Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:50:50 GMT
Woman in Germancy left $39mn lottery ticket in purse for weeks
BERLIN, Germany: A German woman walked around with a winning $39 million lottery ticket in her purse for weeks before checking it.Lottery officials said that the unidentified woman, age 45, was the sole winner of a draw on June 9, after correctly guessing all seven fields on a German lottery ticket."I still get dizzy at the thought that I carelessly carried almost 33 million euros around in my purse for...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:45:23 GMT
UN's Tough New Bosnian Overseer Takes Up Post From Outgoing Inzko
Christian Schmidt of Germany takes over as the United Nations' top official in Bosnia-Herzegovina on August 1 amid recent pressure inside and outside the country over the fate and direction of the post of the UN's high representative.Schmidt replaces outgoing Austrian diplomat Valentin Inzko, who as high representative has safeguarded civilian and rule-of-law aspects of the 1995 Balkan peace agreement for 12 yea...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:44:28 GMT
US swimmer Dressel shines at Tokyo 2020 with five golds in six events
© Provided by Xinhua US swimmer Dressel pocketed five gold medals from six events he featured, making himself the most successful swimmer in Tokyo 2020.TOKYO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Caeleb Dressel of the United States made himself the mos...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:42:48 GMT
Carmakers warn chip shortage putting brakes on recovery
Microchips are essential for the electronics systems of modern cars, and have been in short supply since the end of last year.The situation is to some extent the fault of carmakers, who scaled back orders when the pandemic hit.The shortage could result in an overall loss in production of 5.2 million vehicles this year.The auto...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:27:24 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Fouaad Mirza on 22nd after cross country
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Indian rider Fouaad Mirza and his horse Seigneur Medicott currently are in 22nd place after completing the cross country course with 11.20 points here at Sea Forest Cross Country Course on Sunday.
Fouaad Mirza, one of the top 10 finishers after Dressage currently has 39.20 penalty points in total (dressage and cross country) with the jumping event scheduled for August 2.
Mirza and Medicott f...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:40:07 GMT
MLB roundup: Rays take over first in the AL East
Wander Franco hit a tiebreaking RBI triple in the sixth inning, Ji-Man Choi and Francisco Mejia each had two-run homers and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the visiting Boston Red Sox for a 9-5 win on Saturday night.
Mejia (2-for-4) drove in four runs and Franco (2-for-4) had two RBIs for Tampa Bay,which moved a half-game ahead of Boston atop the American League East standings. Rays reliever Andrew Kittredge (7-1) earned the...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:27:20 GMT
Tokyo 2020: Swimmer Penny Oleksiak becomes most decorated C
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Penny Oleksiak made Olympic history for Canada after helping the North American nation in claiming the bronze in the women's 4x100m medley relay here at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday.
With this bronze, Canada captured its 13th medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by clocking in 3:52.60, a national record. In a close race, the Australian team of Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Cate...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:05:33 GMT
Tokyo Olympics Dishes Out Punishing Heat on Scorching Sunday
TOKYO - As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain.Punishing conditions greeted the athletes as a trackside thermometer in the open, placed about 50 meters from the finish line, touched 40 degrees Celsius and the humidity hovered around 60%, with sun beating down on the fan-free Olympic Stadium.I...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:55:19 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Emma McKeon becomes first female swimmer to
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): Emma McKeon created Olympic history on Sunday after Australia upset two-time defending champions, the United States, to secure the women's 4x100m relay gold medal here at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
In a close race, the Australian team of Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell won the race with a new Olympic record time of 3:51.60, pushing the USA into second. The USA quar...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:55:15 GMT
TSM, 100 Thieves stay atop heap at LCS Summer Split
TSM and 100 Thieves posted victories to remain first and second in Week 9 of the League Championship Series Summer Split on Saturday, while Evil Geniuses fell from alone in third into a three-way tie.
In the day's final match, TSM (30-14), playing on red, needed only 28 minutes to defeat last-place Counter Logic Gaming. 100 Thieves (29-15) had begun things with a 32-minute win on blue against Golden Guardians (13-31), wh...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:40:07 GMT
Rockies take second straight in San Diego, 5-3
Right-hander German Marquez held the Padres to two runs over six innings and hit the second home run of his career Saturday night as the visiting Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres 5-3.
Brendan Rodgers and Elias Diaz also homered off Padres starter Yu Darvish.
