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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With some of America's biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday. Curzan won gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Aspire Dome, while Armstrong followed just a few minutes later with a victory in the men's 100 back. The 19-year-old Curzan, who competes at the University of Virginia, claimed the first individual world title of her burgeoning career. After settling for bronze in the 100 back at the last two world championships, the Ohio native now has a gold. Hobson, part of a scaled-back team for these world championships, gave himself a big boost with the Paris Olympics just five months away.

Persons: Claire Curzan, Hunter Armstrong, Curzan, Armstrong, Simona Quadarella, Italy romped, Hwang Sun, Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Iona Anderson, Canada's Ingrid Wilm, ” Curzan, ” Armstrong, “, Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Ryan Murphy, Quadarella, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Li Bingjie, Isabel Gose, Hwang, Luke Hobson, Danas Rapsys, Hobson, ”, Kim Woo Organizations: University of Virginia, Paris, Cal, Doha, Ledecky, Olympic, Paris Olympics, University of Texas Locations: DOHA, Qatar, U.S, Doha, Italy, South Korea, Fukuoka, Ohio, Paris, Quadarella, China, Germany, Nevada

☆ Middle East Football Associations call for Israel ban over war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Caroline Faraj | Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Twelve Middle Eastern football associations have called for Israel’s national team to be banned over the war on Hamas in Gaza, in a letter seen by CNN. Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein leads the 12-member West Asian Football Federations. CNN has reached out to the Israel Football Association, FIFA and UEFA for comment. The Israeli Football Association told Sky News it is only concentrating on football matters. “I am trusting FIFA not to involve politics in football,” Israeli FA CEO Niv Goldstein told Sky News.

Persons: Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, Prince Ali, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, WAFF, Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Emmanuel Foudrot, Isaac Herzog, ” Herzog, Goldstein, UEFA’s, Theodore Theodoridis, ” Organizations: CNN, Eastern, Israel’s, FIFA, UEFA, West Asian Football Federations, Football Confederations, Associations, Israeli Football Association, United, Jordan FA, Qatar, Health Ministry, Hamas, International Court of Justice, Reuters, ICJ, Israel, Israel Football Association, Sky News, Russian Football Union, UEFA Congress Locations: Gaza, Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Ukraine, Paris, ”

☆ Tsinghua Unigroup's chief said company will expand internationally, targeting SE Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A researcher plants a semiconductor on an interface board during a research work to design and develop a semiconductor product at Tsinghua Unigroup research centre in Beijing, China, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned semiconductor company Tsinghua Unigroup plans to accelerate its international expansion, with Southeast Asia one of the most important regions, Chairman Li Bin said Wednesday at the AIPF event in Jakarta during the ASEAN summit. Tsinghua Unigroup operates three factories in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, Li said, and aims to further expand its manufacturing and R&D capabilities in the region. Reporting by Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kim Kyung, Li Bin, Li, Yelin Mo, Brenda Goh, Tom Hogue Organizations: Tsinghua, REUTERS, Rights, Southeast, ASEAN, Tsinghua Unigroup, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Southeast Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

☆ Morocco Tops South Korea to Earn First World Cup Victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Image Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina is the first player to compete in the Women’s World Cup while wearing a hijab. Credit... James Elsby/Associated PressNouhaila Benzina, a 25-year-old defender for a pioneering Morocco team appearing in its first World Cup, became the first player to wear a hijab in the tournament when she started her team’s 1-0 victory against South Korea on Sunday. Morocco’s presence at the Women’s World Cup already has yielded a string of notable moments. And its first victory was a monumental achievement that kept alive its hopes for something even bigger: a place in the knockout stages. Several players on the Moroccan squad were born or raised in France, but Benzina plays for a club team in Morocco.

Persons: James Elsby, Nouhaila, Benzina Organizations: South, North Locations: Morocco, South Korea, Arab

☆ Katie Ledecky overtakes Michael Phelps for most individual world titles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —US superstar swimmer Katie Ledecky surpassed Michael Phelps for most career individual world swimming titles on Saturday after winning her 16th gold medal. Ledecky also became the first-ever swimmer to win six consecutive world championships in the same event. The 26-year-old earned her 16th world title after winning the 800-meter freestyle in a time of 8:08.87 at the 2023 World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Ledecky won the women's 800m freestyle with ease. I’m really pleased with how the week went.”On Tuesday, Ledecky tied Phelps when she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle for her fifth world title in that event.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Ledecky, Li Bingjie, David J, Phillip, “, I’m, Phelps Organizations: CNN Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, China

