Lauren Jackson officially back in international basketball (2)
The Associated Press
August 9, 2022, 6:07 PM
SYDNEY (AP) - As expected, Lauren Jackson has been named on her fifth FIBA
World Cup roster for Australia in her comeback to international basketball.
Not so expected were the tears that came when the 41-year-old Jackson was
officially informed of her place in the 12-player team by head coach Sandy
Brondello.
Steven Seagal appears in Ukraine, serving as a Russian spokesperson (2)
By Sarah Sicard
Aug 9, 10:39 PM
Steven Seagal appears in the rubble of a Ukrainian detention facility.
(Screenshot via TVZVEZDA)
Early reports from the Russian invasion of Ukraine suggested that President
Vladimir Putin's military had deployed, of all people, actor Steven Seagal
alongside its troops.
Gloria Hunniford dogged by nightmares about horror fall which broke her eye socket (1)
Loose Women star Gloria Hunniford has said that she is still dogged by
nightmares about a horrific fall which left her with a broken eye socket
and horrendous leg injuries
Mark JefferiesShowbiz Editor
18:48, 9 Aug 2022
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Gloria Hunniford said she still suffers nightmares after her horrific fall
that left her with a broken eye socket and gruesome leg injuries.
The TV presenter, 82, tripped over a rug and crashed on to a wooden floor,
Female footballers deserve equal pay, says German chancellor after Euro run (1)
Germany's women would have received EUR60,000 each if they had won European
Championships, while the men would have received EUR400,000
Agence France-Presse
Wed 10 Aug 2022 03.25 BST
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has made a push for equal pay for female
international footballers after the team made it to the final of the recent
European Championships.
"My position on this is clear," Scholz said after a meeting on Tuesday with
Nigerians Praise London Museum's Decision to Return Precious Artifacts (1)
9 August 2022
Voice of America (Washington, DC) By Timothy Obiezu
The 72 artifacts that the Horniman museum agreed to return include 12 of
the famous Benin Bronzes - symbolic of the ancient Benin Kingdom in
southern Nigeria.
The museum said in a statement Sunday it was moral and appropriate to
return the artifacts, stating the objects were taken by force during the
British military invasion of Nigeria in 1897.
Daniel Gros: Russian gas cuts will not kill the German economy (1)
Germany seems better placed than most of its main competitors to weather
the crisis caused by reduced Russian deliveries
Over the past decade, German industry has paid about 10% more for natural
gas than its competitors in other major European economies.
A Drought Is Wreaking Havoc on the French Wine Rebound Everyone Expected (1)
Heatwaves could affect the country's yield if they persist until harvesting.
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Former NBA Star Tony Parker's New 115-Foot Superyacht Just Hit the High Seas
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