NBA: Nuggets take down T’Wolves to tie playoff series

05/13/2024

Los Angeles, United States–The defending champion Denver Nuggets outgunned the Minnesota Timberwolves, 115-107, to level their NBA playoff series on Sunday. The Nuggets, fueled by 35 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon’s 27 points on ruthlessly efficient 11-of-12…

Gaza fighting continues, death toll tops 35,000

05/13/2024

Rafah, Palestinian Territories–Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops battled militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death toll in the war had exceeded 35,000 people. More than seven months into the Israel-Hamas…

NBA Playoffs: Pacers rout Knicks to level series

05/13/2024

Los Angeles, United States–Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points and the Indiana Pacers dismantled the New York Knicks, 121-89, on Sunday to level their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series at two games apiece. After the first three games of the best-of-seven…

Indonesia floods: At least 34 killed, 16 missing

05/13/2024

Datar, Indonesia–At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday. Hours of…

Second night of auroras possible amid ‘extreme’ solar storm

05/12/2024

Auroras could light up skies across swaths of the planet for the second night in a row on Saturday, after already dazzling Earthlings from the United States to Tasmania to the Bahamas the day before. A powerful…

Nuggets’ Jokic is NBA MVP again

05/09/2024

Los Angeles, United States–Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA Most valuable Player (MVP) for the third time in four seasons on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The 29-year-old Serbian star, who won the award in 2021 and 2022, finished…

Japan town begins blocking Mt. Fuji view from ‘bad-mannered’ tourists

05/04/2024

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan – Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country’s most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists. Fujikawaguchiko town began…

NBA: Nuggets eliminate Lakers via Murray’s heroics

04/30/2024

The defending champions Denver Nuggets have eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers with a 108-106 squeaker in Game 5 of the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs in Denver on Monday, April 29, 2024, (Tuesday, April…

NBA Playoffs: Thunder sweep Pelicans to advance

04/30/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder sealed a 4-0 series sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans to book their place in the NBA playoffs second round. The Western Conference top seed Oklahoma City finally got the better of New…

Beijing half marathon: Organizers to investigate Chinese runner’s controversial win

04/16/2024

  Beijing, China—Beijing half marathon organizers said they are investigating a widely shared video online that appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China’s He Jie to win. Video clips of Sunday’s race showed the Kenyans…

Total solar eclipse races across North America

04/09/2024

Ingram, United States—Eclipse mania gripped North America on Monday, April 8, 2024, as a breathtaking celestial spectacle observed by tens of millions of people offered a rare convergence of commercial and scientific opportunities — and an excuse to party.…

‘I am fine:’ New York rattled by small earthquake

04/06/2024

New York, United States — UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps. No one was…

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