☆ Sjoestroem wins fifth straight butterfly title at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 29-year-old Sjoestroem touched the wall in 24.77 seconds to deny Zhang, who was 0.28 seconds behind, while Gretchen Walsh of the United States took bronze. Australia's Cameron McEvoy then won the men's 50m freestyle gold in a superb time of 21.06 seconds, beating silver medallist Jack Alexy of the U.S. by 0.51 seconds. The absence of 2022 men's 100m butterfly champion Kristof Milak and Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel, who also has the world record, will add a dash of uncertainty to the final later in the evening. But she can expect a tough test from American Regan Smith, who was second in the semis, and Australia's Olympic and world champion Kaylee McKeown who also holds the world record of 2:03.14 in the event having set that time in March. The Australian mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team have a shot at lowering their world record of 3:19.38 in the last race after cruising through the heats and going nearly two seconds faster than the United States.

Persons: Sarah Sjoestroem, Stefan Wermuth FUKUOKA, Swede, China's Zhang Yufei, Zhang, Gretchen Walsh, Australia's Cameron McEvoy, Jack Alexy, Briton Benjamin Proud, Kristof Milak, Caeleb Dressel, Dara Rose, Frenchman Maxime Grousset, Josh Liendo, Peng Xuwei, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Victory, McKeown, Katie Ledecky, China's Li Bingjie, Erika Hairweather, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Marine Messe Fukuoka, REUTERS, United, Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall, Thomson Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, United States, U.S, China, China's, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps’ record with dominant performance at World Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —US swimmer Katie Ledecky tied another swimming icon, Michael Phelps, for the most career individual world swimming titles on Tuesday. The 26-year-old won her 15th individual world title as she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In doing so, she leveled the record set by 23-time Olympic gold medalist Phelps for the most individual world swimming titles, something Ledecky called an “honor.”“I’ve known Michael for many years now, looked up to him as a little kid,” Ledecky said in a press conference after her win. Just going to keep going and continue to do my best every time I race.”According to USA Swimming, Ledecky is the first woman to win 20 world titles – she has won five team golds. She won in the third best time ever swum in the event, only behind her world record set in 2018 and her World Championships record set in 2015.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Ledecky, Simona Quadarella, Li Bingjie, Phelps, ”, Michael, ” Ledecky, “, It’s, I’m, poolside, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Team USA Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Maryland

☆ Ledecky dominates, Richards leads British one-two at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It was the perfect response for Ledecky, who was dethroned and left disappointed by the record-breaking Ariarne Titmus in Sunday's 400m freestyle event. Earlier, Richards finished strongly to bag the gold ahead of compatriot Tom Dean in his freestyle event with a solid time of one minute, 44.30 seconds. "I knew going into the race it was one of the most stacked 200 freestyle fields for a long time. Olympic champion Dean finished 0.02 seconds behind to take silver and Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea took the bronze, while 2022 world champion David Popovici of Romania missed out on a podium spot. She charged to victory in the event in 57.53 seconds to edge out 2022 world champion Regan Smith of the United States by 0.25 seconds and Katharine Berkoff by 0.72 seconds.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Marko Djurica, Matthew Richards, Ledecky, Simona Quadarella, Li Bingjie, I'm, Richards, Tom Dean, Dean, Hwang Sun, David Popovici, Kaylee McKeown, Australia's, Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff, McKeown, Smith, Italy's Thomas Ceccon, Ryan Murphy, Murphy, Hunter Armstrong, Lilly King, Lithuania's Meilutyte, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Britain, London Games, Thomson Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Marko Djurica FUKUOKA, United States, British, South Korea, Romania, Barcelona, Bengaluru

☆ Women’s World Cup: Italy Starts a 16-Year-Old, and Germany Leans on Its Experience
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Juliet Macur | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

Women’s World Cup: Italy Starts a 16-Year-Old, and Germany Leans on Its Experience Italy’s Giulia Dragoni became one of the youngest players ever to appear in the tournament. Credit... Hannah Mckay/Reuters Morocco’s presence at the Women’s World Cup already has yielded a string of notable moments. Italy vs. Argentina Italy reached the quarterfinals of the last World Cup, a solid result after a 20-year absence from the tournament. The Brazilian legend is appearing in her sixth World Cup at age 37, and still hoping to capture an ever-elusive title. The South Koreans have made it to the knockout stage once in three previous World Cup appearances, in 2015.

