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Over 10-year extension for Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 network-sharing
British telecoms firms Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 have agreed to extend their network-sharing agreement for more than a decade, Vodafone Group announced on Wednesday. The deal is subject to the UK's competition regulator approving a merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK. Vodafone noted that many elements of the agreement expand on the existing arrangement between Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 and are independent of the Vodafone UK and Three UK merger outcome. However, subject to completion of the merger, the operators have agreed that Virgin Media O2 will acquire spectrum from the newly created MergeCo. The agreement includes plans...
Four World Cup winners in Argentina's Olympic football squad
Nicolás Otamendi and Julian Álvarez are among four World Cup winners from 2022 to be selected into Argentina's squad for the tournament at the Paris Olympics which starts later in the month. Benfica defender Otamendi and Manchester City forward Álvarez are joined by goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli and forward Thiago Almada who were also part of the successful squad two years ago in Qatar. The 18-player squad for the Olympics was nominated on Tuesday by coach Javier Mascherano. The 2004 and 2008 gold medallists Argentina play Morocco, Iraq and Ukraine in the group stage. Lionel Messi was part of the 2008 squad but is not playing this time around. The 37-year-old cited a heavy workload. The Olympic tournament is officially an under-23 event but each team can have three older players in the squad. In Argentina's case they are Otamendi, Àlvarez and Rulli who are currently also representing the nation at the Copa America.
Scientists pinpoint strategies to stop cats from scratching furniture
Providing cats with safe hiding places and plenty of opportunities to play can help to reduce their stress, and save frustrated owners’ furniture from being scratched, new research suggests. Scientists say they have pinpointed strategies that could save cushions, carpets, and sofas from pet cats. While scratching is a normal feline behaviour, it could be managed by adapting play sessions and offering scratch posts in the right spots, according to the study. Researchers looked at what factors can influence undesirable scratching, and found that the presence of children at home, personality traits of cats, and their activity levels “significantly impact” the extent of...
How Paris is reinventing itself for the Olympics
The French capital has hosted six world fairs and is now gearing up to host its third Olympic Games. Paris has hosted more world events than any other city worldwide and has sparkled at every time. Naturally, the same applies to the 2024 Summer Olympics, under way from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The Grand Palais, for instance, has undergone extensive refurbishment and new exhibitions have opened. Saint-Denis, a suburb in the poorest department of the Grande Nation, also has high hopes for the games and has prepared accordingly. Grand Palais offers new perspective on Belle Époque era After a closure of...
Want to make the 'best' decision? Why 'good enough' can be better
In our modern, affluent society, we constantly face multiple - even myriad - options to choose from, be it a career path or breakfast cereal. Of course we want to choose the best one for ourselves. But the analysis this requires isn't only extremely time-consuming, it's often impossible. “The human mind just doesn’t have enough capacity to do that,” Valerie Reyna, a professor and co-director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research at Cornell University, says in a recent article by the Washington Post (WaPo) newspaper. People often make decisions in one of two ways: maximizing or “satisficing” (a portmanteau...
Trump's hush money sentencing delayed after US Supreme Court ruling
Following a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court on the immunity of US presidents, a New York judge on Tuesday delayed the sentencing of Donald Trump in a criminal case concerning hush money payments. If sentencing is necessary, judge Juan Merchan wrote in a letter to the parties to the trial, it would take place on September 18. The sentencing had previously been set for July 11. The background to this is that Trump is challenging the judgement against him following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on Monday. The judgement states that US presidents enjoy extensive protection from prosecution for...
Demiral brace and Günok save see Turkey into Euro 2024 quarter-finals
Merih Demiral made European Championship history as part of his brace and goalkeeper Mert Günok produced the save of the tournament to help Turkey stun fancied Austria 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2008. Man of the Match Demiral opened the scoring after 57 seconds for the fastest goal in a Euros knock-out match, and nodded the second in the 59th, both off corner kicks from young star Arda Güler. Substitute Michael Gregoritsch pulled one back in the 65th but then failed to level despite sustained pressure and 20-4 shots as their strong run came to...
