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Spanish tennis fans got a glimpse of the future on Sunday as 19-year-old wild- card entry Rafael Jodar of Spain defeated Brazilian phenom Joao Fonseca, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1, before a roaring crowd at the Madrid Open. Two days ago, Jodar recorded first top-10 victory, knocking off Australian Alex de Minaur. Fonseca, also 19 years old and seeded No. 27 in Madrid, bounced back from a poor first-set tiebreaker to […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said the timing was right for both him and the organization when he stepped down after 19 seasons without a losing record. Tomlin, who guided the Steelers to victory in Super Bowl XLIII in the 2008 season, told NBC on Sunday night in his first interview since resigning in January that the lack of postseason success — no playoff wins since 2016 — figured […]

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added an assist for the Colorado Avalanche, who finished off the host Los Angeles Kings with a 5-1 victory Sunday to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. MacKinnon, who led the NHL with 53 goals in the regular season, got his first goals of the postseason. Cale Makar, Nicolas Roy and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche, while Gabriel Landeskog added two […]

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s elderly are among those bearing the heaviest burden of the island’s deepening economic crisis, which has worsened since the start of the year after an oil embargo imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Even before the latest downturn, Cuba already had one of the oldest populations in Latin America, shaped by long life expectancy and low birth rates. By the end of 2024, nearly 26% of […]

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – British police said on Monday they had arrested a 37-year old man in relation to a series of attacks on Jewish-linked premises in north west London. Over the last month, counter terrorism officers have arrested a total of 26 people as part of investigations into arson and other attacks on Jewish-linked premises. “He was arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and has been taken […]

DHAKA, April 27 (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed after lightning strikes hit several parts of Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as seasonal thunderstorms swept across the country. The deaths were reported from several districts after sudden storms brought heavy rain and intense lightning. Most of the victims were farmers working in open fields and labourers caught in exposed areas, local authorities said. Several other people were injured […]

April 27 (Reuters) – China’s DeepSeek is offering developers a 75% discount on its newly unveiled AI model, DeepSeek-V4-Pro, until May 5. The company is also cutting prices for input cache hits across its entire DeepSeek API lineup to one-tenth of the original price, it said in a post on X. On Friday, DeepSeek launched a preview of its highly anticipated V4 model, which has been adapted for Huawei’s chip […]

April 27 (Reuters) – Novartis has received European Commission approval for its drug Rhapsido, an oral treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. “Rhapsido is the first oral targeted treatment approved for CSU, offering a unique approach to CSU treatment in a pill taken twice daily without any lab monitoring required,” the company said in a statement. (Reporting by Amir Orusov, Editing by Friederike Heine) Brought to you […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected in the third quarter of Game 4 on Sunday night against the Houston Rockets after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for hitting Alperen Sengun in the face with his elbow and forearm. A foul was called after Ayton hit Sengun when he had the ball and was heading toward the basket with about 5½ minutes left in the third […]