Egyptian grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader is officially the world’s oldest professional footballer after the 74-year-old completed his second full match as a pro. Bahader’s achievement was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Saturday event after he played for his team, “6th October,” in their 3-2 defeat to Al Ayat Sports in Egypt’s third division. Bahader’s achievement was a welcome diversion from his performance as he missed […]
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On Monday, WFEL Limited has announced that it received a new contract from the UK’s Ministry of Defence for the supply of 17 Sets of its MGB Medium Girder Bridges. This follows a review of the MoD’s modular gap crossing capabilities, which aimed to draw together existing in-service capabilities into a single coherent capability, according to a company news release. These 17 new MGB bridging sets […]
Anti-Trump author and MSNBC terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance has labeled the anti-government extremists who plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer “VanillaISIS” and claim they follow “their al-Baghdadi,” Donald Trump. “These people were radicalized by the very fact that a black man could sit in the Oval Office,” Nance said of the recently-arrested Michigan would-be kidnappers and other radical groups in the US. “Where they are […]
8 Oct, 2020 20:18 Follow RT on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is setting the stage for yet another attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office, preparing a bill to create a commission that could rule on whether he’s too sick to continue as president. Follow RT on Source link
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek stunned no. 1 seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old needed little more than an hour to dismantle Halep, a three-time finalist and 2018 champion at Roland Garros. The match served as the perfect revenge for their meeting at the same stage in Paris last year, which Halep won 6-1, 6-0 in […]
Argentine forward, Lionel Messi, ended a saga of controversy in September after he confirmed that he had no intention of leaving Barcelona after expressing his intentions to jump ship. Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman praised Lionel Messi on Saturday as an ideal captain and setting an example for the rest of the team describing his continued contribution to the club since his decision to remain with them […]
Chinese bitcoin miner manufacturer MicroBT is looking to grab a bigger slice of the U.S. market by setting up its first overseas production center. The company said on Friday that it has partnered with New York-based Foundry Digital LLC and a Southeast Asian company in order to improve supply chain efficiencies for North American buyers of its flagship bitcoin mining equipment. The Southeast Asian listed company […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely preside over the political fight over a vacant Supreme Court seat. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely preside over the political fight over a vacant Supreme Court seat. Jacquelyn Martin/AP The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday at age 87 will inevitably set in motion what promises to […]
Some Colorado residents woke up to something that felt crazy after sweltering through the Labor Day weekend: snow. This roller coaster forecast was “truly something that I’ve never seen,” says assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger. In Fort Collins, the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University measured .3 inches of snow this morning, “the earliest accumulating snow ever observed in over 130 years of records!” That […]
The board of directors of bitcoin mining manufacturer Canaan approved a buyback program Monday for its lagging shares. Source link
US scientists are continuing to sound the alarm on the potential environmental and agricultural threats posed by the Asian giant hornet – or “murder hornet” – as sightings and captures of the slaughterous insect have been on the rise in Washington. However, recent efforts to trap the invasive insect have yielded just a single specimen. Whatcom County, Washington, officials announced on Friday that a beekeeper from […]
The government of Paris is setting up five new sites to conduct free screening for Covid-19 and help private labs deal with demand for their services. Last week, France surpassed the national record of 900,000 weekly tests. Starting Monday, three permanent centers are collecting samples as part of free Covid-19 testing in the French capital, the mayor’s office said. Additionally, two mobile labs will be serving […]
President Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday night, the last day of the Republican National Convention. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday night, the last day of the Republican National Convention. Evan Vucci/AP The 2020 Republican National Convention this week began and ended with two […]
The greatest economic recovery in US and world history continues. The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high today after the President showcased his list of great accomplishments this past week. The stock markets have increased faster since March than any time in history. The previous record was between President Trump’s election win and February of this year. Today the S&P 500 hit another all-time high […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/05/1080078068_0:0:1366:768_1200x675_80_0_0_7a50cc442e6b253716941a590adb61ea.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202008051080078114-video-chinas-type-075-helicopter-carrier-sets-sail-for-first-sea-trials/ China’s first amphibious assault ship, the Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD), has been put to sea for the first time on Wednesday. Photos and video on social media showed the warship being escorted away from the docks by the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai by tugboats on Wednesday morning, before steaming away under its own power. Judged to […]
Twitter hack alleged ringleader Graham Clark, the subject of a previous criminal investigation, had bail set at $725,000 at his first court appearance Saturday. Source link
