Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital. This year’s laureates received their awards in the Concert Hall. This year’s laureates include: Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger (physics); Carolyn R. Bertozzi, K. Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal (chemistry); Svante …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS – Quarterfinals ⚽ Morocco 1 Portugal 0 ⚽ England 1 France 2 Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | France qualified for the Qatar World Cup semifinal after winning a thrilling game 2-1 over England on Saturday night. Aurelien Tchouameni’s 25-meter shot put France ahead in the 17th minute, before Harry Kane leveled from …
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IFAD calls for a robust and ambitious agreement at biodiversity COP to protect the future of rural communities and food security around the world Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | With biodiversity declining to alarming levels around the world, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls upon leaders participating in …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY – Quarterfinals ⚽ Croatia 1 Brazil 1 (4-2 penalties) ⚽ Netherlands 0 Argentina 1 HT Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Croatia returned from the brink to reach the nation’s third World Cup semi-final and ensure Brazil’s wait for a fifth triumph will extend to 24 years, at least. Neymar …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Bodybuilders around the world are risking their lives and sometimes dying for the sport they love because of extreme measures that are encouraged by coaches, rewarded by judges and ignored by leaders of the industry, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. A review of hundreds …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The global number of malaria cases and deaths generally remained stable in 2021, thanks to redoubled efforts by affected countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. According to the WHO’s latest World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 619,000 malaria deaths globally in 2021, …
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Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Cryptocurrencies have no value whatsoever and thus cannot shake the financial system, Ben Bernanke, winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics, was quoted by the Swedish Daily Dagens Nyheter (DN) as saying on Wednesday. Dismissing the crash for cryptocurrencies, Bernanke said that “I believe that …
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Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Commission on Wednesday proposed the ninth package of sanctions against Russia that will include almost 200 individuals and entities and cut Russia’s access to drones. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that the eight packages of sanctions introduced so …
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Russia has made it clear that it will not export oil to countries that enforce price caps Rome, Italy | Xinhua | A price cap on Russian seaborne crude recently agreed by the European Union (EU), the Group of Seven (G7) nations and Australia came into effect on Monday. Whether the …
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Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A civil trial began Monday in downtown Salt Lake City after a 25-year-old Ugandan woman was killed in the Arches National Park in the U.S. state of Utah, and her relatives are seeking 140 million U.S. dollars in damages from the U.S. government. According to …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