The Rockies, who have a Major League-league worst 13-39 road record, have won two straight in San Diego and four of the last five games against the Pa...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 03:27:11 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Germany men's hockey team reaches semis
Tokyo [Japan], August 1 (ANI): German men's hockey team knocked out defending Olympic champion Argentina in the quarterfinals match here at Oi Hockey Stadium -- North Pitch on Sunday.
Germany ousted Argentina by 3-1 to become the first team to reach the semis of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. With this win, the Germans also cruised into their fifth successive Olympic semi-final.
Germany got off the blocks in the second ...[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 02:05:08 GMT
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo powers up again in win over Marlins
Anthony Rizzo homered for the second game in a row, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
Miami was without manager Don Mattingly, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and has mild symptoms. He was replaced by bench coach James Rowson.
Rizzo, acquired from the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, two walks, one hit-by-pitch and one RBI....[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 19:25:07 GMT
BIG add gade to CS:GO roster
BIG signed Nicklas "gade" Gade to their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster on Saturday.
The 26-year-old from Denmark is expected to be inserted into the German team's starting lineup during ESL Pro League Season 14 in August.
For now, gade finds himself as part of a team after being left without one following HYENAS' decision to call it quits last month in the wake of the retirement of Markus "kjaerbye" Kjaerbye.
...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:18:17 GMT
How to cope with mental stress during COVID-19 pandemic
Bonn [Germany], July 31 (ANI): A recent study has discussed the psychological consequences of COVID-19 on healthcare and also highlighted the protective factors that can help people cope with the severe strain caused by the pandemic.
The study conducted by the University of Bonn is based on a large joint online survey at the University Hospitals Bonn, Erlangen, Ulm, Dresden, and Cologne, which also involves many other hos...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:55:13 GMT
Pablo Carreno Busta jolts Novak Djokovic, wins bronze medal
Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta claimed the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after posting a 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory over top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic.
The sixth-seeded Carreno Busta fended off three break points to win the first set. He then avenged a setback in the second set and won the first three games in the third en route to dispatching Djokovic in two hours and 49 minutes. Djokovic showed his di...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:40:13 GMT
Padres host Rockies with Fernando Tatis Jr. injury on mind
It's hold your breath time again for the San Diego Padres.
For the third time this season, All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. departed a game after suffering a partial dislocation of his left shoulder.
The first time it happened, way back on April 5, Tatis missed 10 games during his stint on the injured list. The second time it happened, he returned after missing one game.
This time?
"We'll know tomorrow," Padres m...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:30:21 GMT
Feature: Ma Long, heart of a great champion
© Provided by Xinhua Crowned the most decorated paddler in Olympic history, Ma Long's journey continues as he sets his eyes on the Olympic team event.TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Against ages, against injuries, against all odds, Ma Long...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:18:29 GMT
Need collaborative efforts to protect our language: VP
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that we need innovative and collaborative efforts to protect and rejuvenate Indian languages.
Stressing that preserving languages and ensuring their continuity is possible only through a people's movement during the virtual conference organised by 'Telugu Kootami' on the protection of mother tongues, Naidu said, "People must come together i...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:05:20 GMT
Domingo German looks to give Yankees another win over Marlins
Veteran right-hander Domingo German, who hasn't won a game since May 20 but made a strong no-hit bid in his most recent start, will get another shot on Saturday night when his New York Yankees visit the Miami Marlins for the second game of a three-game series.
New York won the opening game 3-1 onFriday.
German, who turns 29 on Wednesday, has never faced the Marlins, but he is 4-5 with a 4.45 ERA in 20 games this season,...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:55:12 GMT
Protest outside Pak embassy in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden], July 30 (ANI): A demonstration was staged in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Sweden on Friday in which protestors alleged the involvement of Pakistan in a proxy war in Afghanistan.
According to an official statement, a group of 50 to 60 people, including those hailing from Afghanistan, staged a peaceful protest in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Sweden, raising slogans and holding placards against th...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:25:07 GMT
ATP roundup: Alexander Zverev upsets Novak Djokovic in Olympics semis
Novak Djokovic's attempt to win tennis' Golden Slam ended Friday at the Tokyo Olympics.
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany stormed back to beat top seed Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 and advance to the gold-medal match on Sunday.
In the third set, Zverev jumped to a 3-0 lead as he broke the Serbian legend's serve twice. Zverev, 24, also saved four break points of his own.
