Tyrese Maxey suffered a hamstring injury during the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, and the star point guard is now set to miss several games. Maxey is expected to be sidelined for at least a couple of weeks, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Maxey was seen limping as he left the court during the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The 76ers announced that he had hamstring soreness and would not return. They are now planning to play it safe with Maxey, whom they signed to a five-year,…
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Spain’s devastating floods have raised concerns about EU preparedness for climate change.It is Spain’s worst natural disaster in recent history and some scientists are linking it to global warming. Devastating floods across the eastern region of Valencia have destroyed roads, railways, other infrastructure and businesses. Recovery efforts are still under way, but the total cost is likely to be enormous. The government has approved more than $11bn in loans and grants to help storm and flood victims. But many Spaniards are outraged by what they say is a slow response to the crisis. Israel extends a lifeline for the Palestinian…
If you look at what President-elect Donald Trump has shared about his economic plans over the last several months, one word comes up again and again: tariffs. President Trump has said he plans to install a blanket tariff of 10% to 20% on all imports, with additional tariffs of 60% to 100% on goods brought in from China. In the September Presidential debate, Trump characterized the plan as a way to extract money from rival nations. A sweeping tariff policy will kill two birds with one stone, Trump says: It could find a new source of revenue for the U.S.…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 07 November 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- African business and technology leaders met today at SAP Now to discuss opportunities for greater adoption of technology to power growth and innovation. Speaking at the event, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said: “South Africa is slowly but surely experiencing an economic uptick, with improvements in both political and infrastructural stability. This has the potential to increase foreign direct investment and boost local economic confidence, providing the private sector, and technology leaders in particular, the opportunity to focus on transformation and development within their organisations. Now is the time to look at where your businesses…
In a legal battle that has made waves across South Africa, rapper K.O’s defamation case against music executive Nota Baloyi took a dramatic turn with unexpected revelations. Nota has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for contempt of court following malicious social media posts where he implicated K.O in the tragic death of AKA, sparking a string of defamatory comments that K.O sought to challenge legally. This verdict means that Nota is expected to spend Christmas and New Year behind bars, a sentence many see as a cautionary tale about the dangers of misinformation and social media misuse. Yet…
There are thought to have been around 40 million casualties as a result of the four-year conflict.The war also saw the collapse of the some of the great European powers as empires broke-up and smaller states began to establish themselves and expand.The German, Ottoman, Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires collapsed and were replaced by states such as Poland, Estonia, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, with much of Europe redrawn along ethnic lines.The battlefield at Verdun after the major battle thereWhat is the Armistice and where was it signed?After four years of fighting, the leaders of the Allied Powers forced a defeated Germany to…
We must be living in “The Twilight Zone.” The Panthers did something right. On Thursday, Carolina extended running back Chuba Hubbard’s contract, keeping the fourth-year back with the franchise through his age-29 season in 2028.Hubbard, a 2021 fourth-round pick (No. 126 overall), was scheduled to become a free agent after the season, but as one of the Panthers’ few bright spots, the front office was wise to lock him into a long-term deal before he reached the open market. Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Hubbard received a four-year, $33.2 million contract with $15 million guaranteed. This season, Hubbard has 133…
Cubans are having a bad sense of deja vu after the second major hurricane and islandwide power outage in two weeks.The entire island of Cuba has been left without power for the second time in two weeks after Hurricane Rafael tore across its western farmlands with raging winds, destroying crops and knocking down trees and power lines. Information was scarce on Thursday morning after the passage of the Category 3 storm overnight, after which Rafael lost intensity as it entered the Gulf of Mexico, according to the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC). Forecasters warned that Rafael’s maximum sustained winds…
Authorities are investigating a shooting on the Upper West Side where the suspect fled into the transit system, disrupting subway service in the middle of the day. Police responding to a call about a shooting near 68th Street and Columbus around 9:15 a.m. found a 47-year-old man shot in the leg and shoulder. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK. It’s not clear if the man knew his attacker, who police say ran into a train station. The city’s Office of Emergency Management put out a notification warning people to expect delays and service changes…
Oando PLC (“Oando” or the “Company”) (www.OandoPLC.com) Africa’s leading energy solutions provider listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is pleased to announce that the Company has emerged winner of the ‘Deal of the Year’ award at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2024. The Africa Energy Chamber (AEC), the organisers of the annual week-long oil and gas conference, hosted and recognised different stakeholders at a Gala and Award night held at the Cape Town International Conference Center (CITCC), on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In a category comprising other high-profile deals in the sector and across Africa,…