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Kante joins Benzema at Al-Ittihad as Saudi Arabia entices another star player

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

Saudi Arabian soccer champion Al-Ittihad has another high-profile French player to accompany Karim Benzema at the team next season.N’Golo Kante completed his move from Chelsea on Wednesday, with Al-Ittihad welcoming the 32-year-old midfielder with a series of tweets containing the hashtag “WelcomeBox2Box” — referring to his hard-running style of play.He will reportedly earn more than $100 million across the length of a four-year deal at a club based in Jeddah and coached by former Tottenham and Wolverhampton manager Nuno Espirito Santo. It recently won the Saudi league ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.Kante, who won the World Cup with France in 2018, the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and has been one of the best players in the Premier League in recent years as a back-to-back champion with Leicester and Chelsea, has struggled with injuries over the past two seasons.That hasn’t put off Al-Ittihad from apparently spending big on Kante, a few weeks after bringin...

Kershaw deals, and the Dodgers get 2 big breaks in a 2-0 win over the Angels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Miguel Rojas doubled and scored on Michael Busch’s high-bouncing single in the eighth after Clayton Kershaw and Reid Detmers dueled through seven scoreless innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the Freeway Series with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.Will Smith added an RBI single in the eighth for the Dodgers, who snapped their three-game skid with two fortunate breaks for a team that hasn’t had many lately.Four innings after the Angels’ Brandon Drury was ruled out at the plate on a call overturned by video review, Busch’s chopper off Chris Devenski (3-2) inexplicably bounded high over new Angels first baseman Kevin Padlo.“Sometimes you’re going to need the lucky hop, and we got that,” Kershaw said. “Between that and the call in the fourth, for some reason it was our night tonight.”Kershaw (9-4) had another memorable night at Angel Stadium, where he has thrown 22 consecutive scoreless innings. The ...

Pederson hits tying homer in 8th, draws winning walk for the Giants in the 9th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and drew the winning walk in the ninth to help the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday night for their ninth straight victory.“I really do think this is a team thing that’s happening right now,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “There’s a lot of trust from one player to the next. Guys are celebrating and comfortable taking walks. Obviously, the Joc walk was big for us.”Pederson drew the bases-loaded walk off four-time All-Star closer Josh Hader a night after Mike Yastrzemski gave the Giants a victory with a three-run home run in the 10th inning.It’s San Francisco’s third walkoff-win this season and the first time the Giants have done it in back-to-back games since 2019. They hadn’t had a game-ending walk since 2016.Luis Matos started the ninth for San Francisco with a one-out walk off Nick Martinez (3-3). Patrick Bailey followed with a single to left, just under diving third baseman...

Senado de Colombia bloquea la reforma constitucional para regular el consumo de marihuana en adultos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

(CNN) — Una reforma constitucional para legalizar la venta de marihuana con fines recreativos en Colombia no logró pasar una votación decisiva en el Senado a última hora de este martes.La moción, que contaba con el apoyo del gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro, sólo obtuvo 47 votos a favor con la presencia de 90 senadores.Según la Constitución colombiana, se requiere una mayoría absoluta de 54 votos para que una reforma constitucional se convierta en ley.Senado de Colombia adelanta un debate decisivo para regular consumo recreativo de cannabis en adultosMaría José Pizarro, una de las firmantes de la fallida reforma, declaró: “esta decisión favorece la criminalidad y una política prohibicionista que ha fracasado por completo”.La moción pretendía crear un mercado legal para la marihuana recreativa. El consumo de marihuana ya está despenalizado en Colombia, mientras que la venta sólo está permitida con fines medicinales.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable Ne...

POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Climate UK: Clean target trouble — Legal update — Energy Bill latest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

Presented by SSE By ABBY WALLACE and CHARLIE COOPER PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— The Public Accounts Committee is back again. It warns the government’s plan to hit its 2030 decarbonization target is in trouble.— The Supreme Court hears a case today on whether planning permission for an oil field was granted unlawfully. What does this mean for future fossil fuel projects?— The government has stripped the Energy Bill of a Lib Dem amendment on coal. We dissect the fall out. Good Wednesday morning and welcome to POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Climate UK. You’re halfway through the week — thanks for sticking with us. Here’s your latest update.As always, please send all your thoughts and searing hot tips over to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]. Or get us on Twitter: @hargraver; @charliecooper8; @abby_wallace3. If you are not already a Pro subscriber and ...

