Month: August 2024
Olympics organizers say Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is eligible to compete as a woman
The International Olympics Committee said Friday that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was born a woman and eligible to compete in…
IOC on controversial Olympic boxing match
A spokesman for the International Olympic Committee said Friday two boxers at the centre of a controversy after one of…
Simone Biles on her mental health challenges after winning gymnastics all-around gold
After the final Olympic Gold winner Simone Biles said three years ago she wasn’t sure whether she could compete again,…
Survivors recount horrors of deadly landslides in India that killed 201
Multiple landslides in the hills of Wayanad district sent torrents of mud, floodwater and giant rolling boulders to downhill villages,…
Simone Biles says she talked to her therapist before winning gold
Simone Biles said she talked with her therapist before winning Thursday’s all-around gymnastics final at the Paris Olympics. The gymnast,…
Paris Olympics 2024: IOC responds after boxer Carini withdraws from Khelif fight | BBC News
Italy’s Angela Carini abandoned her Olympic bout against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif inside 46 seconds, saying: "I had to preserve…
Voters in Venezuela stand in long queues to cast ballot
(28 Jul 2024) ASSOCIATED PRESS Caracas, Venezuela – 28 July 2024 1. Aerial view of Petare neighborhood, an impoverished neighborhood…
Escalating Tensions in South Lebanon Following Majdal Shams Strike
(28 Jul 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Shebaa, southern Lebanon – 28 July 2024 1. Various of Shebaa village and…
Bangladesh’s government bans opposition party | DW News
Bangladesh’s government has banned the opposition "Jamaat-e-Islami" party, as well as the party’s student wing and other associated groups. The…
Sheriff defends hiring ex-deputy charged in killing of Sonya Massey
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell defended his hiring of deputy Shawn Grayson, saying “there was nothing in his background that…