The Arizona Coyotes have loaned rookie right winger Dylan Guenther to Team Canada for the World Junior Hockey Championship, Hockey Canada announced on Thursday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The move comes one day before selection camp starts for Canada in Moncton, N.B. The tournament starts on Boxing Day in Halifax and Moncton. The announcement comes on the same day Shane Wright, the No. 4 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, was loaned by the Seattle Kraken to Team Canada. Guenther, 19, has three goals and eight assists for 11 points and eight PIMs in 21 games with…
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The United States House of Representatives has voted once more to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would enshrine federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. An earlier version of the bill first passed the House in July, in a surprise bipartisan vote that brought 47 Republicans together with the Democratic majority for an overall vote of 267 to 157. Thursday’s vote likewise saw bipartisan support. The Respect for Marriage Act passed 258 to 169, with 39 Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic front. The bill now heads to Democratic President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign…
The Calgary Flames announced Thursday morning that the team has recalled forward Matthew Phillips from its AHL affiliate. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The 24-year-old is tied for the AHL lead in goals with 15 and the leader in points with 30. He has played in 20 games with the Calgary Wranglers. Phillips was the Flames’ sixth-round pick — 166th overall — in 2016. He has spent parts of the past six seasons in the AHL. He has played 219 career games, scoring 82 goals and 191 points with the Stockton Heat and Wranglers. The five-foot-seven forward joins…
European Union members have confirmed the admission of Croatia to the bloc’s passport-free Schengen area while rejecting the candidacies of Bulgaria and Romania. The decisions came on Thursday during a meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels. “Last step completed! Council decision adopted – It is now formally confirmed that Croatia joins Schengen area as of 1 January 2023,” the permanent representation of Croatia to the EU said in a tweet on Thursday. “The Schengen area is growing for the first time in more than a decade,” the Czech Republic, which holds the EU’s rotating presidency tweeted. “Ministers approved Croatia’s…
Luis Enrique has been in charge for four yearsHost nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage detailsLuis Enrique has left his role as Spain boss after they were knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco in the last 16.The 52-year-old took charge in 2018 and guided Spain to the Euro 2020 semi-finals, where they lost to Italy.”We would like to thank Luis Enrique and his entire coaching staff,”…
Saudi Arabia and China are expected to sign deals worth around $30 billion ahead of a summit with Arab leaders.Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has received China’s President Xi Jinping in Riyadh as part of a visit expected to bolster political and economic ties. Xi was greeted by MBS on Thursday at Yamamah Palace, where the de facto ruler of the world’s biggest oil exporter is expected to sign around $30bn in agreements, according to Saudi state media. The two leaders stood side-by-side as a brass band played their national anthems, then chatted as they walked into…
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The Israeli army has killed three Palestinian men during a raid in Jenin, the latest people to die in a months-long Israeli campaign of near-daily raids in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian ministry of health identified the three killed on Thursday morning as Siqdi Zakarneh, 29, Atta Shalabi, 46, and Tareq al-Damaj, 29. The ministry announced their death at approximately 5:30am (02:30 GMT). Zakarneh and al-Damaj were from the Jenin refugee camp, while Shalabi was from the town of Qabatya on the southern outskirts of Jenin. At least two other Palestinian men were injured by…
A worker has died in Qatar in an incident at a resort used by Saudi Arabia at the World Cup, the government has said.No date was provided for the death, only that it happened during the group stage that started on November 20 and ended on December 2.The Sealine Beach Resort was not newly built for the tournament which has been subject to scrutiny over conditions for the low-paid migrant workforce and lack of details on deaths.The incident was only confirmed after The Athletic reported that a Filipino man slipped off a ramp into concrete while walking alongside a forklift…
Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries.Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, convicted for his role in the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people in 2002, after he completed just more than half of his sentence. Patek, a member of the Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), was jailed for 20 years in 2012 after he was found guilty of mixing the bombs used in the attack on two busy nightclubs in the resort town of Kuta. Following his release, Patek will be required…
Tokyo says economy contracted 0.8 percent in July-September period, compared with earlier estimate of 1.2 percent.Japan’s economy, the world’s third-largest, shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter, bolstering a view that it is slowly recovering from COVID-19 doldrums even as large export markets show further signs of weakening. Separate data showed the economy had recorded its first current account deficit in eight years in October, reflecting high import costs imposed on households and businesses by a decline in the yen’s value to multi-decade lows this year. The revised 0.8 percent annualised quarterly contraction in the gross domestic product…