Persons: Giulia Dragoni, Morocco Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Hannah Mckay, Morocco James Ross, Robert Cianflone, Hamish Blair, Argentina Phil Walter, Abbie Parr, David Rowland, Argentina Buda Mendes, Panama Bienvenido Velasco, Naomi Girma, Julie Ertz, Alyssa Naeher, Andrew Cornaga, Vlatko Andonovski, Ertz, Andonovski, Alana Cook, Girma, ” Girma, Becky Sauerbrunn, Sauerbrunn, ” Andonovski, Nouhaila, Nouhaila Benzina, Prince Ali bin al, Hussein, Benzina, Morocco’s, Reynald Pedros, Ghizlane, Chebbak, “ It’s, ”, Megan Rapinoe, Quinn, Pedros, Sam Kerr, Australia’s Sam Kerr, Darren England, Kyra Cooney, Kerr, “, Sam, ” Cooney, we’re, Sam’s, ZT8aF7puDp — Tracey Holmes, Cooney, Cristiana, Phil Walter, Marta, Pia Sundhage, Milena Bertolini, Little Messi, Chiara Beccari, Italy nabbed, Cristiana Girelli Organizations: Morocco, Reuters, Associated Press, Argentina, Getty, Panama, Group, Argentina Cristiana, Brazil Group, Vietnam, United States, Tokyo Olympics, Portugal, U.S, North, Germany, FIFA, Moroccan, BBC, ., Ireland, United, European Locations: Germany, Morocco, Reuters Germany, Reuters Morocco, Associated Press Italy, Italy, Associated Press Argentina, Reuters Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Alyssa Naeher ., United States, Ertz, Netherlands, United, Vietnam, Melbourne ., Arab, France, Moroccan, Melbourne, Brisbane, Australia, Nigeria, Colombia, South Korea, Argentina Italy

"Talks for Qatar to provide new resources to Turkey have reached the final stage. The second Turkish official said the talks for $2-3 billion funding for this year were focused on the eurobond. Turkey's Finance Ministry has borrowed $9 billion in 2022, of the $11 billion foreign borrowing foreseen for the year. The ministry foresees $10 billion foreign borrowing for 2023 but it can bring forward its debt issuances when needed for earlier financing. Turkey is also in the final stage of talks with Saudi Arabia on Riyadh placing a $5 billion deposit at the Turkish Central Bank, a Saudi finance ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

☆ Infantino to serve another four-year term as FIFA President
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DOHA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino will serve another four-year term at the helm of world soccer’s governing body after emerging as the only candidate for the next election in March. He will be re-elected at the FIFA congress in Rwanda in March for a third term. Infantino won the FIFA presidency in 2016 on an initial three-year term, replacing Sepp Blatter, and was re-elected in 2019. He thanked more than 200 members associations who FIFA said had offered him their backing for another term as President. Infantino was then re-elected unopposed, having won a second term at FIFA’s Paris Congress in 2019.

☆ Qatar World Cup: 'Our dreams never came true.' These men helped build Qatar's tournament, now they are struggling to survive.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Aimee Lewis Pramod Acharya Sugam Pokharel | Aimee Lewis | Pramod Acharya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +31 min

It will be a historic event, the first World Cup to be held in the Middle East, but one also mired in controversy. He had dreamed of watching World Cup matches from the rooftop of the hotel he had helped build. In Qatar, migrant workers can now change jobs freely without permission from their employer. However, a number of European federations have issued a joint statement saying they would campaign at the tournament on human rights and for a migrant workers center and a compensation fund for migrant workers. The motto for Qatar’s bid team in 2010 was ‘Expect Amazing.’ In many ways, this year’s World Cup has replicated that maxim.

☆ Diego Maradona: How the 'world's most famous football' became a 'gift from God' for former referee Ali Bin Nasser
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It comes as little surprise, then, that the match ball from that day in Mexico City – now deflated and faded in places – is expected to fetch up to $3.3 million at auction on Wednesday. “Without a doubt, it’s the world’s most famous football,” Terry Butcher, who captained England during the 2-1 defeat against Argentina at the 1986 World Cup, tells CNN Sport. It’s a reminder of how he remonstrated with Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser after Maradona’s first goal, and of how he tried in vain to stop the second with an outstretched leg. The match ball from the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal is expected to sell for up to $3.3 million. Unable to see what had happened in the aerial contest between Maradona and Shilton, Nasser instead turned to his linesman, Bulgarian Bogdan Dochev.

