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Lives Ended in Gaza
  + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ben Hubbard | Lauren Leatherby | Hiba Yazbek | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +15 min
Lives Ended in Gaza Since the war started, more than 30,000 people have been killed during Israel’s bombardment and invasion. Hamas ruled Gaza and ran a covert military organization, the identity of its fighters unclear, even to other Gazans. She worked with people who had been wounded and displaced by Israeli attacks on Gaza as well as with first responders. She moved to Egypt after the 2014 Gaza war but returned a few months before the current war. He performed complicated operations on Gaza’s war wounded while running Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah until his retirement.
Persons: Israel, Marah, Farah, Farah Alkhatib, Kinder, Selena al, Lubna Elian, Yousef Abu Moussa, Abdulhadi, Maram, Youmna Shaqalih, Abdulrahman Abuamara, Ghadeer Mohammed Mansour, Salah, Khaled Jadallah, Doaa Jadallah, Mahmoud Alnaouq, Jannat Iyad Abu Zbeada, Rami Abu Reyaleh, Alhelou, , , , Faida AlKrunz, Saud AlKrunz, tinker, Ahmed Abu Shaeera, Al Aqsa, Youssef Salama, Hedaya Hamad, Salah Abo Harbed, Jeries Sayegh, Inas, “ Sara ”, ” Sayel, Ai Wei Wei’s, Heba Zagout, Ali, Amneh, Belal Abu Samaan, Israel ”, Abu Yousef Al, Abdallah Shehada, Tarazi, Heba Jourany, Osama Al, Haddad, Riyad Alkhatib, ” Mahmoud Elian Organizations: UNICEF, Oxygen, Al, Awda, F.C, Barcelona, Facebook, Islamic, Palestinian Authority, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Free Gaza Circus, Christian, Officially, American International School, Palestine Athletics Federation, Najjar, United Nations, West Bank Locations: Gaza, Israel, Spain, Norway, Italian, Australia, Egypt, Turkey, Bolivia, Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Qatar, Al Aqsa, Jerusalem, “ Palestine, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian, Old City, Mazaj, Gaza City, Manhattan, Chicago, Mecca, Rafah, Libya, Uganda, Ireland
CNN —Lord Norman Foster, renowned as one of the world’s foremost architects, has dedicated decades to redefining the concept of tall buildings. Currently nearing completion and set to reach a height of 301 meters (988 feet), Foster’s Lusail Towers are poised to claim the title of Qatar’s tallest buildings, surpassing the current record holder, The Torch Doha. Breaking ground in January 2020, the Lusail Towers stand amidst a plethora of new developments in the area, including Lusail Stadium, also designed by Foster + Partners for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Building from the ground upWhile the towers are poised to become a recognizable landmark for Lusail, Foster believes that a city’s skyline reflects what lies beneath the surface. The Lusail Towers are set to be completed in phases over the next 12 months.
Persons: Norman Foster, St Mary Axe, he’s, Foster, ” Foster, “ We’ve, “ It’s, Luke Fox, ” Fox Organizations: CNN, St, HSBC, Foster + Partners, Lusail, Foster, Partners, AFC Asian Locations: Hong Kong, Qatar, Doha, Lusail
CNN —Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland leads the nominations at this year’s Laureus Awards as he continues his record-breaking goal-scoring form. Haaland scored a stunning 52 goals in all competitions during Manchester City’s treble-winning season last year, being named Premier League Player of the Year in the process. 1 tennis player Iga Świątek. Nominees for this year’s awards were determined by a vote from members of the world’s media. The winners are then chosen in a secret ballot by the 69 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
Persons: Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Noah Lyles, Max Verstappen, Haaland, couldn’t, , Laureus, Pep Guardiola, ” Europe’s, Catherine Ivill, Mikaela Shiffrin, Iga, Jude Bellingham, Coco Gauff Organizations: CNN, Manchester City, Sportsman, Manchester, Premier League Player, , Laureus, Premier League, ” Europe’s Ryder Cup, Red Bull Racing, Spanish women’s, City, Sports Academy Locations: Norwegian, England, Europe, Madrid, Spain, Real Madrid
CNN —From this week, soccer fans will be able to buy Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold’s Nike jersey, more than six months after she wore the purple top at the Women’s World Cup. Arnold kept a tournament-high four clean sheets during the Matildas’ run to the semifinals of last year’s Women’s World Cup, which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. That prompted England shot-stopper Mary Earps to campaign vociferously for the sportswear company to release the women’s goalkeeper jerseys ahead of the tournament. CNN has contacted Nike for comment regarding the release of the Australian goalkeeper jersey. Arnold kept four clean sheets at the Women's World Cup last year.