Brazil Reports Almost 70,000 New Covid Infections in Record Day by Mario Sergio Lima/Bloomberg Brazil registered a record number of coronavirus cases and deaths after days of reported issues with the transfer of the data from local governments into the national system. The Latin American country added 69,074 cases on Wednesday, pushing the total number of infections to over 2.55 million, according to the Health Ministry. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107982/84/1079828468_0:312:3086:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_5860c3ab5a153e0731d398633ad8b744.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007211079941172-richest-gets-richer-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-adds-13-bln-to-net-worth-in-one-day-sets-record/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Jeff Bezos, the 56-year-old founder and CEO of US-headquartered e-commerce giant Amazon is the richest man on Earth. The business mogul was named the first person in modern history to gather a fortune worth over a whopping $100 billion, but that’s not all. In a single day record, Bezos on Monday lavishly reaped in $13 billion […]
An eerie photo of Mark Zuckerberg sporting a thick layer of sunblock while surfboarding in Hawaii has sent Twitter into overdrive, giving boost to a petition launched to bar him from “colonizing” Native Hawaiians’ land. Facebook CEO has become the butt of jokes on Twitter on Sunday evening after photos of him holidaying in Hawaii were leaked to the media. The images show Zuckeberg braving the […]
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko says he’s worked hard on the emotional aspect of Alexandra Trusova’s programs which were previously criticized for a lack of artistry and a dominance of jumps. The 16-year-old, who has the most difficult technical content in women’s skating, has consistently been under fire for putting a clear emphasis on her jumps instead of interpreting her programs. READ MORE: ‘You cannot skate till […]
In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism. (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) Source link
Palestinian Community Sets Conditions On Support For Presidential Candidate July 6, 2020 Palestinian Community Sets Conditions On Support For Presidential Candidate2020-07-062020-07-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/palestinians-and-anti-zionist-orthodox-jews-protest-against-israeli-annexation-plan-on-3-july-2020-in-north-bergen-township-new-jersey-united-states.-by-tayfun-cokun-for-anadolu-agency-e1594059532202.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians and anti-zionist Orthodox Jews protest against Israeli annexation plan, on 3 July 2020 in North Bergen Township, New Jersey, United States. By Tayfun Coşkun for Anadolu Agency. Members of the Palestinian community in the United States have issued a declaration of principles that […]
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council on Wednesday set December 6 as the date for parliamentary elections. The opposition coalition, led by Juan Guaido, Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president, does not recognize the government-aligned Supreme Court’s rulings and has said that it will boycott the vote. The Supreme Court in June appointed a new National Electoral Council (CNE) ahead of the vote to elect lawmakers to the National Assembly, US News […]
FOX News cable television set a new record this past quarter. The Tucker Carlson Show set the record for the largest cable news show audience during a single quarter in cable news history. He did this by calling for equal justice under the law and for free speech. These are two issues the Democrats cannot claim and Republicans appear oblivious to. Mike Cernovich tweeted last night […]
A 95-year-old thrill-seeker has admitted to doubts about making it down some of the world’s greatest mountains, but said he is looking forward to descending from a summit at 100 after becoming the world’s oldest heli-skier. Gordon Precious celebrated his 95th birthday by taking a helicopter to the top of the Cariboo Mountains, the northernmost subrange of the Columbia Mountain in British Columbia, before breaking the record he […]
Lachlan Morton, pictured in 2014, is the latest person to set a record “Everesting” on a bicycle. Mark Gunter/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Gunter/AFP via Getty Images Lachlan Morton, pictured in 2014, is the latest person to set a record “Everesting” on a bicycle. Mark Gunter/AFP via Getty Images A challenge has been growing more popular in the past few months for […]
United Nations Sets Up Inquiry Into Racism After George Floyd Death By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters. June 21, 2020 United Nations Sets Up Inquiry Into Racism After George Floyd Death2020-06-212020-06-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/download-1-e1592758432858.jpg200px200px Above photo: Delegates stand in front of a TV screen during the vote of a resolution on racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd, at the United Nations Human Rights Council in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): During a pandemic-infested and shaken world economy, Indian mogul Mukesh Ambani has managed to rope in over $15 billion from foreign players as investments in his telecom company Jio. The drive behind Ambani’s rapid sales of Jio stakes to American and Middle Eastern firms was to make Reliance Industries “net debt-free”. The 63-year-old Indian business tycoon released an official statement on Friday confirming […]
Early on June 14, the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the villages of al-Bara and Deir Sunbul in southern Idlib. Since the signing of the new de-escalation agreement with Turkey on March 5, the Russian military has halted active operations in Greater Idlib. Nonetheless, it continued isolated precise strikes on high value terrorist targets. The June 14 […]
Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos was a young, intelligent and beautiful Italian woman when she met George Papadopoulos in 2016. Her life was soon turned upside down. The man she loved was targeted by the Deep State and then the FBI had the audacity to ask young Ms. Mangiante to spy on her husband. When the young Italian started discussing her former boss Joseph Mifsud and his ties […]
Avenues, the expensive private school based in Manhattan that was famously attended by Suri Cruise and counts the children of tycoons, rock stars, and Oscar-winners among its students, is setting up a 3,500-square-foot campus in the Hamptons to cater to children whose parents have fled the city for the salubrious comfort of their beachside homes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The for-profit school, established […]
Russian tennis star Karen Khachanov has revealed he is a huge fan of mixed martial arts (MMA) and wants to get into the cage to test his fighting skills when he retires from tennis. In an Instagram Live chat with Barbara Schett-Eagle, the world number 15 said he follows many sports, including MMA. READ MORE: ‘We need to overcome these challenges’: Nick Kyrgios HITS OUT at ‘selfish’ […]