NICOSIA, Cyprus — Bolstering Cyprus ‘ defense capacity is critical for the east Mediterranean island nation so close to the war-wrecked Middle East, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. The priority for Cyprus is to procure better defense systems, said Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas. The minister, who spoke to The Associated Press in the nation’s…
We’ve had March Madness. Now there is December Drama. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a college football bracket: 12 teams in the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff. After a decade of four schools getting chosen, the sport adopted expansion to give more programs a shot. It created additional interest in the…
BANGKOK — China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce advanced computer chips. Both sides say their controls…
BANGKOK — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject…
Open this photo in gallery: Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame Bill Hay about to contact the 2012 Inductees Pavel Bure, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin and Adam Oates on June 26, 2012. Mr. Hay died on Oct. 25 at the age of 88.Steve Poirier/Hockey Hall of Fame On and off the ice, Bill (Red)…
Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan addresses a public awareness event organised by the Internal Society of Internal Medicine regarding World Diabetes Day at Governor’s House on November 14, 2024. — Facebook@sardarsaleemhaidergroup LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that diabetes could be avoided by adopting a healthy lifestyle. People cannot get diabetes treatment due…
Jose Siri, #26 of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros, steals second base as Dansby Swanson, #7 of the Atlanta Braves, is unable to handle the throw from Travis d’Arnaud, #16, in the eighth inning during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series at Truist Park in Atlanta on Oct. 29, 2021. Daniel Shirey | Major…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Conversion Interactive Agency and People.Data.Analytics (PDA) have recently released their Fall 2024 Driver Survey providing significant insights into the evolving priorities, challenges and sentiments of professional truck drivers in today’s market, offering key takeaways for industry stakeholders. According to a media release, the survey delves into various critical topics, including assessing the…
Working odd hours or night shifts was found to disrupt signals liver sends to the brain telling it if eating is happening in sync with the body’s clock, a result that researchers said could help treat the negative effects of eating at unusual times, such as overeating. Eating at irregular times is said to be…
Twin sisters Jenna and Amanda Duke figured to be big scorers for the Mansfield field hockey team and they are doing their job well. The sisters are from Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg High graduates. Jenna, a redshirt freshman, leads the Mounties with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists. She had three goals against Roberts…