Persons: Mackenzie Arnold’s Nike, Arnold, ” Arnold, England, Mary Earps, vociferously, Brendon Thorne, Ashley Reade, Organizations: CNN, Football Australia, France, Australia, Nike, Reuters, Nike’s Pacific, Australian, Uzbekistan Locations: Australia, New Zealand, England, US, France, Netherlands, Melbourne, Paris
Learn moreWe're heading back to mainland Europe today for the clash of the blues in a free France vs. Italy live stream in this weekend's final Six Nations match. Wherever you are in the world, we'll show you where to watch France vs. Italy for free. ITV has you covered with today's free France vs. Italy live stream. ITV1 is showing the France vs. Italy live stream today and will host two out of three games each weekend. How to watch France vs. Italy live stream in the USANBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Six Nations in the United States.
Persons: ExpressVPN, Stan Organizations: Business, Nations, Wales, ITV1, BBC1, ITV, BBC, Six Nations, USA NBC, Six, Today's, Australia Australian, Sports Locations: Europe, France, Italy, Ireland, USA, United States, Today's France
CNN —Lionel Messi produced a memorable piece of skill during Inter Miami’s 2-0 victory against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, the opening game of the MLS season. In possession on the edge of the Real Salt Lake box, Messi looked to get a shot away while injured opponent Andrew Brody lay on the ground in front of him. And he showed some speed too,” Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said of the 2022 World Cup winner’s performance, according to ESPN. The star-studded side started to deliver on those expectations in Wednesday’s curtain-raiser to the new season, with Messi at the heart of Miami’s best moments. Messi’s first full season in the US has seen a huge ticket demand for Miami’s games, and Wednesday was no exception.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi, Andrew Brody, Ballon, , Gerardo “ Tata ” Martino, ” Messi, Miami’s, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Robert Taylor, Zac MacMath, Suárez, Diego Gómez, MacMath, Diego Gómez's, Megan Briggs, Justen, Julian Gressel, Messi’s, Gómez, Busquets ’, Drake Callender Organizations: CNN, Inter, Real, Real Salt Lake, MLS, Miami, ESPN, , Chase, Barcelona, Messi, Salt Lake, Inter Miami, Martino’s Inter Miami, Leagues, Salt Lake’s, LA Locations: Real Salt, Salt, Miami, Real Salt Lake, Carson , California
How to watch the MLS season openerThe MLS season opener between Inter Miami and Real Salt Lake kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast in the US and UK on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass, following the 10-year streaming deal signed in 2022 between MLS and the technology company. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesDays before the MLS season began, league commissioner Don Garber said he believed Miami could still add more superstar firepower to its squad. The Columbus Crew will likely pose a threat once again to win the MLS Cup. Writing for ESPN, Luis Miguel Echegaray said he doesn’t see Inter Miami winning the Eastern Conference.
Persons: Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, it’s, Messi, Luis Suárez, Gerardo ‘ Tata ’ Martino, Suárez’s, ” Messi, Tim Nwachukwu, Don Garber, , ” Garber, Leo, Garber, Maddie Meyer, Wilfried Nancy, , Luciano Acosta, “ We’re, Luis Miguel Echegaray, Tata Martino, , ” GOAL.com’s Ryan Tolmich Organizations: CNN, Inter Miami, Barcelona, MLS Eastern Conference, Leagues, MLS, Miami, Apple, Uruguayan, Gremio, Messi, CONCACAF Champions League, ESPN, Argentine, Columbus Crew, FC Cincinnati, Miami Herald, , Eastern Conference Locations: Miami, Real Salt, Brazil, Barcelona, French, Ohio, Argentine
Later that year, a unified German soccer team was formed following the country’s unification. Lothar didn’t fancy it [in the 1990 World Cup final]. He was part of the team which finished runner-up in the 1986 World Cup and runner-up in the 1992 European Championships. Andy was our World Cup hero, but for me he was much more than that – he was my close friend and companion to this day. “In 1990 he fired the German national team to the World Cup title with his penalty and became a football legend.
