Chelsea’s Italian manager Enzo Maresca gives instructions from the technical area during the Premier League match Chelsea-Manchester City, at Stamford Bridge, on August 18, 2024 Adrian DENNIS Text size The arrival of new signings at Chelsea is slowing down the first steps of Enzo Maresca, the coach in charge of managing an overpopulated squad and … Read more
Text size The Australian government on Wednesday approved a plan to build a solar and battery plant that has been dubbed “the world’s largest solar facility.” Authorities have announced environmental approvals for SunCable’s $24 billion project in Australia’s remote north. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said the facility would generate enough energy to power three million … Read more
Michael Chandler, the “Master of Ravens” at the Tower of London, walks through this castle on the banks of the Thames, on July 29, 2024 BENJAMIN CREMEL Text size Photos by Benjamin CREMEL, video by Justine GERARDY As a commando in the Royal Marines, Michael Chandler has operated in the most dangerous terrain. But his … Read more
Text size The Houston Astros achieved their fourth consecutive victory this Saturday by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4. Cuban Yordan Álvarez was the star of the game by hitting two home runs in the first and sixth innings. Alvarez, 27, has hit at least two home runs in four games in the 2024 season, … Read more
Text size The organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are planning a car-free event to combat the city’s notorious traffic jams and will encourage spectators to use public transport, a network of which will be developed, they announced on Saturday. These will be “the Games without cars,” said the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, adding … Read more
Photos by Alexander Nemenov. Video by Tommy O’Callaghan and Anna Frant What should you show on dating apps when you hate the assault on Ukraine or fear repression? Or, on the contrary, how to make a match with a Kremlin admirer? Young Russians looking for love explain their strategies. Tinder stopped operating in Russia in … Read more
Daryll Neita wins his 200m heat next to an empty lane due to the withdrawal of Shericka Jackson, a last-minute withdrawal. In Saint-Denis (north of Paris), on August 4, 2024 Antonin THUILLIER Text size Jamaican Shericka Jackson, the reigning two-time world champion in the 200 metres, was declared out of action before the start of … Read more
LOS ANGELES — For nearly 20 years, Hollywood has seemingly missed no opportunity to sound the alarm about climate change. According to the criteria of There have been cry-anguish type documentaries, most notably “An Inconvenient Truth.” Superheroes have been concerned, with Batman lamenting humanity’s treatment of the planet in “Justice League.” So it was surprising … Read more
Text size The locker room closet that Kobe Bryant used at the old Staples Center for much of his legendary NBA career sold for $2.9 million Friday in New York during an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The price of the locker at the Los Angeles Lakers stadium is almost double the $1.5 … Read more
Text size Hamas leader who blames Israel killed in Tehran TEHRAN: Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said on Wednesday that its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran and vowed to avenge his death, raising fears of an escalation in the region amid the war in Gaza. (Iran Israel Palestinians Gaza … Read more