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Committee to Protect Journalists 

Syrian journalist detained without explanation, held by Turkish intelligence

Beirut, August 27, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by Monday’s detention of freelance journalist Bakr al-Kassem in northern Syria and his transfer to Turkish intelligence custody, and calls for his immediate release. “We are deeply concerned that Syrian opposition factions detained journalist Bakr al-Kassem without explanation and transferred him to Turkish intelligence custody,”...

Google.com 

Home prices hit record high in June on S&P Case-Shiller Index - CNBC

  1. Home prices hit record high in June on S&P Case-Shiller Index  CNBC
  2. US home-price gains outpace inflation with 5.4% annual increase  The Dallas Morning News
  3. Home prices hit record high in June: ‘Most unaffordable housing market in history’  New York Post
  4. U.S. House Prices Rise 5.7 Percent over the Last Year; Up 0.9 Percent from the First Quarter of 2024  Public Affairs Detail | Federal Housing Finance Agency
  5. US house prices fall on monthly basis in June... Читать дальше...

Nation News.com 

Man admits threat to traffic warden

Rico Omar Sealy was forced to concede he was the one in court while the woman, whose car was parked illegally, was not. This came after Sealy admitted he threatened to shoot a traffic warden who was placing a ticket on the motorist’s car. Sealy, a 33-year-old car washer, of Golden Rock, The Pine, St […]

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France24.com (en) 

Paralympics icon Peacock back in the hunt to regain his 100m title

The 31-year-old two-time champion in the T64 category -- for athletes who have a single below-the-knee amputation or moderately affected movement in one lower leg -- said it was his rivals who "have the target on their back". Peacock, who had his lower right leg amputated after contracting meningitis aged five, was principally thinking of Germany's Felix Streng, who took his crown in Tokyo in 2021, and Italy's Ghana-born world champion Maxcel Manu. "The two people in my opinion with the most pressure... Читать дальше...

Telecompaper.com 

MTS to invest RUB 500 mln in travel tech projects

(Telecompaper) Russian operator MTS announced plans to invest up to RUB 500 million in TravelTech projects. The company has launched its MTS Travel Accelerator in its startup acceleration unit MTS StartUp Hub...

Variety 

Jeremy Allen White Strips Down Poolside in Second Calvin Klein Campaign

Jeremy Allen White has fast become a bonafide Calvin Klein campaign star. After practically breaking the internet with his debut campaign for the American fashion brand last month, posing shirtless on a tattered couch that later got posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace, “The Bear” star has reunited once again for another buzzy ad. This […]

Thenextweb.com 

Dublin rejects Google’s new data centre plans over energy concerns

Google’s plans for a third data centre in Dublin have hit a snag. Unimpressed by the lack of on-site renewable energy sources to power the facility, the South Dublin County Council today announced it had refused the tech giant’s expansion scheme.  Along with many other tech firms, Google has its European headquarters in the Irish capital, and currently employs around 5,000 people in the country. It also already has two data centre facilities at the Grange Castle business park, situated south west of the city centre. Читать дальше...