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Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson. With a 9-19 record entering Tuesday that was tied for the worst mark in the major leagues, the Phillies opted to part ways with Thomson, who had managed the squad for nearly four years. Bench coach Don Mattingly was promoted to interim […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic. Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically endangered due to poaching and diseases. There are less than 100 mountain bongos left in the wild, according to the Kenyan government. Many were sent to Europe […]

By Anna Voitenko April 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine is rolling out a new line of defence to protect businesses and critical infrastructure from hundreds of Russian drones darkening its skies night after night: private air defence companies. Ukraine launched a pilot programme last year allowing industrial firms to establish their own air defence groups to guard their facilities. So far, 20 companies have registered, and two of them are already […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Italian golfer Andrea Pavan said he hopes to be able to make a full swing within a year as he continues his recovery from serious back and shoulder injuries sustained when he fell three stories down an open elevator shaft in South Africa. The accident happened when Pavan, a two-time winner on Europe’s DP World Tour, called a lift at his accommodation near the near Stellenbosch […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Russian and Belarusian boxers will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes, World Boxing said on Tuesday, aligning with the International Olympic Committee’s stance adopted after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Under the policy, athletes from the two countries will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), without national flags, anthems, logos or uniforms, and will be subject to a vetting process. The move follows […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Drugmaker Granules India reported a 32.6% jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by recent portfolio additions and robust demand for paracetamol and methocarbamol in its major markets. Here are the details: • Consolidated profit rose to 2.02 billion rupees ($21.3 million) for the quarter ended March 31, from 1.52 billion rupees a year earlier. • Managing Director and Chairman Krishna Chigurupati said, “We delivered a […]

April 29 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region with drones in overnight strikes that also damaged residential buildings and a hospital and left two people wounded, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Regional Governor Oleh Kiper, writing on Telegram, said the attack in the south of the Odesa region destroyed the admissions department of a hospital there, and badly damaged other parts of the facility. […]

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Khaled Abdulgader noticed children using an unusual object as a football and tried to stop them. He grabbed it, and it exploded in his hand. He lost two fingers, and shrapnel sliced into his chest. In a hospital for a checkup after last year’s blast, he tried to stay positive. “I feel like, ‘Thank God it was just my hands,’” Abdulgader said. He is among hundreds […]

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Khaled Abdulgader noticed children using an unusual object as a football and tried to stop them. He grabbed it, and it exploded in his hand. He lost two fingers, and shrapnel sliced into his chest. In a hospital for a checkup after last year’s blast, he tried to stay positive. “I feel like, ‘Thank God it was just my hands,’” Abdulgader said. He is among hundreds […]