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French climber Benjamin Bedrines reached the top of Pakistan’s K2 in record time on Sunday, his team told AFP, reaching the summit of the world’s second-highest mountain in just under 11 hours. The 32-year-old, an expert in high-speed mountain climbing without the aid of oxygen, left K2 base camp just after midnight on Saturday and reached the summit after 10 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. Vedrin… French climber Benjamin Bedrines summited Pakistan’s K2 in record time on Sunday, his team told AFP, reaching the summit of the world’s second-highest mountain in just under 11 hours. The 32-year-old, an expert…
Five years ago, white plumes of tear gas arced through Hong Kong’s humid air. Hundreds of thousands of angry protesters were on the streets, demanding their Beijing-appointed leader resign and calling for universal voting rights to decide their own political future. The city, historically hailed as a gateway between China and the proverbial West, felt on the verge of being torn apart. But if the summer of 2019 was Hong Kong’s summer of discontent, then five years later, 2024 is Hong Kong’s summer of disaffection. I first set foot in Hong Kong exactly 27 years ago, in 1997. It was the…
Fatal car crashes appear to be declining nationwide after a long surge in deaths during the pandemic.In early July, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its forecast for the first quarter of this year, estimating that 8,650 people will die in traffic crashes nationwide in the first three months of 2024.This year’s figure represents a 3.2% decrease from the same period last year, when 8,935 people died in crashes, according to the NHTSA. The decline in fatal crashes marks the eighth consecutive quarter of declines since 2022.According to NHTSA data, the number of fatalities decreased despite an increase in…
Medal Table | Olympic Schedule | Olympic NewsEuropean broadcaster Eurosport removed commentator Bob Ballard from its Olympics coverage on Sunday after he made “inappropriate comments” about members of the Australian women’s swimming team.Ballard made the comments after Australia’s 4×100 relay team of Molly O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeown and Meg Harris won gold on Saturday, setting a new Olympic record, beating the silver-medal-winning United States team and the bronze-medal-winning Chinese team. It is Australia’s fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event.Ballard made the controversial comments as Australian swimmers were congratulating each other with their medals around their necks.”Well, the…
Image caption, Giorgia Meloni’s visit comes after China withdrew Italy from its flagship investment plan, the Belt and Road Initiative.Article informationauthor, Joao da Silvarole, Business reporter29 July 2024 04:23 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to “relaunch” ties with China on his first visit to Beijing since taking office.At the start of his five-day visit, Meloni met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and signed a three-year plan to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.At the time, the Italian government said that China’s large-scale investment plans had brought no benefits to Italy.Meloni described the visit as…
Fresh concerns have emerged about a possible Pakistan covert operation in Jammu and Kashmir, with Kashmiri activist Amjad Ayub Mirza and former Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid highlighting allegations of large-scale infiltration by commandos of Pakistan’s Special Service Group (SSG).In a recent post on X, Mirza said that Pakistan SSG General Officer Commanding (GOC), Major General Adil Rehamani, is leading the attack from Muzaffarabad. Mirza claimed that around 600 SSG commandos have infiltrated into Kupwara region and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that local jihadi infiltration forces are supporting these commandos…
US Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said Sunday that it had raised $200 million in the week since she became the Democratic presidential nominee, adding a total of 170,000 new volunteers in the week. Last week, US President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris against Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election. “Since our campaign launched, @KamalaHarris has raised $200M, 66% of which has come from new volunteers. We’ve added 170,000 new volunteers,” Harris’ deputy manager, Rob Flaherty, posted on her official X account. Harris vs. Trump A Reuters poll suggests there will be a…
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A Philips office building in Warsaw, Poland, July 29, 2021.Noor Photo | Noor Photo | Getty ImagesGroup comparable sales rose 2 percent to 4.5 billion euros ($4.88 billion) as demand in North America was strong despite weaker sales in China. The company’s three-month comparable orders rose 9 percent.”We are encouraged by the recovery in order volumes this quarter, primarily in North America. Given the challenging macro environment, we delivered significant margin improvement supported by our productivity improvement programs, strong operating cash flow driven by improved working capital management and planned same-store sales growth,” Chief Executive Officer Roy Jacobs said in…
President Nicolas Maduro addressed supporters on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election in Caracas. Fernando Vergara/AP Hide caption Toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — Election officials claimed Venezuela’s deeply unpopular President Nicolas Maduro won a third term in elections on Sunday, sparking accusations that his dictatorial regime committed massive fraud to steal a victory from opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. After hours of delays and uncertainty, Elvis Amoroso, president of the National Electoral Council and a close aide to Maduro, appeared before reporters just after midnight on Monday to declare that with 80%…