New York marathon pulls in 2024 Olympians as top Paris runners flock to US for the year ender

New York marathon pulls in 2024 Olympians as top Paris runners flock to US for the year ender

Tola is joined by Paris runner-up Bashir Abdi of Belgium, who is seeking his first major title after a trio of podium finishes, and the fastest in the field Evans Chebet, who won two years ago and triumphed for Kenya in Boston twice.

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Revealed: Man United’s lack of cutting edge in front of goal led to sacking of manager Ten Hag, hiring of Amorim

Revealed: Man United’s lack of cutting edge in front of goal led to sacking of manager Ten Hag, hiring of Amorim

Manchester United executives began assessing candidates afresh, with Ruben Amorim high in their thoughts. They had already looked at the Sporting Lisbon head coach in the summer but after conversations both parties decided the time wasn’t right then. His release clause was higher and United directors wanted to see how Ten Hag fared in a new structure.

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Sixty-five year old former Rwandan doctor to spend rest of his life in prison for 1994 genocide

Sixty-five year old former Rwandan doctor to spend rest of his life in prison for 1994 genocide

Three decades after the genocide, several witnesses travelled to Paris for the four-week trial and gave graphic descriptions of the killings in the Butare region where Rwamucyo was at the time.

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Fifty 50 years after the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Congolese youths still dream to scale heights of world boxing

Fifty 50 years after the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Congolese youths still dream to scale heights of world boxing

As Congo marks the 50th anniversary of the Rumble-in-the Jungle on Wednesday, boxing dreams live on not only in the capital, Kinshasa – where the Ali-Foreman fight happened – but also in the grassroots promotions like Nyama’s out in Goma, a city in the heart of a region that has seen decades of conflict, displacement and crisis.

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Man United considers Sporting Club manager Amorim to cast bad spell from Red Devils

Man United considers Sporting Club manager Amorim to cast bad spell from Red Devils

Ruben Amorim has shown his desire to bring young talent into the first team – including Goncalo Inacio, Matheus Nunes, Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Diomande – and has improved the team’s quality with the resources at his disposal.

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South Africa submits 5,000-page legal claim to world court in which it accuses Israel of genocide

South Africa submits 5,000-page legal claim to world court in which it accuses Israel of genocide

The Hague-based court has so far issued three rounds of emergency measures, ordering Israel to halt a military offensive in Rafah and open more land crossings for aid into Gaza.

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How Man City’s Rodri beat Vinicius Jr to Ballon d’Or, petulant Real Madrid know he deserves it

How Man City’s Rodri beat Vinicius Jr to Ballon d’Or, petulant Real Madrid know he deserves it

To say that Madrid have thrown their toys out of the pram would be an understatement. Some rumours emerged on Sunday that Rodri might have edged it, but the front cover of Monday’s Marca still hailed Monday as the day that Vinicius would win the Ballon d’Or.

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No hug for Erik Ten Hag as he’s tossed out, Van Nistelrooy named interim manager of hobbling Man United

No hug for Erik Ten Hag as he’s tossed out, Van Nistelrooy named interim manager of hobbling Man United

United had sounded out potential replacements including now England head coach Thomas Tuchel, newly-appointed USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino, former Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank and Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna.

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Despite concerns about ‘vaccine fatigue’ CDC recommends extra Covid boosters, including for some infants

Despite concerns about ‘vaccine fatigue’ CDC recommends extra Covid boosters, including for some infants

Vaccine effectiveness data is relative, meaning it’s a measure of how much more protection a vaccinated person has than an unvaccinated one, she said. Therefore, “what we think is happening” is that unvaccinated people were getting natural immunity during that time, giving them more robust immunity and skewing the baseline for comparison.

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‘Crimes against humanity’: Pfizer knew its Covid vaccine killed, poisoned mother’s milk, ovaries, testes but compromised mainstream media to hide the truth

‘Crimes against humanity’: Pfizer knew its Covid vaccine killed, poisoned mother’s milk, ovaries, testes but compromised mainstream media to hide the truth

The “Pfizer Papers” analysts found over 42,000 case reports detailing 158,893 adverse events reported to Pfizer in the first three months following the December 2020 EUA. To process the large volume of reports, the company added 600 additional employees, the documents showed, with plans to hire a total of 1,800 people by June 2021.

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