Writer Salman Rushdie, the target for more than 30 years of Iran’s fatwa for ‘The Satanic Verses’, was stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man at a literary conference in New York state. His state of health is not known at this time. But New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the 75-year-old British … Read more
The United States won the women’s and men’s 4x400m relays at the end of the Worlds in Eugene on Sunday. Aligned in the playoffs, Allyson Felix won a 20th world medal, a record. Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson and Sydney McLaughlin won in 3’17”79, almost 3” ahead of Jamaica (3’20”74) and Great Britain (3’22”64 … Read more
A goal and an assist: Xherdan Shaqiri delivered a top performance for Vancouver in Chicago’s 3-1 win. The Fire picked up a third victory in a row to get back into the race for the play-offs. Chicago is thus only two points behind the bar. Saturday’s arrival from Atlanta could allow the Fire to switch … Read more
A wave of ‘extreme heat’ is hitting tens of millions of Americans this weekend, with many record high temperatures expected in the central and northeast. In California, a wildfire is spreading alarmingly. The ‘Oak Fire’ – described as ‘explosive’ by authorities – broke out Friday in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National Park and its giant … Read more
Authors of a hat-trick in both the 100 and 200 m in Eugene, the United States were defeated in the men’s 4×100 m relay at the Worlds. They have to settle for silver, behind Canada. The absence of 100m world champion Fred Kerley, injured in the 200m semi-final, certainly weighed in this final. Christian Coleman, … Read more
Only three out of 44 climbers have actually climbed the fourteen mountains over 8,000 meters to the top, claims an expert. The others would have stopped on pre-summits, sometimes more than 100 meters away from the main summit. They would have turned around before the highest point, said mountain specialist Eberhard Jurgalski in an interview … Read more
Despite the Covid hitting New York again, the ‘city that never sleeps’ celebrated New Year’s Eve on the iconic Times Square in the heart of Manhattan, with its famous ball drop, countdown and drop confetti. Last year, after terrible months of the coronavirus epidemic, the colorful and musical event was held in an almost empty … Read more
The Swiss suspects of the robbery of Chavornay (VD) were confronted with their judges Monday in Renens. These two Genevans minimized, even denied, their involvement in the attack on cash couriers in February 2018. The two men are not accused of having taken part in the assault itself, nor of having kidnapped and kidnapped the … Read more
Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré were beaten in the semi-finals of the Worlds in Rome. The Zurich and Bernese lost 21-19 21-13 to the Brazilians Duda / Ana Patricia. It took just over 40 minutes for the favorites from South America to get the better of the bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics. The Swiss … Read more
The Ukrainian music group Kalush Orchestra, winner of the last edition of the Eurovision song contest, has auctioned off its trophy. He won 900,000 dollars (861,000 francs), which he donated to a foundation helping the Ukrainian armed forces. The trophy, a large crystal microphone with the Eurovision logo, was auctioned on Facebook and the sale … Read more