December 2, 2023
It is a puzzling question: why do the energy-rich Central Asian states experience frequent energy crises? The answer points to a trap, a ticking bomb that every winter threatens to explode into an insurmountable challenge for the region’s people and its governments alike: the region’s old infrastructure needs billions in immediate renovations and the region’s
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Footage has captured the moment Aussie tennis great Alicia Molik broke away from a press conference to help a young girl who collapsed unexpectedly on the court behind her. The former world No. 8 and two-time grand slam doubles champion was announced as Adelaide International’s new tournament director on Thursday. But a TV appearance revealing
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London – Track cyclist Laura Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, has set her sights on making the team for the Paris Games despite barely having competed in the past two years. Kenny gave birth to her second child in July after suffering a miscarriage in November 2021 and then having surgery following an ectopic
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Rob Page believes Wales have a “great opportunity” to reach Euro 2024 after being handed two possible home ties in the qualification play-offs. Wales will welcome Finland to the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, March 21 following Thursday’s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Victory in that single-leg semi-final would see the Dragons take
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Rob Page believes Wales have a “great opportunity” to reach Euro 2024 after being handed two possible home ties in the qualification play-offs. Wales will welcome Finland to the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, March 21 following Thursday’s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Victory in that single-leg semi-final would see the Dragons take
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ministers have frozen alcohol duty until next summer in a bid to encourage patrons to spend in Britain’s pubs, which have been facing closures because of rising costs. Rates on alcohol duty on beer, cider,
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OPERADORA Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), located in Puerto Cortés, has achieved the Great Place to Work certification. Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, Great Place to Work has emphasized trust and has surveyed over 100 million employees globally. OPC
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The brother of former Lakers great Michael Cooper was fatally shot Saturday in the same Pasadena park where the siblings played basketball as youngsters. Cooper, a basketball analyst for KABC-TV Channel 7, confirmed to the station that the victim of the shooting at Washington Park was his brother, Mickey, 64. Michael said he and Mickey
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“He was a hard-working lock who never shied away from getting stuck in and doing the dirty work.” SA Rugby have called the late Hannes Strydom “one of the great locks of his generation” following the passing of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winner in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday. Strydom was 58. The
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The mystery surrounding a 4,000-year-old Iraqi temple has finally been solved as archaeologists uncover signs that Alexander the Great was worshipped as a divine figure. Scientists had been puzzled by the discovery of more recent Greek inscriptions at the ancient Sumerian temple of Girsu, in the modern-day town of Tello. Now, British Museum archaeologists believe
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