The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of World Heritage sites to recognise “the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it” as the city faces the threat of destruction. The 21 member states of UNESCO’s world heritage committee approved the decision with six votes in favour, one against and 14 abstentions. Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February last year and has bombed Odesa several times, tried to delay the vote repeatedly. “While the war continues, this…
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Ottawa Senators goaltender Cam Talbot exited Wednesday’s game against the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; After making a routine pad save in the second period, Talbot went to the bench to talk with the Senators’ training staff. Coming out of the game, Talbot was visibly limping as he made his way to the team’s locker room. He was replaced by backup Anton Forsberg. Talbot, 35, has played in 27 games this season, recording a 11-13-1 record in 24 starts along with a 2.95 goals-against average and .903 save percentage. The Senators…
Dairo Antonio Usuga David, also known as ‘Otoniel’, was the leader of the Gulf Clan, one of Colombia’s largest paramilitary groups.A former Colombian drug trafficker has admitted to overseeing a vast network of criminal operations and cocaine smuggling, including a violent paramilitary group known as the Clan del Golfo or the Gulf Clan cartel. Dairo Antonio Usuga David, better known as Otoniel, pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution and running a continuing criminal enterprise before a United States federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. “Tons of cocaine were moved with my permission or at my direction,” he…
The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges.Two sons of Panama’s ex-President Ricardo Martinelli are expected to return to the country after completing prison sentences in the United States for their involvement in an international corruption scandal. Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares and Ricardo Martinelli Linares are slated to arrive in Panama on Wednesday evening after being released earlier in the day, shortly before the completion of their three-year prison sentence in the US. They were convicted of conspiring to launder millions of dollars in bribes for the Brazilian construction…
Canadian golfer Ben Silverman took a huge step toward reclaiming his PGA Tour card by capturing the Korn Ferry Tour’s the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic in a playoff on Wednesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; After making a double bogey on the par-5 18th to drop into a tie with American Cody Blick, the native of Thornhill, Ont. had to regroup to play No. 18 again. This time, he made a short putt for par while Blick double bogeyed to give the Canadian the crown in the tour’s second event of the season. Silverman told the tour broadcast…
Implementation of these changes across the ecosystem will be a ‘complex process’, requiring ‘significant work’, it said.Google said on Wednesday it will allow device makers in India to license its individual apps for pre-installation and give an option to users to choose their default search engine, announcing sweeping changes to how it promotes its Android system. The move came after the country’s Supreme Court upheld stringent antitrust directives last week, rejecting a Google challenge against a Competition Commission of India ruling that said the company abused its market position, ordering it to change how it markets its Android system in…
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry‘s on-again, off-again season is now off again. Coach Mike Sullivan said Wednesday that the two-time All-Star will miss at least two games with an upper-body injury. Jarry was scheduled to start Tuesday night against Florida but reported an upper-body issue when he arrived at PPG Paints Arena. Casey DeSmith got the last-second start as the Penguins pulled out a wild 7-6 victory over the Panthers. Jarry is out through at least the All-Star break. Pittsburgh plays at Washington on Thursday and then hosts San Jose on Saturday before getting a full week off.…
After raising rates to highest level in 15 years, the central bank said it will hold off further increases for now.The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 4.5 percent, the highest level in 15 years, and became the first major central bank fighting global inflation to say it would likely hold off on further increases for now. The 25-basis-point increase was in line with analysts’ expectations. The bank has raised rates at a record pace of 425 basis points in 10 months to tame inflation, which peaked at 8.1 percent and slowed to 6.3 percent…
NYON, Switzerland — UEFA stripped Russia of hosting rights on Wednesday for the season-opening Super Cup game in August because of the country’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The city of Kazan, which was a 2018 World Cup host, was due to stage the curtain-raising game between the winners of this season’s Champions League and Europa League. It will now be played in Athens at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium home of Olympiakos on Aug. 16, UEFA said after an executive committee meeting. UEFA had not moved the Super Cup from Russia despite taking the 2022 Champions League final from St. Petersburg…
The prosecution of a former leader is unprecedented in Mauritania and extremely rare in Africa.Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has gone on trial, accused of amassing an illicit personal fortune during his 11 years in power. Aziz, a 66-year-old former general, appeared in court on Wednesday in the capital, Nouakchott, along with nine other defendants, including former prime ministers, ministers and businessmen. They face charges that include abuse of office, influence peddling, money laundering and illicit enrichment. Proceedings began with a roll call of the defendants. When his name was called, Aziz, dressed in a blue gown, rose…