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A collage of super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa (right). — Instagram/worldboxingorgTOKYO: Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said.Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2. Both were later rushed to hospital where they had brain surgery.Kotari, who battled to a draw after 12 rounds against fellow Japanese fighter Yamato Hata lost consciousness soon after and “passed away at 10:59pm on August 8,” his MT boxing gym said on…
‘Weapons’ gives ‘Freakier Friday’ tough time at box office Weapons, the 2025 horror movie, is on track for a 40 million dollar opening weekend at box office.The film, starring Alden Ehrenreich, revolves around the story of a cop whose town is shook by the disappearance of 17 children. Ehrenreich, who is known for his role as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, rocks a mustache in the latest film and shared with Variety, “I just felt, ‘No way. It’s such a cliché,’””But then we looked at a picture of me with a moustache, and he (director Zach Cregger) said,…
Succes Masra denies the charges against him, which relate to inter-communal clashes that left dozens dead in May.Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for disseminating racist and xenophobic messages that incited violence.Defence lawyer Kadjilembay Francis told reporters following Saturday’s ruling at a court in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena, that Masra would appeal his sentence.“He has just been subjected to ignominy and unworthy humiliation,” Francis said.Masra, who was prime minister between January and May last year, is the head of the Transformers party and a sharp critic of Mahamat Deby, Chad’s…
Sharjah: “The Gulf” organized the Qasimiya University in the context of its commitment to implement its strategic vision aimed at building the student’s integrated personality, cognitive, culturally and humanly, an integrated series of training and educational activities and programs during the last period, which included various fields between health awareness, self -development, technical creativity, practical training, and social support, in a stimulating and integrated university environment aimed at refining skills Students and stimulate their energies. In the axis of humanitarian development and psychological and social support, the Student Happiness Council participated in a symposium “Life taught me”, which dealt with…
Pakistan Army soldiers patrol during a military operation against Taliban militants, in the main town of Miramnshah in North Waziristan. — AFP/File PESHAWAR: Security forces have laid out multiple options to the tribal jirgas in Bajaur for negotiations with the khawarij — the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — where an operation will be carried out if the terrorists do not leave the area, The News reported on Saturday.The first option, as per the security sources, demands that the terrorists to leave Bajaur, whereas the second option relates to the tribes’ evacuation for the operation so that the khawarij can be…
Billy Joel ex-wife addresses his ‘homewrecker’ titleBilly Joel’s ex-wife, Elizabeth Weber talked about his “homewrecker” title.This label for the iconic singer came after he had an affair with her during his time in the rock band, Attila, with best friend Jon Small, who was married to Elizabeth at that time. The Uptown Girl hitmaker has also recently confessed that he had attempted suicide twice and fell into a coma after the infidelity. Eventually, Billy and Elizabeth tied the knot in 1973, but divorced each other almost a decade later in 1982.Now, during a chat with Us Weekly Elizabeth revealed, “I…
Here are the key events on day 1,263 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Sunday, August 10:Fighting Russian forces launched a drone attack on a bus in Ukraine’s Kherson region, killing at least two people and wounding 16 others, according to Ukrainian officials. Another drone hit the bus as the police were responding to the attack, injuring three officers, the police added. Russian forces also launched 36 other attacks on settlements across the Kherson region through Friday and Saturday, killing at least one more person and injuring three, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin. Russian attacks on…
The National Meteorological Center revealed that 172 sorties were carried out to rain since the beginning of 2025 …
A PIA passenger plane sits on tarmac, as seen through a plane window, at the Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad, on October 27, 2024. —ReutersThe Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has denied reports that Islamabad International Airport will remain shut for eight days, saying the claims circulating in the media are false.Flights will be paused for short intervals on specific days to let Pakistan Air Force fighter (PAF) jets rehearse for the Independence Day flypast, officials said, adding that the measure was aimed at ensuring air traffic safety. Each suspension will last about two hours, the officials added.A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)…
Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s top adviser on international affairs, smiles as he listens to questions from the media during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon. —Reuters/FileDiplomat says final peace deal faces just one obstacleArmenia must amend its constitution, he says.Armenia PM has called for vote on the change. Iran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal sponsored by US President Donald Trump, Iranian media reported, raising a new question mark over a peace plan hailed as a strategically important shift.A top Azerbaijani diplomat said earlier that the…