Turkey stun fancied Austria 2-1 to reach Euro 2024 quarter-finals
Merih Demiral made European Championship history as part of a brace as fighting Turkey stunned fancied Austria 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2008. Demiral opened the scoring after 57 seconds for the fastest goal ever in a Euros knock-out match, and nodded the second in the 59th, both off corner kicks from young star Ardar Güler. Substitute Michael Gregoritsch pulled one back in the 65th but Austria failed to level despite sustained pressure in Leipzig as their strong run came to a sudden end, with Turkey goalkeeper Mert Günok making a sensational last-gasp save against...
Israeli army attacks rocket launch pads in south Gaza, thousands flee
The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had attacked rocket launch pads in the south of Gaza during the night following rocket fire from the war-ravaged coastal strip. In order to avoid civilian casualties, residents of eastern neighbourhoods of the city of Khan Younis were asked to leave the affected area, the army said. Eyewitnesses said thousands of people fled to supposed safe zones further west, but these were already overcrowded. According to Palestinian reports, at least 31 people were killed in the latest Israeli attacks in Gaza. Seventeen Palestinians died in the city of Gaza alone, Hamas-controlled medical sources said as Israeli...
Grand slam winners Siegemund and Kerber to form doubles at Olympics
Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund will play doubles together for Germany at the upcoming Paris Olympics tournament at Roland Garros where Siegemund won the French Open mixed doubles title last month. The pair share six grand slam titles between them heading into the July 27-August 4 tennis event at the Games. Former world number Kerber won singles titles at the 2016 Australian and US Open, plus Wimbledon in 2018. She also won Olympic silver in 2016. Siegemund triumphed in the women's doubles at the 2020 US Open with Vera Zvonareva, and in the mixed doubles at the 2016 US Open with Mate Pavic...
Turkey's Demiral scores fastest Euro knock-out goal after 57 seconds
Turkey's Merih Demiral scored the fastest goal in a European championship knock-out match when he netted after 57 seconds in Tuesday's last 16 match against Austria. The ruling body UEFA said that Demiral's strike beat the previous mark of 1 minute 40 seconds it took Poland's Robert Lewandowski to score in the 2016 quarter-finals against Portugal. The tournament in Germany had earlier also seen the earliest goal overall at the finals when Albania's Nedim Bajrami netted after 23 seconds against Italy in the group stage.
Palestinians say dozens killed in Israeli Gaza attacks
At least 31 people have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian reports on Tuesday. Seventeen Palestinians died in the city of Gaza alone, medical sources in the sealed-off coastal region said as Israeli forces continued their operations. The information could not initially be independently verified. When asked, Israel's army said it was checking the reports. According to medical sources, eight people were killed in attacks in the south of Gaza. Israel's army said earlier it had attacked targets after rockets were fired at Israeli towns during the night. Residents of eastern parts of the city of...
Late Malen brace sends Dutch into quarters with 3-0 win over Romania
Donyell Malen scored a late brace as the Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, after they wasted a host of chances earlier in the match. Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo had a brilliant performance and scored the opener in the 20th minute. What followed was a festival of missed opportunities, that included captain Virgil van Dijk hitting the post and a offside goal from Gakpo, before substitute Malen secured success in the 83rd and in the third minute of stoppage time. Romania were never really out of the game before Malen's efforts, but also didn't manage to create...
Netherlands' Gakpo: 'Important to make a small statement' at Euros
The Netherlands picked up their pieces after a weak group stage at Euro 2024 to claim a 3-0 win against Romania on Tuesday and reach the quarter-finals of the tournament for the first time since 2008. The 1988 champions were very criticized after the 3-2 defeat to Austria in the last group match, which coach Ronald Koeman called a very bad performance from his side. They could again meet the Austrians in the quarter-finals, should they defeat Turkey later on Tuesday, but for now goal scorer and Man of the Match Cody Gakpo was happy to "make a statement." "It (winning) means a...