Zverev had lost five straight matches against Djok...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:55:58 GMT
Maldives police charges suspect in attack on Nasheed
Male [Maldives], July 30 (ANI): The Maldives Police Service (MPS) has forwarded charges against one of the key suspects in a terrorist attack targeting the Speaker of Parliament and former president Mohamed Nasheed.
State-owned PSM News reported that the MPS has forwarded charges against Ali Haisham, one of the key suspects arrested in connection with triggering an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that critically injured...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:55:54 GMT
Remember more by taking breaks
Berlin [Germany], July 30 (ANI): Many of us have experienced the following: the day before an exam, we try to cram a huge amount of information into our brain. But just as quickly as we acquired it, the knowledge we have painstakingly gained is gone again.
The good news is that we can counteract this forgetting. With expanded time intervals between individual learning events, we retain the knowledge for a longer time.
But...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:55:58 GMT
Does cash transmits COVID-19 infection
Berlin [Germany], July 30 (ANI): How long do coronaviruses remain infectious on banknotes and coins? Is it possible to become infected through contact with cash? Experts at the European Central Bank, in collaboration with the Department of Medical and Molecular Virology at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, wanted to clarify this question.
The researchers led by Professor Eike Steinmann and Dr. Daniel Todt developed a method specif...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:45:16 GMT
Asylum-Seeking Azerbaijani Blogger Found Dead In Tbilisi
Azerbaijani opposition blogger Huseyn Bakixanov has been found dead in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, where he was seeking asylum.Bakixanov's relative Avtandil Mammadov and the Germany-based investigative journalist Afqan Muxtarli say the blogger, known for his criticism of the Azerbaijani government, was found dead on July 29.It is not clear where exactly Bakixanov's body was found. Muxtarli wrot...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:35:14 GMT
Women Sprinters Breeze Through Olympic Heats
Before leaving for the Olympics, one of the fastest women in the world said she was looking forward to winning a gold medal in Tokyo. Nineteen-year-old Athing Mu of New Jersey, is well on her way to reaching her goal, if her preliminary 800-meter heat on Friday is any indication. Mu, who was born in the U.S., but whose parents are from South Sudan, coasted to a win in 2:01.10 minutes.The American women competing...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:15:17 GMT
Azerbaijani Blogger Reportedly Found Dead In Tbilisi
Azerbaijani opposition blogger Huseyn Bakixanov has been found dead in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, where he was seeking asylum.Bakixanov's relative Avtandil Mammadov and the Germany-based investigative journalist Afqan Muxtarli say the blogger, known for his criticism of the Azerbaijani government, was found dead on July 29.It is not clear where exactly Bakixanov's body was found. Muxtarli wrot...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:19:14 GMT
Alexander Zverev upsets Novak Djokovic in Olympics semis
Novak Djokovic's attempt to win tennis' Golden Slam ended Friday at the Tokyo Olympics.
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany stormed back to beat top seed Djokovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 and advance to the gold-medal match on Sunday.
In the third set, Zverev jumped to a 3-0 lead as he broke the Serbian legend's serve twice. Zverev, 24, also saved four break points of his own.
Zverev had lost five straight matches against Djok...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:55:26 GMT
The complete list of Soviet republics
During the 70 years of the existence of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the number of constituent parts changed, but most of the time there were 15 of them. Here is the list. In the beginning there were four independent republics that signed the declaration of the creation of the USSR, or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in 1922. Among them was the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 18:43:46 GMT
Dogs in the city: on the scent of Zimbabwe's urban history
Dogs are political. Their very existence in modern cities has goaded those in power into trying to discipline them - and their owners. This has happened in the past too: for instance, authorities trying to modernise Paris in the 19th century regarded stray dogs as belonging to the "city's criminal, dirty and rootless dangerous classes - to be ...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:05:15 GMT
German Official Sent Home for Racist Slur at Olympics
A German cycling official has been suspended and will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after using a racist slur during the men's time trial.German cycling federation sports director Patrick Moster had been overseeing the cycling squad at the Tokyo Games. He used the slur while urging German rider Nikias Arndt to catch up to riders from the African nations of Algeria and Eritrea during Wednesday's time trial...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:14:00 GMT
German cycling official sent home from Olympics for racist comment
The sporting director of Germany's cycling team will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after making a racist comment about riders from Africa during the men's time trial, the team said on Thursday.Patrick Moster said he was "truly sorry" for his remark, which was broadcast on live TV during Wednesday's race.Moster was exhorting German rider Nikias Arndt...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:45:25 GMT