Persons: ” Andreas Brehme –, , Brehme, ” Brehme, Franz Beckenbauer, West, FourFourTwo, , , Rudi, Völler, Lothar, Matthäus, Lothar didn’t, “ Andreas Brehme, Bernd Neuendorf, Mario Götze, Gerd Müller, Helmut Rahn, Andreas Brehme –, Andreas ’, Andy, Ciao Andi, Otto Rehhagel, Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, Sebastian Widmann, ” Kaiserslautern Organizations: CNN, West, Bayern Munich, Argentina, FIFA, FourFourTwo, Bundesliga, FC Kaiserslautern –, Italian Serie, Inter Milan, German Football Association, DFB, Kaiserslautern, Bavarian, Internazionale, UEFA, ” Inter, Real Zaragoza, Devils, German, FCK Locations: West Germany, Rome, German, Italian, Brehme, Italy, Spain, Kaiserslautern
These bands of snow just completely have missed Hayward," Shawn Connelly, the Birkebeiner Ski Foundation's marketing and communications director, said. The climate crisis is altering our winters forever — making them warmer, shorter, and less predictable. "I could not have envisioned a scenario where we could not make snow or we had no snow in January. Peter McClellandWith warmer weather eating into the peak of the season, it's getting harder and harder to sustain a winter-based business. If we get low snow, we're going to find that snow and use it as best we can to get out there."
Persons: Jocie Nelson, Nelson, Hayward, Shawn Connelly, Alexander Gottlieb, Justin Mankin, Snowpack, Gottlieb, we're, Claire Wilson, couldn't, Wilson, It's, Peter McClelland, McClelland, we've, Glenn Albrecht, , Alexander Lee, it's, Kate Nordstrum, Nordstrum, Connelly, Alexandria Herr Organizations: Office, Northern, Nelson, Loppet Foundation, Alaska Pacific University, Loppet Locations: Minnesota, Hayward , Wisconsin, Midwest, Minneapolis, Minnesota's, Southwest, New York City, Great, Alexandria, Brooklyn
Overall in 2023, the airport had 86.9 million passengers. The airport had 89.1 million passengers in 2018 — its busiest-ever year before the pandemic, while 66 million passengers passed through in 2022. Earlier in February, Dubai announced its best-ever tourism numbers, saying it hosted 17.15 million international overnight visitors in 2023. Dubai has a second airport, Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) away in its far southern reaches. Dubai International Airport connects to 262 destinations in 104 countries worldwide via just over 100 international carriers.
Persons: , Paul Griffiths Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Dubai International Airport, Emirates, Dubai Airports, Dubai, Al Maktoum International Airport, Qatar, Dubai International Locations: DUBAI, United Arab, Dubai, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine, Burj, Al, Al Maktoum
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was in the first row on Saturday. Emhoff makes no secret of his basketball fandom; he's been a Los Angeles Lakers season ticket holder for years. “Things need to be fair, things need to be equal and men need to support women.”Emhoff has often represented the U.S. at sporting events, leading delegations when asked to do so by President Joe Biden. “It's one of the greatest parts of being second gentleman,” Emhoff said. And yes, even the second gentleman got a little excited to see NBA stars practice before the college game.
Persons: Douglas Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Emhoff, he's, Harris, , ” Emhoff, Joe Biden, Allyson Felix, , I’m courtside, Steph Curry, I’m Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, Virginia Union, Winston, Salem State, Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, Associated Press, U.S, soccer team, Tokyo Paralympics, Washington Nationals Locations: Indianapolis, Salem, U.S, I’m, United States
Horan was quoted in the The Athletic in a recent interview as saying: “American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart,” she says. (But) it’s getting better and better.”Her comments stemmed from frustration about how some viewers take TV commentary at face value. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesHoran, who plays professionally in France, said she had reflected on the remarks and the reaction to them. “Some of my comments were poorly expressed, and there was a massive lesson learned for me," she said. In addition to apologizing, Horan emphasized the appreciation both she and the rest of the team have for the fans.
