Новости за 12.01.2024

BERLIN, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich have strengthened their defense with the signing of England international Eric Dier, as announced on the club's official website on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Nepal - On Wednesday, the Kathmandu District Court sentenced cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday that the United States and its allies have conducted targeted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by the Houthis.

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Injuries continue to pile up for the Memphis Grizzlies. One day after it was announced that star guard Ja Morant was set to undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, Memphis put together one of its most complete performances of the season during Tuesday's 120-103 rout of the Mavericks.But that renewed sense of optimism was quickly nixed on Thursday, when it wa

(Photo credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports) The NBA's two Florida teams -- the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic -- have identical 21-16 records. The Heat, who will host the Magic on Friday night, are coming off a 128-120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Heat allowed the Thunder to shoot 59.3 percent from the floor on Wednesday, and that surely disappointed everyone on Miami's squad. "When we're missing shots," Hea

(Photo credit: JEFF ROMANCE/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK) Casey Thompson, who spent three seasons playing quarterback at Texas, is heading to the other side of the Red River rivalry and joining Oklahoma. The Florida Atlantic transfer announced his commitment to the Sooners on Thursday. He is a native of Oklahoma City. "Dear Oklahoma, I'm coming home," he posted on social media with images of him in Oklahoma g

(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will have a chance to reach another milestone when the Minnesota Wild host the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The 39-year-old Fleury needs one more victory to pass Patrick Roy for sole possession of second place on the NHL's all-timewin list. Fleury and Roy are tied for second with 551 career victories. Wild coac

(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) Anaheim Ducks star forward Trevor Zegras broke his ankle on Tuesday and will miss about six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery, the team announced Thursday. The Ducks also said that defenseman Pavel Mintyukov suffered a separated shoulder in the same game and will miss approximately six weeks. Playing in his 200th NHL game Tuesday against Nashville, Zegras sl

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Coming off a pair of lopsided victories, the Dallas Stars are out for revenge when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday. The Central Division rivals have split their first two games of the season, and most recently squared off just last Saturday. The Predators claimed a 4-3 win in Dallas on the strength of two third-period goals from Filip Forsberg. That loss marked t

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Jallikattu competitions that are going to be held in Madurai, close to the local harvest festival Pongal, a consultative meeting on the scheduled bull-taming events was held at the Madurai District Collectorate under the leadership of state minister Moorthy on Thursday. Addressing media persons after the meeting, the minister said, "Jallikattu events ar

An illustration shows architecture and functions of a battery-free wireless soft electromagnetic swimmer (SES) monitoring system. /Science Advances

Barcelona's Ferran Torres (L) fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during their clash at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain, October 28, 2023. /CFP

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): A leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shah Khalid, was shot dead by unidentified armed men in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swabi, The News International reported on Wednesday. According to the report, unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle fired shots at Khalid's car at Swabi Assa, resulting in the death of the Opposition leader on the spot. The police added that the

PARIS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday nominated a list of ministers in the new government based on the proposition of the newly-appointed Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

(Photo credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia 76ers clearly are not the same team without Joel Embiid. The Sixers fell to the Atlanta Hawks 139-132 in overtime Wednesday and dropped to 2-7 without the reigning Most Valuable Player this season. They are 21-6 with him. As he continues to deal with left knee swelling, Embiidwas ruled out for a third straight game when the Sixers host the Sacramento Kings on

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid will miss his third straight game due to left knee inflammation when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Embiid was ruled out on Thursday's injury report. It will mark Embiid's seventh absence in the Sixers' past nine games. He did not travel with the team for a four-game road trip from Dec. 25-30 due to a sp

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Chinese companies' new tech products and solutions ranging from Artificially Intelligence (AI), robot to electric vehicle (EV) and e-bike have won approvals from global visitors and counterparts.

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(Photo credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his season-high 45 points in the fourth quarter to go along with 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their surge with a wire-to-wire 111-102 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets Thursday in the NBA's Global Games in Paris. Mitchell took over the game in the fourth quarter when the Cavaliers let what had been a 26-point lead slip

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) Two of the top offensive teams in the NBA will meet again Friday when the red-hot Indiana Pacers begin a six-game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks. Indiana ranks No. 1 in the league with 126.6 points per game and has scored 130-plus points in 15 games. The Pacers have scored at least 150 points in three games, two of them against the Hawks. Atlanta ranks No. 3 in the

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Villanova hopes to get the best of DePaul for the second time in three weeks Friday when the teams square off in a Big East battle on the Wildcats' campus. The Wildcats (10-5, 3-1 Big East) trounced the Blue Demons (3-12, 0-4) in Chicago two days before Christmas, posting an 84-48 victory behind 20 points from Hakim Hart and a strong overall shooting performance. Villanova

(Photo credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports) Oswin Erhunmwunse, a center considered a top-25 prospect in the Class of 2025, announced Thursday he will play his college basketball at Providence. The five-star also will reclassify to 2024 and join the Friars this fall, a big recruiting score for first-year coach Kim English. Erhunmwunse hails from Nigeria and has lived in New England for a few years. He currently at

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Health issues were not a factor in Nick Saban retiring as head coach at Alabama. "In hiring coaches and recruiting players, my age started to become an issue. People wanted assurances I'd be here ... three years, five years, and it became harder to be honest about it," Saban said Thursday in anESPN interview. "And to be honest, this last season was grueling. It was a real grind

(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports) The Cincinnati Reds and left-handed relief pitcher Brent Suter agreed to a one-year contract worth $3 million, multiple reports said Thursday. Suter, a Cincinnati native, will make $2.5 million in 2024, while the deal includes a $3.5 million club option for 2025 with a $500,000 buyout. The 34-year-old spent the 2023 season with the Colorado Rockies after pitching his first sev

by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Huang Heng

LAS VEGAS, the United States, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies have unveiled a series of new tech products and solutions at the ongoing 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), attracting global attention at the world's premier tech show.

The annual show, running in the U.S. city of Las Vegas from Tuesday to Friday, draws more than 130,000 attendees and over 4,

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday fired technical director Jovan Kirovski after the club failed to make the playoffs in three of the past four seasons, including 2023. Kirovski, 47, was a former Galaxy player, who was named to the technical director post in advance of the 2013 season. Technical directors are key in hiring a head coach and identifying designated players. The Ga