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Новости за 28.07.2024

Business Standard 

NTA announces CUET-UG results, paves way for undergraduate admissions

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday announced the results for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG, paving the way to begin the undergraduate admission process which has been delayed this year. The NTA had on July 7 released the provisional answer keys of the CUET-UG 2024. A retest for more than 1,000 candidates whose grievances were found genuine by the agency was conducted on July 19. The delay in the CUET-UG results came amid a row over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including in the NEET-UG and the UGC-NET. Читать дальше...

Business Standard 

PM Modi to sporting icons: India rejoice Bhaker's historic Olympic medal

Ace shooter Manu Bhaker's historic bronze medal in the Paris Olympics was celebrated far and wide across India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the sports fraternity joining the country in hailing her achievement on Sunday. A resilient Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by finishing third in the 10m air pistol event, a triumph that opened the country's account in the Paris Games and ended a 12-year wait for its much-hyped shooters. "A historic medal! Well done... Читать дальше...

Cyprus Mail 

What misinformation has been shared about Kamala Harris?

By Christina Anagnostopoulos Misinformation about Vice President – and now presidential candidate – Kamala Harris that first spread during the 2020 election has been resurfacing after she announced her 2024 bid for the Oval Office. With Harris’ candidacy, Democrats are betting against her missteps as a politician as well as a history of sexism and racism in […]

Cyprus Mail 

Olympic ceremony’s ‘Last Supper’ sketch never meant to disrespect, says Paris 2024

Paris 2024 organisers apologised on Sunday to Catholics and other Christian groups angered by a kitsch tableau in the Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous ‘The Last Supper’ painting. The segment, which resembled the biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion and featured drag […]

CBSNews.com 

How Hong Kong turned into what some observers call a police state

Five years after Hong Kong saw what's recognized as likely the biggest pro-democracy, anti-China protests in its history, dissent in this city of more than seven million is quelled, after Beijing and Hong Kong rammed through controversial national security laws that make any action or word critical of the government potentially punishable by life in prison. Correspondent Ramy Inocencio talks with observers who describe Hong Kong today as a police state; and with American diplomat Gregory May, who... Читать дальше...

New York Post 

Astonishing ancient Roman mosaic discovered underwater off Italian coast

The mosaic dates to around the end of the Roman Empire in 3rd century AD and covers about 250 square meters of the villa’s reception room, according to the Parco Archeologico Campi Flegrei, which is one of the organizations involved in the mosaic restoration project.

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

Red Sox Rumors: Boston Pursuing ‘Difference-Making’ Reliever

The Red Sox addressed two of their biggest needs in the lead-up to the MLB trade deadline, but there’s still work to be done in Boston. Craig Breslow and company stabilized the club’s starting rotation by trading for James Paxton and adding a right-handed bat in the form of Danny Jansen. But the Red Sox […]

ESPN FC: Brisbane Roar 

Sport Canada withholding soccer funds over spying

Sport Canada is withholding funding related to women's soccer coach Bev Priestman and two other suspended team officials, calling the drone scandal that has rocked the Paris Olympic soccer tournament an embarrassment to all Canadians.