Sue Bird Puts Her Career in Perspective Amidst Final Year in WNBA

Sue Bird Puts Her Career in Perspective Amidst Final Year in WNBA

Four-time WNBA champion, five-time Olympic gold medalist, and all-time WNBA assists leader Sue Bird, who just announced retirement last week, got the opportunity to speak out about what made her career special. Bird was drafted in 2002 and had been playing and winning titles for three decades, winning a state and…

Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’ — Global Issues

Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’ — Global Issues

“Nearly one in two women reported that they, or a woman they know, experienced some form of violence,” Amina Mohammed said at the Commonwealth says No More Violence Against Women event, taking place as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) gets underway in the Rwandan capital. Pointing to rising…

Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief — Global Issues

Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief — Global Issues

Members of the committee could announce their decision on whether or not the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, as early as Friday, but meanwhile Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the spread of the disease both in non-endemic and endemic countries, “cannot be ignored”. The first mysterious cluster…

REPORT: Kevin Durant Contemplating With Nets Future Amidst Uncertainty

REPORT: Kevin Durant Contemplating With Nets Future Amidst Uncertainty

The Brooklyn Nets’ offseason plans just got more complicated. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Kevin Durant is contemplating his future with the Nets as the uncertainty around Kyrie Irving and Brooklyn’s front office agreeing to a contract extension continues to develop. Sources: Kevin Durant is monitoring the Brooklyn…

In Remote Afghanistan, Scenes From a Deadly Earthquake
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In Remote Afghanistan, Scenes From a Deadly Earthquake

Hopes of finding additional survivors faded a day after a deadly earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, with the worst damage apparently centered in remote, mountainous Paktika Province. Provincial officials said that at least 1,000 people had been killed, while the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that…

Buy Bitcoin or start mining? HashWorks CEO points to ‘attractive investment yield’ in BTC mining

Buy Bitcoin or start mining? HashWorks CEO points to ‘attractive investment yield’ in BTC mining

Recently, bad news has abounded, and the resulting fear is real. DeFi is looking dead, altcoins completed their lifecycle by returning back to $0 (I guess that’s a joke), and Bitcoin’s (BTC) price fell lower than even the smartest brains in the room expected.  A unifying theme of the most…

Government Reportedly Orders Probe Into Nexon EV Fire Incident, Report to Be Submitted This Month

Government Reportedly Orders Probe Into Nexon EV Fire Incident, Report to Be Submitted This Month

The government has ordered an independent enquiry into a Nexon electric vehicle catching fire in Mumbai, a senior Road Transport and Highways ministry official said on Thursday. “We have ordered an independent enquiry to investigate the Nexon EV fire incident,” the official told PTI. The Centre for Fire Explosive and…

Supporting UN’s Palestine refugee agency, means ‘investing in stability for the region’ — Global Issues

Supporting UN’s Palestine refugee agency, means ‘investing in stability for the region’ — Global Issues

“It means investing in the economic and social wellbeing of Palestine refugees and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly ad hoc committee for voluntary contributions to UNRWA. “It means investing in the future through education of children and youth, girls and boys,…