That loyal inner circle has not only strengthened Xi’s hold on power – but also tightened his grip over China’s future. In the eyes of Xi, China is closer than ever to achieving its dream of “national rejuvenation” and reclaiming its rightful place in the world. What he decides to do – and how he goes about doing it – will have a profound impact on the world. Under Xi, Beijing has ramped up military pressure on Taiwan, sending warplanes and conducting military drills near the island. Xi continues to back a costly zero-Covid policy that keeps borders heavily restricted and regularly sends its cities into lockdown – dragging down China’s economic growth.

☆ OAPEC Sec Gen says OPEC+ decision to cut oil production 'correct'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries FollowCAIRO Oct 15 (Reuters) - The secretary general of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) said on Saturday that the OPEC+ decision to cut its oil production target is correct, and was taken at the right time. OAPEC comprises Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, which include Russia, lowered their production target by 2 million barrels per day when they met on Oct. 5. The move came even though fuel markets remain tight, with inventories in major economies at lower levels than when OPEC has cut output in the past. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Moataz Mohamed; Editing by William MacleanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Împreună cu Violeta Tărîță, ingineră coordonatoare în Secția Sănătate nutrițională și a copiilor din cadrul ANSP, îți explicăm unele aspecte importante în conservarea alimentelor. PublicitateDe ce nu se pune aspirină în conserveDeja de foarte mulți ani, aspirina nu se folosește în calitate de conservant, explică inginera tehnologă Violeta Tărîță. Dacă vrei, poți să o tai, dacă nu – o pui în congelator cât pentru o ciorbă. Cât păstrăm dulcețurile și compoturileDulcețurile nu se păstrează mult timp – cel mult doi ani și doar în beci. Fotografiile/infograficele de pe platforma moldova.org pot fi preluate în număr de maxim 2 bucăți per material și doar cu menționarea Moldova.org și numele autorului/autoarei.

Persons: murat ., Împreună, Violeta Tărîță, Tușonca Locations: mura, verdeața

☆ Ieri s-au împlinit 35 de ani de la Maradona show: ”Mâna lui Dumnezeu” și ”Golul secolului”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: captură videoIeri s-au împlinit 35 de ani de la Maradona show: ”Mâna lui Dumnezeu” și ”Golul secolului”Ieri s-au împlinit 35 de ani de la unul din cele mai memorabile meciuri de fotbal din istorie - este vorba de Anglia - Argentina de la Cupa Mondială din 1986. A fost ziua în care a strălucit Diego Armando Maradona, cel care a înscris un gol cu mâna, celebra ”Mână a lui Dumnezeu”, și apoi un alt gol care va fi desemnat ”Golul Secolului”. Apoi, Diego Maradona a primit o minge chiar la mijlocul terenului, dar în jumătatea proprie, a reușit câteva piruete și fente care au sfidat legile fizicii, dar și tacklingurile fundașilor adverși. A fost o cursă de 60 de metri în care i-a înșirat pe Peter Beardsley, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher, Terry Fenwick, Peter Shilton și din nou Butcher. ”Un geniu, un geniu, un geniu!

Persons: Ieri, Diego Armando Maradona, Dumnezeu, Gary Lineker, Maradona, Peter Shilton, argentinianul, Ali Bin Nasser, englezilor, Apoi, Diego Maradona, Peter Beardsley, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher, Terry Fenwick, Victor Hugo Morales Organizations: Cupa Locations: Anglia, Argentina

☆ Cât de periculoasă este aplicația TikTok pentru cei mici? Sfatul psihologului
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

Sursa foto: jurnal.mdCât de periculoasă este aplicația TikTok pentru cei mici? Sfatul psihologuluiMediul online nu este deloc sigur pentru cei mici, iar părinții ar trebui să urmărească ce fac aceștia atunci când navighează pe internet. „TikTok acționează asupra copiilor în mod direct, și pozitiv și negativ. „Consider că, la această vârstă, copilul nu trebuie să cunoască aplicația dată. Eu personal nu accept plasarea pozelor pe rețelele de socializare a copiilor mei din mai multe considerente”, a mai adăugat psihologul.

Persons: Diana Negru, Copilul

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