Noted Kazakh Theater Director, Outspoken Opposition Figure Dies At 69
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Bolat Atabaev, a noted Kazakh theater director and outspoken critic of the Kazakh government, has died at the age of 69.Activists and human rights groups in the Central Asian nation's largest city, Almaty, said on July 29 that Atabaev died of an unspecified medical condition in hospital.Earlier in July, reports said that Atabaev had been hospitalized and placed in an intensive care u...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:16:07 GMT
Germany signals growing impatience with Iran on nuclear deal
Germany's foreign minister is signaling growing impatience with Iran, saying that a revival of the country's frayed nuclear accord with world powers won't be possible "forever," a German magazine reported Friday.The countries that remain parties to the agreement - Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and Iran - have been trying during six rounds of talks in Vienna to resolve how the United States can rejoin a...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:09:22 GMT
Tata, Maruti Behind Kia, MG Motor In Dealer Satisfaction Study 2021
Auto dealerships often have had a love-hate relationship with auto manufacturing brands. We often hear about animosity cropping up between a dealership or a group of dealerships due to certain issues which end up hurting customer experience.Taking cognizance of this matter, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) issued the results of the Dealer Satisfaction Survey Report. The survey was conducted i...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:16:07 GMT
Olympics Day 7: Zverev shatters Djokovic's "Golden Slam" dream
Novak Djokovic's bid for the fabled "Golden Slam" ended on Friday night after a three-set defeat to Germany's Alex Zverev in the semi-final of the men's tennis.Djokovic, 34, was trying to become the first man to win titles at the four Grand Slam tournament venues in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York as well as an Olympic crown.The Serb had already secured trophies in Australia, France and England to t...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:08:11 GMT
Israel to offer third coronavirus 'booster' shot for over 60s
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Friday, kicking off a campaign to give booster doses to people over 60 as part of efforts to slow the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.Herzog, who is 60, was accompanied by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who urged the importance of the meas...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:16:10 GMT
Macron sues billboard owner for depicting him as Hitler
French President Emmanuel Macron is suing a billboard owner who depicted him as Adolf Hitler to protest against COVID-19 restrictions.Michel-Ange Flori, who owns about 400 billboards in the southern region of the Var, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday: "I have just learnt that I will be heard at the Toulon police station following a complaint by the president of the Republic.""So in Macronia you can make fun ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:52:13 GMT
Bayer ends U.S. sale of glyphosate herbicides
In a move that environmental groups celebrated as a "historic victory" following years of campaigning to remove Roundup and similar weedkillers f...[read more]
Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:50:07 GMT
Seahawks Almost Fully Vaccinated Heading Into Training Camp
With 2021 training camp opening Wednesday, Pete Carroll said all but one player on the team’s roster has had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. John Boyle Last season, the Seahawks were the only team in the NFL to go the entire season without a player contracting COVID-19. This year, the team that handled a pandemic better than any other is nearly entirely vaccinated heading into training camp....[read more]
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 01:49:01 GMT
Medal table at Tokyo Olympic Games on July 31
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Saturday, July 31 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 21 13 12 46 Japan 17 5 8 30 United States 16 17 13 46 ROC 11 15 11 37 Australia 10 3 14 27 Britain 8 9 11 28 South Korea 5 4 7 16 France 4 9 6 19 Netherlands 4 ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 23:18:11 GMT
Final placings of badminton men's doubles at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the final placings of badminton men's doubles at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday: 1. Chinese Taipei (Lee Yang, Wang Chi-Lin) 2. China (Li Jun Hui, Liu Yu Chen) 3. Malaysia (Aaron Chia, Wooi Yik Soh) 4. Indonesia (Mohammad Ahsan, Hendra Setiawan) 5. Denmark (Kim Astrup, Anders Skaarup Rasmussen) 5. Japan (Hiroyuki Endo, Yuta Wata...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:49:01 GMT
France wins mixed team gold as judo competition wraps up at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- France claimed a surprising 4-1 victory over hosts Japan in judo mixed team final at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Judo mixed team is a newly-added event at Tokyo 2020 and applies a best-of-seven-set format. Japan has won all four world titles in the mixed team since this event was added to the World Championships in 2017. The first round of the final saw Chizuru Arai of Japan los...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:05:01 GMT
