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Ballon d’Or organizers announce new rule for winner. France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or awards, are set to implement a new rule from this year. With over two weeks left before the ceremony takes place on October 28, there have been whispers about who will take the prize …

The Kremlin warned France on Thursday not to turn a criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov into “political persecution.” Russia, which has led an unprecedented crackdown on political opponents during its Ukraine offensive, has painted Durov’s surprise arrest in Paris earlier this week as politically motivated. France has charged …

President Joe Biden appeared in public for the first time in three days, joining his wife Jill Biden on the beach near their vacation home in Rehoboth, Delaware. The first lady’s two sisters and her senior adviser Anthony Bernal joined them on the hot, sunny day. The group sat under two blue umbrellas. Some passers-by …

The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo published the medical report that confirmed the death of the Nacional player. South American and world football is in shock. At the age of 27, Juan Izquierdo, a soccer player for Nacional de Montevideo, died after having been hospitalized in Sao Paulo after suffering a cardiac …

NASA has extended astronaut Sunita Williams‘ mission aboard the ISS until February 2025 due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule. The decision ensures astronaut safety as SpaceX Dragon will be used for their return. NASA has decided to extend the mission of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard …

Lily Allen is defending herself online amid controversy sparked by her recent comments about having returned an adopted dog after it ate her family’s passports. “I have never been accused of mistreating an animal, and i’ve found this whole week very distressing,” Allen, the English singer-songwriter, wrote in her Instagram …

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, who was denied entry to the United States following a 2020 controversial judgement that declared APC’s Hope Uzodimma as Imo governor, has been appointed the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Ms Kekere-Ekun, 66, took over the reins of the Nigerian judiciary in an acting capacity from Justice Kayode …

Former President Bill Clinton had a memorable moment at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, while speaking about Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s vision for the future — and Donald Trump’s age. Clinton, who turned 78 on Aug. 19, joked about his age during …

A global crypto trading platform, Binance has been hit with a new class action lawsuit in the U.S. Western District Court of Washington over money laundering allegations. The new charge accused the company and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, of enabling widespread money laundering and violating U.S. financial regulations. It was …

A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts under the Department of …