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The Department of State Services has reacted to the comment made by Segun Adeniyi, a former aide to ex-president Musa Yar'adua, on the arrest of some Nigerians.

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of wrestling women's freestyle 53kg semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Thursday:

TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of wrestling men's freestyle 125kg semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Thursday:

According to the source, units from the mobilization reserve of the Grodno branch of the Belarusian border service are expected to go through combat shakedown in the training facility Belyany on 5-6 August. As part of the refresher course the reservists will relearn their border service skills.

At the St. Petersburg Veterans' Hospital, a rehabilitation center has been repurposed to treat patients suffering from symptoms of COVID-19 long after the initial infection. Current Time photographer Artyom Leshko visited the ward where long-haul patients are fighting to overcome the physical and mental toll of the virus.

Ben Whittaker will fight on Sunday for an Olympic medal after beating Keno Machado in the quarter-finals - and Anthony Joshua has predicted big things for his friend

The more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or "brilliance" for success, the more both women and early-career academics feel professionally inadequate—like "impostors"—finds a new study of U.S. academics by a team of psychology researchers.

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USWNT gets its Olympic bronze medal. Team USA men's basketball reaches gold medal game. Ryan Crouser sets Olympic record in shot put victory.

Get in! Liverpool have taken an early lead against Bologna (second game) through Takumi Minamino. The Japan star was absolutely clinical in his finish, following some brilliant build-up play by Xherdan Shaqiri. MORE: Liverpool trio handed starts against Bologna immediately after re-joining training Minamino beat the offside trap to latch on an intelligent ball from the […]

Three-quarters of the executive leaders say their businesses are operating within a culture of flexibility, but only just over half of employees agree.

ReversingLabs, a company developing a platform to combat software supply chain attacks, has raised $56 million in venture capital.

MOST dream of a long life with “health, wealth and happiness”.  While there is no fool-proof way to make it to your 100th birthday, there are some things you can do to increase the odds. Many factors that influence our lifespan we can’t change – our genetics, the environment we grew up in, race and […]

TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and visiting European Union (EU) official Enrique Mora held talks on the Iran nuclear agreement, according to a briefing release put on Iran's Foreign Ministry website Thursday.

Brussels [Belgium], August 5 (ANI): The European Union is calling for an end to violence in Afghanistan as fighting escalates, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday in a joint statement. "The EU calls for an urgent, comprehensive and permanent ceasefire to give peace a chance. This senseless violence is inflicting immense suffering upon Afghan citizen

BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Unknown gunmen detonated on Thursday 14 power transmission towers in the Salahudin province north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a provincial police source said.

Netflix's Outer Banks cast revealed how exactly they filmed the alligator fight scene with John B, played by Chase Stokes, in season 2.

Fuel for the futureAtul Mulay's article on biofuels emphasises the right reasons to intensify our shift away from conventional consumption of fossil f

BEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday condemned the Israeli air raids that targeted Lebanon's southern villages earlier in the day, saying they constitute a flagrant and serious violation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, according to a statement by Lebanon's Presidency.

On 2 August, Twitter announced that it was partnering up with the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters to expand its efforts to "identify and elevate credible information" on the platform. What does the partnership between Big Media and Big Tech mean for alternative platforms and freedom of speech and expression?

European Wax Center Inc. got a warm reception on Wall Street Thursday, as the hair removal company's stock opened 11.8% above its initial public offering price. The Texas-based company raised $156.56 million as it sold 8.92 million shares in the IPO, which priced at $17 a share, while selling shareholders sold 1.68 million shares to raise $28.64 million. Last week, the company said it was offering 9.04 million shares and selling stockholders were offering 1.56 million shares in the IPO, which... Читать дальше...

‘A room is a room’: Funeral homes finding new life as comedy and music venues