Новости за 14.12.2024

nairobi, kenya — The Chinese Embassy in Kenya says it has begun training Kenyan journalists to promote professionalism and integrity. But press advocates say the initiative is ironic as China sits close to the bottom in a key press freedom ranking for 2024. Kenyan news anchor and reporter Allan Aoko is one of dozens of reporters and editors at the state-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation who recently participated in a Chinese Embassy-sponsored media course in Nairobi. The course touched on a range of journalism topics. Читать дальше...

Hochul signed the Dyslexia Diagnosis Access Act, requiring commercial health insurers to cover neuropsychological tests to diagnose dyslexia.

Hesston College is excited to host Greg Boyd, senior pastor at Woodland Hills Church, for its annual Melva Kauffman Lecture Series where he will present a three part series on “What’s So Bad About Being a Christian Nation?” on January 26 and 27 at Hesston Mennonite Church. The community is invited to attend and explore […]

A YODEL parcel depot has become Yod-hell amid a mountainous backlog of Christmas chaos, stretched workers say.

It has been 140 years since so many early finishes have plagued Test cricket, but Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't want this helter-skelter era to prompt a change towards four-day Tests.

Syria's Islamist-led rebel alliance had been planning the surprise ouster of President Basher al-Assad for a year, an opposition military leader told the Guardian in an interview published Friday.

Former Championship star Iwan Roberts feels that Sunderland are at risk of missing out on a spot in the playoffs this season.

A former judge who sent juveniles to prison in the "Kids for Cash" kickback scandal. A former city official in Illinois who orchestrated the largest municipal embezzlement in state history. A journalist who manufactured a fentanyl-like drug dubbed "the most potent" in the United States.

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MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho coach Dante Alinsunurin said that injured setter Deanna Wong has started ball training with the team in the hopes of returning next year for the resumption of the 2024-25 PVL All-Filipino Conference. Wong missed the Flying Titans’ first six games due to a nagging knee injury and Alinsunurin showed confidence

The rugby world has been paying tribute to Tom Voyce, who died during Storm Darragh while trying to cross a swollen river in Northumberland.

Microsoft's Recall feature has failed one major test: filtering out sensitive info like Social Security numbers.

“Epic” might be an understatement in this case. Ryan Lomberg is going to remember this week for the rest of his life. His birthday was Monday, but that’s actually pretty inconsequential compared to everything else he had going on. In any normal week, getting his Stanley Cup ring from his former team, the Florida Panthers, […]

It sentenced Irishman Denis Coulson, 30, and Frenchman Loick Jammes, 30, to 14 years behind bars, and New Zealander Rory Grice, 34, to 12 years in jail. None of the three had been in detention until now. Coulson had stopped playing rugby and was working in construction, while Jammes and Grice have been playing for Provence Rugby and Oyonnax, two French clubs in second division. Gaessy Gros, one of the lawyers representing the victim, said the ruling "gave a very strong signal to men in this country, to the rugby world, and to women". Читать дальше...

Mary Poppins star Dick van Dyke has opened up about his horrifying experience fleeing the California wildfires as he thanks his neighbours for "saving" him.

Chris Smith followed biohacker Bryan Johnson for a year for his documentary, ‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’

Taylor Swift has made a surprise stop at a Kansas City children’s hospital, shocking parents and patients alike as she laughed with them, posed for photos and exchanged gifts.

A group of 101 farmers under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, would make another attempt to march on foot on December 14; Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast-unto-death entered the eighteenth day

The benefits of standardized data formats and exchanges in financial services are myriad. Banks are moving toward the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, tied to Swift, which noted that the open standard can be used for all types of financial transactions, including cross-border fund flows. The messaging formats support the inexorable global movement toward real-time […]

OpenAI on Friday posted screenshots showing that Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, pushed for the company to have a for-profit structure as far back as 2017.

Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories

A year ago, Google announced plans to save people's Location History, which it now calls Timeline, locally on devices rather than on its servers.…

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are again urging a judge to throw out his hush money conviction. In a court filing Friday, they balked at the prosecution’s “absurd” idea for preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant dies before sentencing. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to “pretend as if one of the assassination attempts against President Trump had been successful,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a blistering 23-page response. Читать дальше...

Rams Handed 49ers a Definitive Defeat in 'TNF' Takeaways

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 12-6 in a crucial NFC playoff race matchup. The Rams are now 8-6 and in contention for the NFC West title and a wild-card spot. They are one of the hottest teams in the league, with wins over top opponents. The 49ers, on the other hand, are facing a disappointing season with their playoff chances dwindling. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel had a rough night, with several missed opportunities. Читать дальше...