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FaZe, Falcons, MOUZ, Astralis head to PGL Cluj-Napoca semis

FaZe, Falcons, MOUZ, Astralis head to PGL Cluj-Napoca semis

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) FaZe Clan, Team Falcons, MOUZ and Astralis advanced to the semifinals of the $1.25 million...

Falcons, HEROIC advance in DreamLeague Season 25

Falcons, HEROIC advance in DreamLeague Season 25

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Team Falcons and HEROIC won matches Wednesday to clinch advancement to Group Stage 2 at...

Tundra, Spirit still cruising at DreamLeague Season 25

Tundra, Spirit still cruising at DreamLeague Season 25

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Tundra Esports and Team Spirit continue to lead their respective...

Playoff bracket finalized at PGL Cluj-Napoca

Playoff bracket finalized at PGL Cluj-Napoca

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Astralis, SAW and MOUZ claimed the final three playoff spots...

Team Spirit improves to 4-0-0 at DreamLeague Season 25

Team Spirit improves to 4-0-0 at DreamLeague Season 25

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Team Spirit is the only squad with a perfect 4-0-0 record after...

MoS Sports inaugurates Maharashtra Esports Open Championship 2025

MoS Sports inaugurates Maharashtra Esports Open Championship 2025

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, hailed the...

Avidity put together sweep in NA Stage 1 action

Avidity put together sweep in NA Stage 1 action

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Avidity rolled to a 3-0 victory over Shikigami on Sunday in NA Stage 1 action of the Overwatch...

NTMR, Timeless, Team Liquid lead OCS NA Stage 1

NTMR, Timeless, Team Liquid lead OCS NA Stage 1

(Photo credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC) NTMR, Timeless and Team Liquid are tied atop the standings...

Trio of teams perfect in Group A to start DreamLeague Season 25

Trio of teams perfect in Group A to start DreamLeague Season 25

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion and Tundra Esports each earned a pair of 2-0 sweeps in Group...

Rokkr coast past Heretics in qualifying action for Stage 2 Major

Rokkr coast past Heretics in qualifying action for Stage 2 Major

(Photo credit: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Minnesota Rokkr overcame an early deficit with ease on Saturday,...

FlyQuest stays hot as LAT Cross-Conference opens

FlyQuest stays hot as LAT Cross-Conference opens

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images) Six days after playing their way into the League of the Americas Championship of The Americas...

ADIO partners with NIP Group to establish global headquarters in Abu Dhabi

ADIO partners with NIP Group to establish global headquarters in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 21st January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) today announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership...

Rummy Makes Its Debut as a Mind Sport in India at Indian Rummy Grandmaster Series South Zone Finals in Bengaluru

Rummy Makes Its Debut as a Mind Sport in India at Indian Rummy Grandmaster Series South Zone Finals in Bengaluru

HT Syndication Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 6: Redefining Rummy as a mind sport blending skill, strategy, and competitive...

Bolivia's ex-president Morales announces presidential bid despite constitutional ban

LA PAZ, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Thursday that he will run in the country's Aug. 17 general...

IOC president Bach explains delay of Olympic Esports Games for bigger "wow" factor

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia was postponed to 2027 in order for it to have a real...

Lappartient runs for IOC presidency with vision of innovation, continuity

PARIS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential candidate David Lappartient has outlined a vision that...

Eliasch outlines commercially driven vision for IOC presidency

PARIS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Johan Eliasch, a candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has emphasized...

2nd LD-Writethru-China Focus: "Ne Zha 2" enters all-time global box office top 10

by Xinhua writer Zhang Yunlong BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese animated sensation Ne Zha 2 has made history once again, surpassing...

2nd LD-Writethru-China Focus: "Ne Zha 2" becomes highest-grossing animated movie of all time globally

by Xinhua writer Zhang Yunlong BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has dethroned Disney's 2024 picture...

IOC president Bach issues rallying cry to youth

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach expressed his expectations for the younger...

Bolivia's Morales launches 4th presidential bid, defying term limit

Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales launched a fresh election bid Thursday ahead of polls in August, in defiance of a constitutional...

Bolivia's Morales runs for president again, defying term limit

Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales launched his fourth presidential bid on Thursday, ignoring the constitution, which only allows...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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