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AP — A Russian court on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge connecting Russia and Moscow’s illegally annexed Crimea, a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The court sentenced all defendants to life imprisonment. In an attack on the bridge in October 2022, a truck bomb blew up two sections of the bridge, requiring months of repairs. The explosion killed the truck driver and four people in nearby cars. The Russian government condemned the attack as an act of terrorism and retaliated by bombing civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,…
Former England center Manu Tuilagi has left the door open to potentially switching his national team to Samoa for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.The 34-year-old center, who won 60 Test caps for England between 2011 and 2024, is currently ineligible as Steve Borthwick’s side move towards playing club rugby for French Top 14 side Bayonne in the summer of 2024. Tuirangi was born in Samoa, moved to England at the age of 13 and progressed through the Leicester Tigers’ academy system. Tuilagi last played for England in the 2024 Six Nations in the fifth round against France and…
Drug pricing has emerged as an important topic for pharmaceutical companies and investors to focus on in 2025. As President Donald Trump pushes to lower drug prices for Americans, the sector faces further price pressure from a Biden-era law called the Inflation Control Act.The IRA, passed into law in 2022, will allow the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate the prices of many drugs each year for patients in Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for seniors. It’s now sending ripples across the Atlantic. While these changes are steadily occurring in the United States, pharmaceutical companies…
Airlines such as Iberia and TAP had suspended flights to Venezuela following warnings of “increased military activity” in the region.Venezuela has revoked the operating privileges of six foreign airlines that suspended flights to the South American country amid rising tensions with the United States.But on Thursday, foreign officials and airline representatives denounced the decision as a “disproportionate” response.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listA day earlier, Venezuela’s civil aviation authority announced it had revoked the licenses of air travel companies including Spain’s Iberia, Portugal’s TAP, Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL, Turkish Airlines, and LATAM, headquartered in Chile and Brazil.The airline…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro must serve 27 years in prison for plotting a coup attempt, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Tuesday. The former president’s legal team had chosen not to appeal his conviction after he was found guilty of plotting a coup in 2022 to overthrow his successor, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. As a result, Moraes called for the conviction to be considered final, eliminating the possibility of further appeals, and for Bolsonaro to be sentenced to 27 years in prison. Bolsonaro has been in police custody for tampering with a court-ordered ankle monitor…
As both the Europa League and Conference League pass the halfway mark of league play, Sky Sports takes a look at how the race to the knockout stages is shaping up.Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest are poised to reach the next stage in their respective competitions, while other teams such as Rangers and Celtic are on the brink of elimination. Here’s the current situation… Who will qualify for the knockouts?The top eight teams at the end of each league phase will automatically qualify for the Round of 16.The next 16 teams from 9th to 24th place will enter…
While you’re sweating over Thanksgiving details, famous investor Michael Burley (played by Christian Bale in The Big Short) is waging an increasingly aggressive war against Nvidia. This is a fight worth watching because Barry might actually win. What makes this different from all the other warnings about AI bubbles is that Berry has gained an audience, freed himself from regulatory constraints, and could be the catalyst for the very collapse he predicts. He’s betting against the AI boom, but he’s also actively trying to convince his growing number of followers that the Emperor (NVIDIA) has no clothes. The question on…
When you’re your own boss, saving for retirement can easily fall to the bottom of your to-do list. Especially if you don’t plan ahead like a large company.But even if you’re self-employed, there are still plenty of ways to plan for retirement, says Kashif Ahmed, a certified financial planner and president of American Private Wealth in Bedford, Massachusetts.”You don’t have to say, ‘Oh my god, my life sucks because I don’t work for IBM or Microsoft and my friends do,'” Ahmed says. By opening your own retirement account, you “get the exact same tax benefits.” Here are two options to…
Hong Kong — A horrifying inferno has destroyed a large apartment complex in Hong Kong, leaving at least 83 people dead and many more missing, in the worst disaster in decades. At least two apartment buildings are still burning more than a day after the blaze broke out, footage from local media showed, and rescue workers said extreme temperatures were making it difficult to reach trapped residents. A man was rescued alive from the 16th floor of one of the towers of the Wang Fu Court complex on Thursday, public broadcaster RTHK reported, citing the Hong Kong Fire Department. Questions…
Welcome to Turkey Day! And Turkey weekend! Thanksgiving is here, and so too one of the biggest weeks in the NFL calendar. Some might say this is where the season truly begins. Well, it was once a famous quote by Bill Belichick, at least.Editor’s note…The first instance of American Football being played on Thanksgiving Day itself was way back in 1876 – not long after the sport itself came into being – while the first NFL game came in 1920, the year of the league’s launch. In that inaugural Thanksgiving clash, the Decatur Staleys faced off against the Chicago Tigers,…