Persons: CARSON, Lindsey Horan, Horan, , it’s, , ___ Organizations: , women's, CONCACAF Locations: Calif, American, United States, Carson , California, France, America, soccer's
Kylian Mbappe has told Paris Saint-Germain he will leave the club at the end of the season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. Mbappe, who has consistently been linked with a move to Real Madrid, will be a free agent at the end of the campaign after seven years with PSG. Mbappe has been at PSG since 2017 after signing from Monaco in a transfer worth a reported $190 million. Mbappe will be the latest superstar player to leave the French club in recent times following the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar last year. Mbappe won five French league titles with PSG, but has so far failed to lead it to success in the Champions League.
Persons: Kylian Mbappe, Germain, Mbappe hasn’t, PSG President Nasser Al, Khelaifi, Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Neymar Organizations: Paris Saint, Associated Press, PSG President, PSG, France, Monaco, Real, Champions League, ___ Locations: Real Madrid, Madrid, Mbappe
Hockey is coming back to the New Jersey Meadowlands in a big way this weekend with MetLife Stadium serving as the venue for the NHL's Stadium Series. These games will influence the playoff hopes for all the teams with less than two months left in the regular season. Photos You Should See View All 22 ImagesNHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly wasn't sure if any of the 39 previous outdoor games had as much playoff implication. Brodeur, who started for the Devils in an outdoor game at Yankee Stadium against the Rangers in 2014, said the organization wants the players to embrace the game. You gotta block those noises.”It's the first time the league scheduled outdoor games on consecutive days with fans.
Persons: Bill Daly wasn't, ” Daly, Hall, Martin Brodeur, Brodeur, , ” Brodeur, Travis Konecny, Lindy Ruff, ” Ruff, Jon Ledecky, , Keegan Kolesar, Jonas Brothers, Steve Mayer, Stephen Whyno, Allan Kreda, Willie Ramirez Organizations: Four Metropolitan Division, Hockey, New Jersey Meadowlands, MetLife, New, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Rangers, Islanders, Flyers, Devils, Eastern, NHL, Hall of Famer, Meadowlands, Rockies, Newark, Yankee, Stanley, ” Islanders, Parc Ferland, Vegas Golden Knights, Seattle, Vegas Locations: RUTHERFORD, N.J, New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Colorado, Lake Tahoe , Nevada, Alberta, Canada, New York City, Montreal
CNN —Bay FC, the newest team in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), has made an ambitious statement of intent ahead of the upcoming season by signing Zambian international Racheal Kundananji. “I want to give the [Bay FC] fans what they want – to enjoy the games, to enjoy seeing me playing and scoring.”Kundananji joins Bay FC from Spanish side Madrid CFF for a reported world record fee of €735,000 (around $787,000), according to multiple reports including ESPN. CNN has contacted Bay FC, Madrid CFF and the NWSL regarding the transfer fee. The contract runs through the 2027 season with an option for an additional year in 2028, Bay FC said. “We are delighted to add Racheal to our group,” Bay FC general manager Lucy Rushton said in a press release from the club.
Persons: Kundananji, ” Kundananji, Lucy Rushton, Diego Souto, Asisat Oshoala, Jen Beattie, Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton, Aly Wagner Organizations: CNN — Bay FC, National Women’s Soccer League, Zambian, , BBC Sport Africa, FC, Bay FC, Madrid CFF, ESPN, CNN, Real Madrid, Liga F, Spain’s Liga, San, Spanish, Costa, US Women’s National, Sixth Locations: “ People, Zambia, Bay, Spanish, Scottish, San Jose, Kazakhstan, Costa Rica
Michel was in a four-man sled piloted by Michael Vogt when it crashed Tuesday during training for this weekend's World Cup races in Altenberg. This weekend's Altenberg races are the last World Cup events prior to the world championships; there is one last World Cup weekend coming in mid-March to Lake Placid, New York. The Swiss team said Vogt “suffered a severe concussion and bruises” and push athletes Dominik Hufschmid and Andreas Haas also had slight injuries. The pair won a World Cup race in December and are third in the season-long standings. Vogt’s four-man bob crew is fourth in that discipline’s World Cup standings.
