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WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Grant Wahl, a U.S. sportswriter covering the soccer World Cup, died in Qatar on Friday, his family and U.S. Soccer said. His wife responded to the U.S. Soccer statement on Twitter, saying she was "in complete shock". Wahl, a former Sports Illustrated journalist who later moved to Substack, had been tweeting about the Netherlands-Argentina match earlier on Friday. He said last month he was briefly detained when he tried to enter a World Cup stadium in Qatar while wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community in a country where same-sex relations are illegal. Wahl said in late November that World Cup security denied him entry to the United States' opener against Wales at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and asked him to take his shirt off.

CNN —The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world, with NBA star LeBron James and tennis great Billie Jean King leading the tributes to the American. King said Wahl’s death was “heartbreaking.”“A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women’s soccer,” King tweeted Saturday. “I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis. Afterward, Wahl told CNN he “probably will” wear the shirt again.

☆ American journalist Grant Wahl dies at Qatar World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. “The entire US Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” US Soccer said in a statement on its official Twitter account. In an episode of the podcast Futbol with Grant Wahl, published just days before his death on December 6, he had complained of feeling unwell. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis. Afterward, Wahl told CNN he “probably will” wear the shirt again.

CNN —Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world. Grant Wahl, pictured on October 10, 2014. “I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family and of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight. Feeling pretty hairy, bad,” Wahl told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.

☆ 50 of Twitter's top 100 advertisers have pulled out of the platform since Elon Musk took over, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers have stopped promoting on the platform, per Media Matters. Since 2020, those 50 companies have spent $2 billion on Twitter advertising. Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, and Meta are among those who have pulled their advertising budgets away from Twitter, according to Media Matters. The list of all 50 is available in Media Matters' report. Insider has reached out to all 50 companies for comment.

☆ 'I feel gay', FIFA chief attempts to empathise with marginalised
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 19 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino raised eyebrows on Saturday when he attempted to show empathy with marginalised groups by telling reporters in Qatar 'I feel gay ... Today I feel gay. "Judging by social media, your comments that you feel gay has caused some surprise to many in the gay community," one journalist later noted before asking Infantino a question. "I've seen a lot of criticism of Gianni Infantino since I've joined FIFA, in particular from the LGBTI community," he said. He has received assurances that everyone will be welcome ... Just because Gianni Infantino is not gay, does not mean he does not care.

☆ Erdogan tells Netanyahu relations should be maintained with mutual respect
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his messages to the journalists in G20 Summit's news conference in Media Center, BICC, Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia, November 16, 2022. ADITYA PRADANA PUTRA/G20 Media Center/Handout via REUTERSANKARA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who won an election this month, that it is important to maintain relations on a basis of respect for mutual interests, the Turkish presidency said on Thursday. In a phone call, Erdogan told Netanyahu he was saddened by "events two days ago in the West Bank". Netanyahu offered his condolences for those who died in a bomb attack in Istanbul on Sunday, the presidency said. Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Ankara this year in the first visit to Turkey by an Israeli leader since 2008.

☆ India's Modi meets Biden at G20 summit, shakes hands with China's Xi
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] President of the U.S. Joe Biden speaks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the G20 Summit opening session in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. PRASETYO UTOMO/G20 Media Center/Handout via REUTERSNEW DELHI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed global and regional developments in a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Indonesia, India's foreign ministry said. Modi also exchanged courtesies with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of a G20 dinner, according to government sources. Modi and Xi came face-to-face previously at a summit of regional security group Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Uzbekistan in September. The Indian premier has also met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, World Bank president David Malpass, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva, among other leaders, at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.

☆ India's Modi calls for diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine conflict
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ADITYA PRADANA PUTRA/G20 Media Center/Handout via REUTERSNov 15 (Reuters) - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged a return to diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine war, reiterating the South Asian nation's call for peace in the ongoing conflict. India has not condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin in September that "today's era is not an era of war". "I have repeatedly said that we have to find a way to return to the path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine," Modi said in his opening remarks at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali, Indonesia. There should be no restrictions on energy supplies and stability in the energy market should be ensured, Modi said. "India's energy security is also important for global growth," said Modi, according to a statement released by the Indian foreign ministry.

☆ (VIDEO) Învață a scrie știri de la 8 ani! Descoperă cursurile pe care le frecventează copiii la centrul republican „Artico” — Cotidianul
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-21 | by ( De Către | Please Enter Your Name Here | ) cotidianul.md time to read: +2 min

Emili are 7 ani și, de câteva luni, frecventează cursurile de dicție. Pe lângă cursurile de dicție, copiii studiază și limba rusă. „Sunt foarte interactive și limba rusă te va ajuta foarte mult în viață”, a adăugat fetița. Pe lângă dicție și discurs public, copiii și adolescenții pot frecventa cursurile de dans, balet sau canto din cadrul „Artico”. În cadrul Centrului Republican pentru Copii și Tineret, copiii se pot înscrie la unul din cele 60 de cursuri disponibile.

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