Medal winners of judo mixed team at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the medal winners of judo mixed team at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday: 1. France (Kilian Le Blouch, Madeleine Malonga, Clarisse Agbegnenou, Margaux Pinot, Axel Clerget, Romane Dicko, Alexandre Iddir, Guillaume Chaine, Sarah Leonie Cysique, Amandine Buchard, Teddy Riner) 2. Japan (Shori Hamada, Miku Tashiro, Chizuru Arai, Takanori Nagase, Uta Abe, Tsukasa...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:44:01 GMT
Results of triathlon mixed relay at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of triathlon mixed relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday: 1. Britain (Jessica Learmonth, Jonathan Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Alex Yee), 1:23:41 TIME 2. United States (Katie Zaferes, Kevin Mcdowell, Taylor Knibb, Morgan Pearson), 1:23:55 3. France (Leonie Periault, Dorian Coninx, Cassandre Beaugrand, Vincent Luis), 1:24:04 ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:18:01 GMT
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 31
BAGHDAD -- Up to 13 people were killed and 45 others wounded on Friday in an attack by militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group on a funeral and a nearby checkpoint in Salahudin province in Iraq, a provincial police source said. The attack took place in the evening when IS militants attacked a funeral tent in the village of Albu Jily near the town of Yathrib, some 80 km north of Baghdad, Col. Mohammed...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:18:01 GMT
German shares lose 0.61 pct Friday
FRANKFURT, July 30 (Xinhua) -- German shares lost on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index down 96.08 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 15,544.39 points. Renal dialysis equipment supplier Fresenius Medical lost the most among the blue chips, down by 4.53 percent, followed by European health care company Fresenius SE and Deutsche Post, which lost 3.93 percent and 2.11 percent respectively. Multinational ...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:55:01 GMT
German GDP up 1.5 pct in Q2 but still below pre-crisis level: Destatis
BERLIN, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.5 percent in the second quarter (Q2) this year compared with the previous quarter, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Friday. The economic recovery in Q2 was "mainly due to higher household and government final consumption expenditure," Destatis said. However, GDP was still 3.4 percent below the pre-crisis level in the fi...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:44:26 GMT
Medalists at Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday, July 30
TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the finals to be held at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday, July 30 (all local time): Rowing: Women's single sculls: Gold: Emma Twigg, New Zealand Silver: Hanna Prakatsen, ROC Bronze: Magdalena Lobnig, Austria Men's single sculls: Gold: Stefanos Ntouskos, Greece Silver: Kjetil Borch, Norway Bronze: Damir Martin, Croatia Wom...[read more]
Published: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:44:02 GMT
Urgent: China's Ma wins unprecedented back-to-back Olympic singles titles
TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Ma Long became the first male table tennis player to win back-back Olympic titles in singles competition after outclassing world No. 1 and teammate Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the final at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Friday. Ma won the duel 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7 in front of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium....[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:49:03 GMT
New Zealand dominate rowing regatta at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand dominated rowing regatta at the Tokyo Olympic Games with three gold medals in pocket as the event concluded on Friday. The Kiwis triumphed in the men's eight, women's single as well as women's pair, plus silver in the women's eight and women's double, to top the medals table. As for the win in the men's eight, it was New Zealand's first gold in the event since the 19...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:49:02 GMT
Kenya says 3 northern white rhino embryos created to save iconic species
NAIROBI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan authorities and conservation partners on Friday announced the successful creation of three additional northern white rhino embryos as efforts to save the iconic herbivore gather steam. Najib Balala, cabinet secretary for tourism and wildlife, said the creation of three healthy northern white rhino embryos, which brought the total number produced so far to 12, marked a mileston...[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:18:16 GMT
German shares lose 0.94 pct at start of trading on Friday
BERLIN, July 30 (Xinhua) -- German shares were off to a shaky start on Friday, with the benchmark DAX index losing 146.7 points, or 0.94 percent, opening at 15,493.7 points. The biggest winner among Germany's 30 largest listed companies was building materials company HeidelbergCement, increasing by 0.88 percent, followed by utility RWE with 0.80 percent and housing company Deutsche Wohnen with 0.67 percent....[read more]
Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:18:16 GMT
Djokovic's "Golden Slam" hope dashed after Olympic defeat
TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia was unable to achieve a "Golden Slam" after losing to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics here on Friday. Djokovic, seeking to become the first man to win all four majors and an Olympic gold medal in a season, fell to world No. 5 Zverev 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 after two hours and three minutes. Zverev regi...[read more]