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Cyprus Mail 

Fighting graffiti with graffiti: street art comes to Limassol

The writing is on the wall…and on ten electricity authority transformer boxes scattered across Limassol. It is brightly coloured, spray-painted, with a swirling scrawl that can only mean one thing: graffiti. But this is no act of vandalism—it’s part of a new initiative to beautify urban Cyprus. These street art boxes were installed by the […]

France24.com (en) 

Warholm ready to rip vest open at Paris Olympics

The Norwegian recorded the mind-boggling time of 45.94 seconds, a time many 400m flat runners would struggle to make, let alone with 10 hurdles in the way. Warholm, a three-time world champion, wrapped up his third successive European title in Rome in June in totally dominant style in 46.98 seconds. "I just used the zipper for now!" said Warholm after his victory in the Italian capital. The shirt ripping will have to wait until the Paris Olympics, he said. The 400m hurdles has taken on a life... Читать дальше...

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

'With ball in hand .. ': Shami gears up for comeback

Indian pace veteran Mohammed Shami is preparing hard for his comeback to international cricket, with "ball in his hand and obsession in his heart". Shami posted a picture of him sweating it out in the nets, making it loud and clear through his caption that he is in the process of making a fine comeback so that he can "turn the game" for India. Shami's last competitive cricket match was back in November when he played the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad, which India lost.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Robust demand drives India's business growth to a three-month high in July, PMI shows

India's business activity surged at its fastest pace in three months in July, driven by strong demand particularly in the services sector. This growth has resulted in companies hiring at the quickest pace in over 18 years, based on a recent survey. HSBC's flash India composite purchasing managers' index, compiled by S&P Global, rose to 61.4 in July from June's final reading of 60.9. The index has now marked three consecutive years of expansion.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Meta unveils biggest Llama 3 AI model, touting language and math gains

Meta’s Llama 3, featuring 405 billion parameters, rivals OpenAI and Amazon. Enhanced coding and math, scoring 73.8 on MATH and 88.6 on MMLU, boost its appeal. Future multimodal versions will incorporate text, image, video, and speech. The Meta AI chatbot, gaining popularity, promises efficiency and attracts developers.

«Just Jared» 

Simone Biles Reveals How She Is Prioritizing Self-Care Before Paris Olympics

Simone Biles is opening up about her mental health. The 27-year-old Olympian, who is the most decorated gymnast in history, is in Paris and will be competing in the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. This will mark her return to the big sporting event following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where she dropped out of events to [...]