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US Open: Second Seed Dominic Thiem Demolishes Alex de Minaur To Reach Last Four | Tennis News
Dominic Thiem will play third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev on Friday in the semi-final.© AFP Second seed Dominic Thiem bulldozed Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets Wednesday to reach the US Open semi-finals. The Austrian defeated the 21st seed 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in just 2hr 4min inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. “IContinue Reading
Peter Handscomb Signs With Hobart Hurricanes Ahead Of BBL 10 | Cricket News
Peter Handscomb has played for Melbourne Stars in the BBL.© AFP Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday announced the signing of batsman Peter Handscomb ahead of the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL). The 29-year-old Handscomb will now be expected to fill a void that was left by the retirementContinue Reading
What is Russia’s endgame in Belarus? · Global Voices
Moscow might be just as interested in change as Belarus’ protesters State flags of Belarus and Russia in Minsk, capital of Belarus, 2013. Photo CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. A month after Belarus’ presidential elections, the country’s political crisis shows no signs of abating. When President Alyaksandr Lukashenka attempted toContinue Reading
IPL 2020: CSK Pacer Deepak Chahar Back In Training After Recovering From Coronavirus | Cricket News
CSK shared a picture of Deepak Chahar as he returned to training.© Twitter Deepak Chahar, one of the two Chennai Super Kings players who had tested positive for coronavirus, has cleared two further COVID-19 tests and is back in the fold for the three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, teamContinue Reading
We’ve known for over a century that our environment shapes our health, so why are we still blaming unhealthy lifestyles?
We’re healthier and live longer than our ancestors, yet we’re constantly reminded of deaths caused by war, terrorism and natural disasters. As terrible as these events are, they accounted for less than 1% of the 56 million worldwide deaths in 2017. Another colossal distraction is the focus on lifestyle asContinue Reading
Why India should train village health providers to fight coronavirus
India has overtaken Brazil and become the second-worst affected country in the world by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 4 million cases. COVID-19 had mostly remained in India’s cities, but the disease is now spreading to rural India – an area with over 850 million people and far worseContinue Reading
The Oxford vaccine trial has been paused, but this is no reason to panic
F8 studio/Shutterstock The much-anticipated phase 3 trial of the University of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine has been paused following a suspected adverse reaction in one of its participants. As developing a successful vaccine has been widely touted as a way to end the pandemic, this will feel like a blow forContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals Land New Team Jersey Off A Plane With A Skydiver. Watch | Cricket News
Rajasthan Royals play their first IPL match on September 22 against Chennai Super Kings.© Rajasthan Royals/Twitter Rajasthan Royals had a royal landing of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 jersey, quite literally, as it landed on a beach in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) off a plane with a skydiverContinue Reading
Alexei Navalny poisoning: what theatrical assassination attempts reveal about Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia
Vladimir Putin’s intelligence and security organs have used a variety of lethal ways over the past few decades to dispatch those who oppose him or the Russian state – an increasingly difficult line to draw. These murders and attempted murders are often theatrical and laced with morbid messaging. The recentContinue Reading
Breaking the law over Brexit: how the UK is playing dirty in EU talks
The UK government seems to be doubling down on threats to leave the European Union without a deal unless the EU gives in on issues of state aid and fisheries. These two concerns are as important in Brussels as they seem to be in London. In the latest attempt toContinue Reading