Persons: Sandro Michel, Michel, Michael Vogt, ” Michel, Training, Greg Cackett, , Vogt “, Dominik Hufschmid, Andreas Haas, Chris Spring, Mateusz Sochowicz, Vogt Organizations: , Michel, Swiss, Locations: ALTENBERG, Germany, — Swiss, Altenberg, Dresden, British, Swiss, Winterberg, Lake Placid , New York, Canadian, China
CNN —Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will be part of the Liverpool FC Legends management team for a charity soccer match, the club announced in a statement on Tuesday. Eriksson, who publicly revealed his terminal cancer diagnosis last month, will be on the sidelines alongside Liverpool greats Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Aldridge against an Ajax Legends team. The annual LFC Foundation charity match will be held at Anfield on March 23. Following the news of Eriksson’s diagnosis, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp invited the Swede to Anfield after the former England boss said he would never be able to fulfil his dream of managing Liverpool following his terminal cancer diagnosis. According to Liverpool, all proceeds from next month’s charity match will support the work of the club’s foundation and its charity partners.
Persons: Sven, Göran Eriksson, Eriksson, Ian Rush, John Barnes, John Aldridge, , , Jürgen Klopp, Swede, “ You’re, ” Klopp, “ That’s, ” Eriksson, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand Organizations: CNN, Liverpool FC Legends, Liverpool, Ajax Legends, LFC Foundation, Anfield, Sky, Sky Sports, English, Portugal Locations: Anfield, England, Swedish, Liverpool, Rio, China, Mexico, Philippines
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Paramount, which broadcast and streamed the game to what was probably the biggest audience in the game's history. And Paramount, whose Paramount Plus livestream conked out for some users, who took to the internet to complain. AdvertisementWithout more detail from Paramount, it doesn't make sense to speculate about the cause of Paramount's problems. Like Netflix, which struggled to show a live episode of "Love is Blind" less than a year ago.
Persons: , Taylor Swift, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ESPN's, it's, Roger Lynch, Lynch, Condé Nast, Comcast's Peacock Organizations: Service, Kansas City Chiefs, Paramount, San Francisco 49ers, Business, HBO, Big Tech, Netflix, NFL
It is a three-way race for the presidency among current Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. While he is the oldest candidate, his running mate is the youngest: 36-year-old Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Widodo's son. His running mate is Mohammad Mahfud, who resigned as security minister to focus on campaigning. He is also a former defense minister, justice minister and chief justice of the Constitutional Court. His choice of Muhaimin Iskandar as his running mate in Wednesday's election is viewed as an attempt to rebuild that support.
Persons: Joko Widodo, Prabowo Subianto, Anies, Subianto, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Suharto, Widodo's, Raka, , GANJAR, Pranowo, ” Pranowo, Mohammad Mahfud, ANIES, Baswedan, Widodo, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Muhaimin Iskandar, Iskandar’s, Organizations: SUBIANTO, Gerindra Party, Constitutional, Indonesian Democratic Party of, Central Java, FIFA, Islamic, Fulbright, Awakening Party, Ulama, Associated Press Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jordan, Surakarta, Central, Israel, Jakarta, Chinese, Wednesday's, Nusantara, Borneo
The Champions League narrative is so often about Manchester City and Real Madrid. The past two champions of Europe were the only teams to sweep through the group stage with six wins. BONUS ENTRIESEvery result in the Champions League, plus the Europa League and Europa Conference League, also counts toward UEFA’s longstanding ranking table of each country’s collective performance. Each Champions League win for Inter, Napoli and Lazio is good for all Italian clubs doing well in Serie A. And so, the 29 games left in the Champions League through the June 1 final in London have great value beyond the 16 clubs directly involved.
