Russia's military told Putin that its forces had taken control of the city, a strategic target that Moscow has long sought in its advance through the Donetsk region.
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The top eight are on medium tyres, with Liam Lawson in ninth the only driver in the top 18 on softs.
Off we go on the formation lap.
Continue reading...As England prepares to take on Mexico in the Fifa World Cup, another battle is playing out just beyond the Azteca Stadium. More than 130,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Mexico as cartel violence surges, leaving thousands of families searching for answers. They say the authorities have failed them and are demanding justice. The Guardian follows two families as they confront the police and challenge the government, determined to use football's biggest tournament to expose Mexico's disappearance crisis.
Continue reading...Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform
The Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications into one of the world’s biggest citizen-science biodiversity projects in an update it is hoped will aid conservation of at-risk birds.
Since 2021, the free Merlin app, created by the Cornell Lab for Ornithology, has used machine learning to provide an almost instantaneous sound-identification service for birdsong, along with an image for each bird identified. In future, the detections of bird species recorded by people will be automatically collected on the global online database eBird, which contains more than 2bn bird observation records.
Continue reading...Instead of a UFC event and poorly attended state fair, how about ditching the electoral college and a new season of Game of Thrones?
I hate birthdays, especially my own, which is ominously arriving next month. I used to love them, back in those days when I had something tangible to look forward to: getting my first car, graduating high school, my first legal alcoholic drink, a new Star Wars film that’s actually good. That time is long gone. I can do all those things I listed, plus I haven’t seen a good Star Wars movie in more than 20 years. What am I even celebrating at 42? A slightly paunchier waistline? A larger bald spot? If the present you’re getting me isn’t a free Turkish hair transplant, I don’t want it. I don’t relish being 42, but imagine if I were 250?
America (the country, not the band) turns 250 this weekend, and we’re all meant to celebrate that fact on the Fourth of July. Millions of dollars have been poured into marking the occasion, though few of the events hold much appeal for me. I didn’t watch the UFC event; I have no desire to watch a bunch of cars driving around in circles, and the PragerU Freedom Truck hasn’t even come to my town. I couldn’t even get to finally see Vanilla Ice live in concert. Like every birthday, a lot of money has poured into a day where no one has any fun.
Continue reading...The African minnows capped off an impressive run with a heroic performance in a 3-2 loss to the defending champions
It was a sight we’d seen hundreds of times before, six times previously in this World Cup alone. Lionel Messi celebrating a goal, sprinting away with his arms outstretched in celebration. Against Cape Verde on Friday, Messi used a breathtaking first touch and deft, close-range finish to score Argentina’s opening goal and take the lead, one few in attendance thought they would relinquish.
Cape Verde’s goalkeeper, Vozinha, was left crumpled on one knee, his World Cup dream slipping away. The 40-year-old had become a sensation after playing brilliantly to shut out the European champions, Spain, in Cape Verde’s tournament opener. Vozinha, who plays his football in the Portuguese second division, made $53,000 last year. Messi made more than that for every five minutes he was on the field with Inter Miami last year.
Continue reading...Even leek het erop dat Feyenoord met een relatief fitte selectie aan de voorbereiding op het nieuwe seizoen zou kunnen beginnen. Sterkhouder Jordan Bos is op het WK echter net op tijd geblesseerd geraakt.
De Australische back liep in de wedstrijd tegen Egypte kort voor rust een op het oog zware knieblessure op. Trainer Giovanni van Bronckhorst is opgelucht. "Fitte spelers, zoiets past niet bij Feyenoord. Ik wil de groep de komende weken voorbereiden op hoe het seizoen eruit gaat zien. Met Jordan in de lappenmand krijgen ze een mooi voorproefje."
Bos zelf is eveneens opgetogen. "Ik ben blij dat ik het Feyenoord-dna op het allerhoogste podium heb kunnen laten zien. Ik kan niet wachten tot ik terug ben in Rotterdam voor het revalidatietraject."
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Alle Britten verzamelen want er wordt weer gesprintracet op Silverstone, het circuit der circuits. Van alle Britten die zich verzamelden verzamelde Lewis Hamilton zich helemaal vooraan tijdens de Sprintkwali. Bij de andere Britten vlot het nog niet zo en daar hebben we in het geheel geen problemen mee. Achter Hamilton starten daarom Italiano Antonelli (P2), Hollander Verstappen (P3) en Monegek Leclerc (P4) - wat een diversiteit! Ontzettend goed voor de sport natuurlijk en eerlijk gezegd ook hartstikke leuk en spannend dat de drie beste racers (Verstappen, Antonelli, Hamilton) elkaar steeds vaker treffen op de baan. Uiteindelijk is dat waar we voor kijken, nietwaar? Ondanks andermaal een ontzettende batterijbende kijken we toch best uit naar de Sprintrace, zeker omdat dit machtige circuit zich leent voor bijzondere inhaalacties. Zometeen straks vanavond om 17.00 uur volgt ook nog de kwali, maar eerst gaan we LIVE Sprinten in Groot-Brittannië!
UPDATE: Antonelli wint voor Hamilton en Norris, Max op 16,5 (!) seconden zesde