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Mexico City — Tens of thousands of mostly opposition supporters protested Sunday against Mexico's president in the capital's vast colonial-era main plaza ahead of the June presidential election. The protesters in Mexico City carried signs saying, "We are Mexicans," referring to what they claim are attempts by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to divide the country. Mexico is extremely polarized ahead of the June 2 presidential election. Lopez Obrador regularly rails against reporters, the middle class... Читать дальше...

1. Severe Solar Storm Hits Earth, Causing Colorful Light Shows  VOA Learning English
2. If you missed the northern lights, solar storms will give you another chance  Fast Company
3. Northern Lights 2024: Here's When You May See The Next Aurora Borealis  Forbes
4. The solar storm knocked out GPS equipment on farms — and it could happen again  CBC.ca
5. India's space agency has been carefully watching our sun's solar tantrums  Space.com

NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Pacers shoot past the New York Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to advance to Eastern…

The Knicks' season came to a painful end.

WITH the accelerating inward investment into Zimbabwe and the expansion of the economy, formal employment has been rising rapidly, with the National Social Security Authority now recording about 700 000 jobs in the formal private sector. Added to this are the State employees in the civil service and the uniformed forces. This would suggest that […]

The quaint Regency-era phrases of Bridgerton offer a linguistic journey through early 19th-century British society as season 3 hits Netflix.

Ranga Mataire Zimpapers Politics Hub A Congolese politician and his United States business partner in mining and cannabis businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were the masterminds of a foiled coup in the early hours of yesterday. Christian Malanga (41), leader of the US-based United Congolese Party, was shot dead in a gun […]

Richard Muponde Zimpapers Politics Hub IN the 1980s, Zimbabwe was primed to be Africa’s fertiliser guru. This was after the then Organisation of African Union, now the Africa Union (AU), helped establish the African Centre for Fertiliser Development (ACFD) in Harare to boost research, training and production of fertiliser. After lying dormant for decades, the […]

Richard Muponde Zimpapers Politics Hub IN the 1980s, Zimbabwe was primed to be Africa’s fertiliser guru. This was after the then Organisation of African Union, now the Africa Union (AU), helped establish the African Centre for Fertiliser Development (ACFD) in Harare to boost research, training and production of fertiliser. After lying dormant for decades, the […]

Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter AFRICA’s top CEO is Zimbabwean business executive Mr Ralph Mupita, who is president and chief executive officer of MTN, the continent’s largest cellular services operator. Mr Mupita received the CEO of the Year award during a ceremony held at the Africa CEO Forum annual summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday […]

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter The country’s largest and only listed media group, Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited, says overall volume performance for the quarter to March 31, 2024, increased by 184 percent compared to the same period in the prior year, driven by the recovery of the Commercial Printing division. During the quarter under review, […]

New England Patriots fans saw the past and the future collide Sunday. Drake Maye was in Los Angeles for the NFLPA Rookie Premiere and as part of that had a sit-down breakfast with Fanatics owner Michael Rubin and famed rapper Jay-Z. There was one other big-time celebrity there: Tom Brady. Brady, 46, and the 21-year-old Maye, […]

Farirai Machivenyika Senior Reporter Nine local authorities, including Harare, failed to collect at least ZWL$400 million  from revenue generating properties they own between January 2016 and December 2021, a value for money audit on the management of the properties by the acting Auditor General, Mrs Rhea Kujinga, has revealed. Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion […]

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo has lost a bid to block the Government from downsizing his 3 099ha farm to the normal standard size for his ecological zone and reallocating the remainder to several others. The Government could not proceed with partitioning the farm in April 2022 after Chombo obtained […]

Elliot Ziwira Senior Writer Nyunyai Chigumira Machiwenyika’s destiny has always been shaped by courage, perseverance, and motivation. Inspired by the divine presence, her story was never a smooth glide on ice. From her humble beginnings to a trailblazing career in publishing, pertinently her niche in educational technology, she has remained true to her values and […]

Arts Reporter Finally! This word aptly describes the journey the newly crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube, has traversed to win the coveted award after several misses. Sakhile beat 17 contestants at a glamorous event held in Harare at the weekend. Her name or story is not new in the local and regional pageantry as […]

1. Did a 14-year-old prank caller just blow up Michael Cohen's testimony?  The Independent
2. Michael Cohen faces brutal questioning at Trump trial  BBC
3. Donald Trump comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen – podcast  The Guardian
4. Trump hush money verdict hinges on this single piece of paper  Business Insider
5. Michael Cohen Schools Trump's Dumb Lawyer  The New Republic

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Brian Glenn, the boyfriend of a certain “bleach-blonde” U.S. representative, shocked devotees of the MAGA YouTube channel Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN) on Saturday as he declared his sudden departure from the outlet.

Scottie Scheffler’s lawyer insists the world number one is prepared to go to trial if the charge of assaulting a police officer is not dropped. Scheffler was arrested on Friday morning after trying to drive into Valhalla Golf Club in heavy traffic caused by an earlier, unrelated accident in which a male pedestrian died after […]

Scottie Scheffler’s troubles switched from off course to on as his bid for back-to-back major victories suffered significant early blows at Valhalla. Scheffler went into the third round of the 106th US PGA Championship three shots off the lead after remarkably carding a 66 on Friday, just hours after being charged with assaulting a police […]

Max Verstappen said it was “special” to match Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive pole positions for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. At the Imola venue which claimed Senna’s life 30 years ago, Verstappen fended off McLaren’s challenge to draw level with the great Brazilian. Oscar Piastri took second – just 0.074 seconds behind Verstappen […]

The 2024 New York Knicks recorded the team’s first 50-win season since 2012-13, led by the excellence of Jalen Brunson, the best player in the franchise’s history going back even further than that. They made the playoffs for the third time in four seasons and made the conference semifinals for the second consecutive year. All of which is to say that, despite a loss in Game 7 of that series to the Indiana Pacers that ended their season, there is still plenty to come from this incarnation of the Knicks. Читать дальше...

First reported by Daniel Wrexler, the New York Mets are promoting two-way player Nolan McLean from High-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton. McLean, a third-round pick during the 2023 MLB Amateur Draft, has excelled as both a pitcher and hitter in 2024. As a pitcher, he started seven games for Brooklyn, posting a 2.57 ERA. Across […]

Cannon said she's "disappointed" Smith asked her to keep information secret to protect grand jury secrecy and witness safety.