Siegemund announces doubles with Kerber at Paris Olympics
Angelique Kerber and Laura Siegemund will play doubles for Germany at the upcoming Paris Olympics tournament at Roland Garros where Siegemund won the French Open mixed doubles title last month. The pair share six grand slam titles between them heading into the July 27-August 4 tennis event at the Games. Former world number Kerber won singles titles at the 2016 Australian and US Open, plus Wimbledon in 2018. She won Olympic silver in 2016. Siegemund triumphed in the women's doubles at the 2020 US Open with Vera Zvonareva, and in the mixed doubles the 2016 US Open with Mate Pavic and the 2024...
Best-selling singer mobilizes against right ahead of French poll
The world's best-selling French singer Aya Nakamura has called for a blockade of the far-right ahead of the final round of the country's general election this weekend. "I am well placed to understand and know the importance of racism in our country," the French-Malian singer wrote on X. "Now I understand that my position as an artist requires me to speak out, because this is an important moment for all of us," the 29-year-old went on. "So on Sunday we will all go to the polls and vote against the one extreme to condemn because there is only one." Nakamura is expected to sing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on July 26 at the request of President Emmanuel Macron. Although neither Macron nor the singer have confirmed the possible appearance so far, the popular singer, who grew up in a Paris suburb, has been the target of serious racist attacks from the far right. Numerous French star footballers have also warned unequivocally against Marine Le Pen's National Rally coming to power in France, including the captain of the national team, Kylian Mbappé.
Ullrich praise for Pogacar: 'The yellow jersey is giving him wings'
Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has heaped praise on Tadej Pogacar after the Slovenian reclaimed the yellow jersey in impressive fashion in the Alps on Tuesday. Germany's only Tour winner Ullrich, in 1997, was a Eurosport pundit for the first time since confessing to doping practices in November, and hopes for rehabilitation. He has said that cycling remains his love, and he spoke highly of the 2020 and 2021 winner Pogacar who is seeking a first Giro d'Italia/Tour double since Marco Pantani in 1998 after winning the Italian race in May. Pogacar left all rivals behind in the final stages of the gruelling climb up the Col du Galibier to win the fourth stage of the 111th Tour in style. "The yellow jersey is giving him wings," Ullrich said. "Pogacar has this ease. He can handle the pressure. He knows what he's capable of and knows what his team is capable of."
'Land of Women' on Apple TV+: A lovely and satisfying escape
As a professional reviewer of television I am regularly asked "What should I watch?" — a question I answer with the question, "Well, what do you like?" One can discuss the quality, the technique, the structure of a series in a relatively objective, analytical way, but taste is a matter of … taste. Some celebrated series that attract awards like a magnet does iron filings, while I might praise their craft and artfulness, are just not my thing. I might find them admirable yet not exciting. Every critic knows the feeling. Indeed, were I to catalogue my favourite series over the...
Late Malen brace sends Dutch into quarters with 3-0 win over Romania
Donyell Malen scored a late brace as the Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, after they wasted a host of chances earlier in the match. Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo had a brilliant performance and scored the opener in the 20th minute. What followed was a festival of missed opportunities, that included captain Virgil van Dijk hitting the post and a offside goal from Gakpo, before substitute Malen secured success in the 83rd and in the third minute of stoppage time. Romania were never really out of the game befor Malen's efforts, but also didn't manage to create any real threat, when one goal could have been enough to keep their dream alive. The Netherlands will now meet either group stage opponents Austria or Turkey in the quarter-finals on July 6 in Berlin, where they were defeated 3-2 by the Austrians a week ago.
Terminally ill mother of freed Gaza hostage Noa has died
Just over three weeks after 26-year-old hostage Noa Argamani was rescued from captivity in the Gaza Strip, her terminally ill mother Liora has died, Israeli sources said on Tuesday. The cause of death was cancer, according to the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which was created after hundreds of people were abducted in last October's attack on southern Israel by Hamas gunmen. Liora Argamani, who was reportedly 61 at the time of her death, made a series of emotional videos appealing to her daughter's captors to allow her to see her again before she died. In...
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