Persons: Erling Haaland, Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, Abu, Harry Kane’s, Kylian Mbappé, , Madrid, ___ Organizations: Manchester City, Copenhagen, Everton, Champions League, Premier League, Liga, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern, Bundesliga, Lazio, Paris Saint, Germain, Real Sociedad, Inter Milan, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Inter, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Dortmund, Napoli, Barcelona, Porto, Arsenal, UEFA, FIFA, League, Chelsea, Benfica, Atletico, Spanish, Juventus, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Serie, , Liverpool Locations: Real Madrid, Europe, Man, Madrid, Leipzig, Girona, Abu Dhabi, Bellingham, Paris, United States, Barcelona, Italy, Germany, Spain, Manchester, London
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Persons: Usher, It's, you'll, it's, ExpressVPN, There's, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's, Swift, he's, We've, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Will.i.am, Pitbull, Savage, Summer Walker, Adele, we've, Lady Gaga, that's, Rihanna, Gregory Shamus Organizations: Business, Super, CBS, Paramount, US, Hulu, Live, ITV1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, NFL, Champions League, Showtime, Paramount Plus, ITV, Sky, BBC, Chiefs Locations: America, Australian, USA, Australia, Hulu, Japan, Vegas
The host nation is seeking its third AFCON title, while Nigeria is looking to lift the trophy for the fourth time. ET on Sunday and will take place at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare (L) fights for the ball with DR Congo's Simon Banza. Against Mali, Ivory Coast pulled off yet another great escape, grabbing a last-minute equalizer. Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali made two saves and striker Kelechi Iheanacho netted the deciding penalty to send Nigeria into the final.
Persons: Ouattara, Ivory, Les Éléphants, Jean, Louis Gasset, Emerse Faé, Ibrahim Sangare, DR Congo's Simon Banza, Franck Fife, Faé, Franck Kessié, Simon Adingra, Sébastien Haller, Ivory Coast's, Sia Kambou, William Troost, Ekong, Victor Osimhen, Osimhen, Percy Tau, Teboho Mokoena, Issouf Sanogo, Grant Kekana, Stanley Nwabali, Kelechi Iheanacho Organizations: CNN, Africa, of Nations, beIN Sports USA, DR Congo, Guinea, Equatorial, Coast, Ivory, DR Congo's, Getty, Senegal, Against, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Super Eagles, South Africa Locations: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ivory, Abidjan, South Africa, Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, AFP, Against Mali, Europe, AFCON, Cameroon, Angola, Africa
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Marta Bassino edged out Federica Brignone for an Italian one-two finish in a tight opening run of a women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin sits out this weekend’s races to nurse a left knee injury and the American star could lose her lead in the overall World Cup standings to Lara Gut-Behrami. The Swiss skier won the previous GS and trails Shiffrin by 95 points. In Saturday's race, Bassino showed glimpses of her best as the Italian skier looked for her first podium result of the season. She won the World Cup title in the discipline in 2021 but has won just one World Cup race over the last three years.
Persons: — Marta Bassino, Bassino, Alice Robinson, Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lara, Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova, Canada's Valerie Grenier, Organizations: Swiss, Cortina d’Ampezzo Locations: SOLDEU, Andorra, Italy, France
The U.N.-backed International Labor Organization says reforms introduced following the World Cup have improved the situation of migrant workers, while adding that more needs to be done. Meanwhile, human rights group Amnesty International says migrant workers still face abuses. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesLast November, Amnesty urged Qatar and FIFA to do more for migrant workers - particularly in terms of compensation. Migrant workers collect litter, serve coffee, drive taxis and provide security. The number of work-related deaths in the delivery of the World Cup came under intense scrutiny in the lead-up.
Persons: Jordan, Stephen Cockburn, , , Max Tunon, ” Tunon, it’s, , ” Cockburn, ” ___ James Robson Organizations: Qatar, International Labor Organization, Amnesty International, , AP, FIFA, Qatari, Workers, ILO Locations: DOHA, Qatar, Doha, Kenya, Ghana, Saudi Arabia
I was 28 years old when I landed my dream video producer job at CNBC. After all, I'd spent most of my adult life focused on the future. So I quit my job at 32, bought a one-way ticket to Peru, and spent a year and a half — and $34,000 — exploring 18 countries across South America and Asia. I spent a lot of my life savings, delaying other goalsThe $34,000 I spent on my sabbatical was a significant portion of my life savings. Siem Reap, Cambodia Helen ZhaoI wish I'd continued investing throughout my travels, putting $200 each month into a large-cap index fund.
Persons: I'd, Helen Zhao, I'm, Roth, Cambodia Helen Zhao Organizations: CNBC, UCLA, Roth IRA Locations: Peru, South America, Asia, Rio De Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Brazil, Rio, Bogotá, Colombia, Los Angeles, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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