist on…
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What can be learned from Friday’s jobs report.
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) on Tuesday announced it would raise interest rates for the sixth time this year, its fourth hike in a row. The central bank has now raised interest rates four times this year, the same number as in 2018. The Fed said it will raise the repurchase rate by half a…
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France ends the dream of Morocco and will play in the final.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has become only the second player to score three goals on his debut in the FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo had scored the lone goal for Portugal against Germany in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup. Miroslav Klose was the first player to score three goals on his debut in the…
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The word “history” won’t suffice when Morocco faces off against France.
Morocco, which won the FIFA World Cup for the first time on Saturday, has become the first African and Arab country to reach the tournament’s final four. Morocco defeated Belgium 2-1 in their final match of the tournament. Morocco’s 23-member squad contains foreign-born players who come from six different countries, including France, the Netherlands and…
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Stephen tWitch was a DJ for the show.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, a longtime dancing DJ and a former contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance”, passed away aged 40. “TWitch brought joy and love to people all over the world through music and through dance,” said his wife Holker Boss. He first danced with Ellen Howes on the show in 2007 and…
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The US and UK do not allow China’s Alibaba to buy Arm chips.
The US on Monday told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that a ban on the export of chips to China was not “a WTO dispute”. However, the US added that it would “take immediate and appropriate action” against countries that did not comply with its new chip export controls. Earlier, the US had banned Chinese…
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African and Arab world shared the ecstasy of a World Cup win.
African Union President Macky Sennett on Saturday said that Africa is the “first country in football”, adding that Morocco’s victory over Portugal in the 2019 World Cup quarter-final was proof that the continent can “compete with other continents in football”. Sennett added that he was “so excited” to see Morocco win. The Atlas Lions defeated…
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It has given the Arab world something to cheer for again.
Morocco have become the first African and Arab nation to reach the World Cup semi-final stage after defeating Portugal 1-0 in their last four match on Monday. They will face off against defending champions France in the other semi-final on Tuesday. Notably, Morocco is the only African and Arab nation to reach the semi-final stage…
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Africa and the Arab world share ecstasy at a World Cup win.
Morocco were the first African country to reach the semi-finals of World Cup after defeating South Korea 2-1 in a penalty shootout on Saturday. The victory was the first time that an African team has reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and the first time an African team has reached the final of the…
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The volcano of Hawaii is active.
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano, which has been erupting for over a century, has erupted for the first time in nearly 100 years. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the lava was moving at a rate of 21 yards per hour. “The significance of the continuing inflation while the flow field is inactive is not…
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They had a $30 Million Arms Deal.
Five Russian citizens and two US nationals were charged with conspiring to illegally obtain and send millions of dollars worth of American-made technology to Russia before and after its invasion of Ukraine this year. Some of the accused tried to send nuclear technology to Russia but it was intercepted before it arrived, the department said…
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Will the fusion power milestone be enough to save the planet?
The world’s largest tokamak nuclear power plant in France, EUROfusion, has recorded the second-highest energy release from nuclear fusion. Eurofusion’s experimental experiment released over 59 million joules of energy, double the amount released by fusion. EUROfusion CEO Tony Donné said, “Our experiment showed for the first time that it’s possible to have a sustained fusion…
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Alan Ahn believes that nuclear will still be a carbon-free fuel in the future.
Scientists at International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) have created the world’s largest sustained fusion energy in a donut-shaped machine, generating 59 megajoules in less than 5 seconds. EUROfusion CEO said that their experiment showed for the first time that it is possible to sustain a fusion process using the same fuel mix as future fusion…
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The Moroccans beat Portugal in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Morocco on Saturday defeated South Korea 1-0 to enter the last 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. En-Nesyri scored the only goal of the match as Morocco reached the last-16 stage of the World Cup for the first time in their football history. The 24-year-old is the first Moroccan player to play…
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They will have to start military service.
Jin, the oldest member of K-popsupergroup BTS, started his 18 months of compulsory military service on Tuesday. Jin, who was 30 years old this month, started basic military training alongside other new soldiers at a boot camp near the border with North Korea. South Korean men who are 21 years of age or older are…
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There are new details about the vehicle at the scene of the University of Idaho killings.
As many as 14 people have been charged in connection to the deaths of four University of Idaho students last month, according to a report. Police said they have charged 13 people, adding that more charges will be filed. The four students were killed at their off-campus home in the early morning hours of November…
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Jin begins military service in the beginning of a new era in K-pop.
BTS’ oldest member Jin has begun his mandatory military service at an army training centre in South Korea. Jin, who turns 21 today, has urged his fans to not visit the training centre amid reports of his impending enlistment. Several banners along the carriageway welcomed Jin and the other recruits to the base, which is…
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Lionel Messi is looking to inspire La Celeste.
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who will play his first World Cup final in the tournament on Friday, has scored five goals in the tournament. The 29-year-old has also won the Golden Ball award, which goes to the player who has most assists in a single World Cup tournament, three times. He is the all-time top…
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80 years later, a World War II ship pollutes the North Sea.
Researchers at Belgium’s Ghent University have discovered several WWI shipwrecks along the North Sea seabed. They found metals and chemicals that have the potential to affect the environment. The team, which will be developing a decision-making tool to asses the potential environmental risk a war-time shipwreck poses, also discovered shipwrecks that were almost fully intact,…
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A US official says that the Paul Whelan talks are going to continue because Russians have things they want.
US Paul Whelan, the third American to be released by Russia, said he was surprised that he wasn’t included in the deal with Russian arms dealer Mikhail Bout. Whelan said he hopes that US Vice President Joe Biden and his administration would do everything they could to get him home, regardless of the “price they…
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A scallion pancake is a mixture of thoughts of family, China and a tiny secret.
The London Fog raincoat draped over her father’s shoulders like a “Superman cape”, making pancakes, Remnant Liu said. “The memories are still with us of waking up on a Sunday… smelling the pancakes,” she added. Liu lives in Washington, DC, now, but said she can still picture walking down the stairs to see her father…
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France beats England to make the World Cup semifinals.
French forward Antoine Griezmann has become the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history after finding the net for France against England on Friday. Griezmann has now scored five goals in the tournament, four of them in the group stage. France will now face off against England in the World Cup’s semi-finals on Saturday.
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Messi is going to suffer after the World Cup shock.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scored a penalty in his first game for his country at the 2022 World Cup to help Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 1-0 on Wednesday. The victory was Saudi Arabia’s first ever World Cup victory. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia have reached a World Cup semi-final.
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France and England are competing at the World Cup while Portugal is playing with the possibility of history being made.
Portugal on Monday became the first team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after winning all their matches in Russia. Portugal will face Germany on Tuesday, while France will face England in their next match. This is Portugal’s first appearance in the World Cup quarter-finals. Notably, it was the first time Portugal had won a…