La Jolla to host July 4 drone show

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- A Fourth of July drone show is coming to La Jolla Shores.A fleet of 100 drones will light up the skies from the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club at 8:45 p.m. on July 4, the social club announced.The show will be a 15-minute performance featuring a symphony of lights and colors that are choreographed to simulate fireworks, as well as a variety of patriotic imagery.“We are thrilled to collaborate with Drone Studios to bring an unforgettable Independence Day experience to the La Jolla Shores community,” said William J. Kellogg, president of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. “In addition to acknowledging Jeff Stein, founder and CEO of Drone Studios, we would also like to thank club member Jack McGroy for his significant financial contribution, as well as the La Jolla Town Foundation which has supported past fireworks displays and helped make this drone display come to life.” San Diego researcher who helped discover Titanic wreckage mystified by missing submersi...

Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders’ resolve on climate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Heads of state, finance leaders and activists from around the world will converge in Paris this week to seek ways to overhaul the world’s development banks — like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank — and help them weather a warmer and stormier world.While restructuring debt and reducing poverty will be part of the summit Thursday and Friday, climate will be the main driver, with representatives from developing nations in Africa, Asia and elsewhere having a prominent seat at the table. The World Bank and IMF have been criticized for not factoring climate change into lending decisions and being dominated by wealthy countries like the U.S. with the neediest nations most at risk of global warming left out of calling the shots.While those are the primary problems to solve, some doubt the splashy summit led by French President Emmanuel Macron will be able to take major strides to correct those challenges.Still, the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact...

In the West Bank, UNESCO site Battir could face a water shortage from a planned Israeli settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

BATTIR, West Bank (AP) — Generations of Palestinians have worked the terraced hillsides of this West Bank farming village southwest of Jerusalem, growing olives, fruits, beans and exquisite eggplants renowned across the region in a valley linked to the biblical King David.But residents fear their ancient way of life could soon be in danger as Israel’s far-right government moves ahead with a settlement project on a nearby hilltop. Environmental groups say the construction could devastate already strained water sources supplying the agricultural terraces and cause extensive damage to an already precarious ecosystem.Battir’s plight shines a light on how the trappings of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — settlements, land disputes and military activity — can take a toll on the region’s environment, natural resources and cultural heritage.The proposed construction “will grab a great amount of land, and you don’t know where it will end,” said Rashid Owinah, 58, whose family has farmed in...

Kazakhstan and the world’s big powers: A return to the ‘Great Game’?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

The process of Kazakhstan distancing from Russia is accompanied by big efforts by China for further rapprochement with the Central Asian country, which should signal to the EU and the US that they should bring the country westward, writes Harun Karčić.Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev recently rejected his Belarusian counterpart’s proposal to join the Russia-Belarus “Union State,” calling the offer a “joke”. The proposal came after Russia decided to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union back in 1991.The proposal came only a few weeks after China’s President Xi Jinping hosted his first-ever summit with the leaders of Central Asian nations in the central Chinese city of Xian. According to international observers, the event represents the potential for Chinese influence to further expand into what used to be formerly Russia’s sphere of influence. China’s President paid particular attention to his Kazakh counterpart and...

Kazakh Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:24 GMT

In his speech, the Kazakh president stressed the strategic nature of co-operation with the European Union – the major trade partner of Kazakhstan."Recently, the Central Asia – European Union meeting took place in Kyrgyzstan. The first CA-EU meeting was held in Astana. The high-level meeting needs to be maintained to demonstrate our commitment and aspiration for closer relations. 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the EU were marked early this year. I believe we have a great potential for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation," said the Kazakh president.Tokayev informed the commissioner about the reforms underway in Kazakhstan, as well as the transformations facilitating the development of democracy, protection of human rights, and rule of law.He also noted Kazakhstan’s potential to expand cooperation with the EU in the agricultural sector. According to the Kazakh Head of State, Kazakhstan is willing to increase the exports of...