ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers star pitcher Jacob deGrom said Friday afternoon he has “turned a corner” in returning to the active roster by throwing a 25-pitch bullpen session. “For sure, feel like I’ve turned a corner,” said deGrom, sidelined since April 28 with elbow inflammation. “Everything felt good. Definitely headed in the right direction. I’m ready to go back out there.” The 25-pitch workout was a step forward from his previous session a few days earlier, when he threw “16 or 18” pitches. The goal for his next outing will be to throw an “up-down,” during which he’ll throw,…
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Idlib, Syria – Thousands of Syrians have protested across the country against some Arab countries’ normalisation of relations with President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the country’s return to the Arab League. The protests on Friday coincided with al-Assad’s participation in the Arab League summit taking place in Saudi Arabia, marking the Syrian president’s return to the summit after 12 years. Thousands protested in Idlib, al-Bab, Azaz, Jarabulus, and Afrin, among other cities, under the slogan, “Criminal al-Assad Never Represents Syria”. Demonstrations also took place in six cities outside Syria: Vienna, Amsterdam, London, Vaile, Stockholm and Lyon. In the northwestern Syrian…
FLORENCE, Italy — Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Firenze Ladies Open after she retired from her quarterfinal match against Italy’s Sara Errani. Bouchard, took three medical timeouts during the match before retiring with Errani leading 6-3, 1-0. The reason for Bouchard’s decision not to continue was not immediately clear, but the 29-year-old from Westmount, Que., has been beset by injuries over the last couple of years. Bouchard returned from a 17-month layoff recovering from right shoulder surgery at the Odlum Brown VanOpen last August before suffering an undisclosed injury in a doubles match a month later.…
A US air attack in Syria may have killed a poor farmer with 10 children rather than al-Qaeda leader as initially stated.The United States government is investigating whether an air raid in Syria killed a civilian instead of the “senior al-Qaeda leader” initially identified as its target. Shortly after the May 3 attack, the brother of the man killed denied that the victim had any links to al-Qaeda. On Friday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that it continues to investigate those allegations. “CENTCOM continues to assess the outcome of the strike and has been made aware of allegations that the…
Geraint Thomas, who remains in the lead at the Giro d’Italia: “We stayed calm when a small group went in the first climb. We stayed in control with Ben Swift and Pavel Sivakov setting the pace. Great ride by them. The way it went at the end made it quite hard to attack” Last Updated: 19/05/23 6:27pm Britain’s Geraint Thomas continues to lead the Giro D’Italia after stage 13 Einer Rubio won stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia as Geraint Thomas retained the Maglia Rosa on a rain-interrupted day. Movistar rider Rubio won the 74.6-kilometre stage in two hours 16…
As Sudan’s civil war enters its second month, ethnic killings are terrorising civilians in the troubled West Darfur region. Residents told Al Jazeera that no place is safe and that Sudanese Arab fighters stormed a hospital to execute 12 wounded non-Arab civilians on May 14. Government buildings, food markets, schools and internally displaced camps have also been attacked, looted and burned. “They are killing all residents … and committing crimes against humanity,” said Jamal Khamis, a human rights monitor in el-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. “The militants especially know who the political and human rights activists are,” he added,…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says everyone in Pakistan has condemned the attacks on military installations during the deadly protests over his arrest last week. “Who isn’t condemning the attack on the Lahore Corps Commander House? Tell me one person in Pakistan who is not doing that,” he said during a news conference at his residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday. On May 9, Khan was dramatically arrested over corruption charges while making a court appearance in capital Islamabad. Two days later, the Supreme Court declared his arrest illegal and another court in…
Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh ‘shouldn’t forget why Rohingya became refugees’ and recognise that those factors have not changed.The Human Rights Watch has criticised sharply a plan to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying it poses “grave risks” to their lives and liberty. Bangladesh is home to about a million Rohingya, most of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar that is now subject to a United Nations genocide investigation. The two countries are looking to return about 1,100 people in a pilot project in the coming weeks even though the UN has said repeatedly the conditions…
Appeal comes amid concern strict intellectual property rules hamper the production of affordable vaccines and medicines.Hiroshima, Japan – Scientists have called on the Group of Seven to take urgent action to tackle the world’s lack of preparedness for the next pandemic, warning that developing countries continue to lack access to life-saving treatments and vaccines. In an open letter published to coincide with the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the People’s Vaccine Alliance said that scientific advances made during the COVID-19 pandemic still primarily benefit the wealthiest countries and the bottom lines of pharmaceutical companies. “It is critical that in the next…
The NHL says Florida Panthers centre Colin White‘s incidental contact with Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen in the crease caused the situation room to wave off Ryan Lomberg‘s overtime goal on Thursday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; “Video review determined Florida’s Colin White had a significant presence in the crease and made incidental contact with goaltender Frederik Andersen that impaired his ability to play his position prior to Ryan Lomberg’s goal,” the NHL said in explaining the decision. The NHL goes on to say the decision was made in accordance…