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On Thursday, German chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as French president Emmanuel Macron had offered help to the Kremlin critic, whose family feared would not be given adequate treatment at the hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk. But the chief doctor at the Russian hospital said Navalny, who had fallen ill on a flight, was not in a fit condition to be transferred to a leading German toxicology center, sparking accusations of an attempted cover-up by the authorities....

Footage of the religious rite of passage shows a priest identified as Father Foty plunging the head of the one-year-old into the font that looks too small at the Marienburg Intercessional Church in Gatchina, 25 miles south of St. Petersburg. The shocked mother, named as Anastasiya, is heard shouting at the priest who prevents her from intervening and forces the screaming baby’s head into the water again. The Kremlin-backed news station Channel 5 tweeted a video of the ceremony, claiming that the child was “nearly killed” and had suffered bruises from the traumatic incident....

In a video posted to Twitter by the Belarusian news outlet Nexta TV, Russian politician OIeg Nilov is seen taking an ornament from a Christmas tree and reading it. “The boy Vova from Kyiv dreams of rockets. Vova, you’ll get rockets, wait,” Nilov said in the video, according to a translation from Nexta TV. The outlet reported that the comments were made during a charity event at the Russian State Duma....

The claims were made by wives of mobilized Russian soldiers who reportedly threatened to go to the front line in Ukraine to bring their husbands back home after an operation left a number wounded. A video published on the Telegram channel of media outlet Verstka showed one woman telling military officials to return their husbands or they’ll “tear them apart.” The women went to a military unit in the town of Valuyki in Belgorod region, near the border with Ukraine, on November 9, demanding answers....

U.S. President Joe Biden had made the release of Griner a priority after she had been “unjustly detained” for possessing cannabis oil following her arrest at a Moscow airport in February. Standing next to Griner’s wife Cherelle in the Oval Office, Biden expressed regret the deal did not include Paul Whelan, who was jailed by Russia in 2018 on espionage charges his family and the U.S. government deny. “For totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is treating Paul’s case differently,” Biden said....

EU member countries should not accept short-term Schengen visa applications from Russians who have already left the country, and any new visa applications should be assessed from a security perspective, Johansson said, announcing an EU-wide policy toward those fleeing conscription after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization last week. “Member states need to do a thorough security assessment” before issuing a short-term Schengen visa to Russian citizens, Johansson said, adding that visas shouldn’t be issued to those who intend to stay longer than 90 days....

St. Petersburg - The 2012 London Olympics will be broadcast on street screens in several large Russian cities, Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom said Friday. Rostelecom has also signed an agreement with the organising committee of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to set up 17 large street screens in many cities during the 2012 Olympics. The company said it would broadcast exclusive video materials in the London Games, including not only the competitions but also “the fans response”, reported Xinhua....

Ever since the film first arrived in the MCU, it was an instant hit with Black Americans, who came out in huge numbers to support one of the biggest, perhaps the biggest, blockbuster film to ever star a predominantly Black cast helmed by a Black director. While the MCU has never attempted to tie itself closely to real-world political conflict, Black Panther was undoubtedly a major milestone for Black representation in Hollywood, and ever since, many have looked to the franchise and character as a rallying point for Black identities in media....

Ryan Donato played hero with a pair of power-play goals, including the go-ahead marker scored 2:51 into the third period. The 21-year-old Harvard product, one of four NCAA players on the U.S. squad, showed he belongs on the Olympic stage, leading an American youth movement that has been the brightest spot of the team so far. Donato’s first goal came early in the first period when Troy Terry (Denver) dropped a pass to his collegiate counterpart in the slot....

The winger made his debut for Manchester United in March 1991 at the age of 17 and finished his career with a substitute appearance against Hull City when he was also the interim manager of Manchester United. Giggs represented Manchester United 963 times, and also earned 63 caps for Wales. An incredible career saw Giggs winning 34 trophies in a 23 years, and was consistently one of the best players in the world....

The 25-year-old started his evening by giving the Predators a 2-0 lead late in the first period. Johansen positioned himself in front of the net and redirected Filip Forsberg’s backhander past Ducks goalie John Gibson for his 10th tally of the season. Nashville took that advantage into the second period, when tempers began to flare up between Johansen and Ducks forward Ryan Kesler. The pair renewed their personal rivalry, which dates back to last year’s Western Conference final....

Rybarikova was pushed hard by Carina Witthoeft but came through her clash with the German 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 after battling to win a tie-break following a first set that saw only one break point. Witthoeft immediately broke to take control of the second, but Rybarikova subsequently recovered from 3-2 down to take four successive games and wrap up a hard-fought match. Strycova dropped the opening set against Croatian 20-year-old Jana Fett after losing her serve three times, but came back to win 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the first match of the day....

The two teams had earlier agreed to delay the start of the ODI as England awaited for the results of their latest round of COVID-19 tests. But the decision was made to call off the first ODI shortly after, leaving the three match series in serious jeopardy. The game scheduled to take place in Paarl was abandoned just 30 minutes before the start of play. The first ODI was earlier due to be played on Friday....

title: “Sa W Vs Ind W Live Score South Africa Womens T20I Tri Series Live Score Commentary South Africa Women Vs India Women Score” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-29” author: “Cathleen Brown”

The former India batsman was speaking at the launch of two initiatives by the Mumbai Railway Police - SAMEEP (Safety Alert Messages Exclusively For Passengers) and B-Safe. “Right from the age of 11, I travelled by trains in Mumbai. When I travelled, I had a kit-bag. I have also experienced jostling, being pushed in and out of trains…these experiences will stay with me,” Tendulkar said. “In school, I had gone to Vile Parle to a friend’s place....

These are the type of games Kings fans hope to look back on in the future as the turning point toward respectability. The Kings’ brutal schedule has contributed greatly to their 4-12 record, but the Kings have played close games against the Clippers (twice), the Warriors, and now the Thunder and have shown signs that they will not fall to the wayside when they play teams that can clearly outclass them....

The Sacramento Kings will head into this game coming off a 136-117 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. With a 5-7 record and a three-game losing streak, the Kings will look to bounce back from these losses soon. The Oklahoma City Thunder are heading into this game coming off a 108-100 win against the New Orleans Pelicans. With their fourth win of the season, the Thunder will look to improve their record going forward....

Take global warming. Both Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are in favor of taking small steps to reduce greenhouse emissions, like a cap-and-trade program and a new Kyoto Protocol. But those are modest or mostly exhortatory steps, promises to do better by some distant date. Really doing something to cut the carbon entering the atmosphere would be expensive. It would require truly massive government spending on a Manhattan Project-scale to capture carbon and store it underground (theoretically possible but hard to do in a big way)....

Bandai Namco has decided to capitalize on the popularity of the “Sad Ben Affleck” video by creating a version that can be used to promote Dark Souls 3. In Bandai Namco’s version, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck are asked to recall their memories of the original Dark Souls, and then footage is added to make it appear as though Affleck is having flashbacks to dying numerous times in the game....

Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern announced the signing of Mane, an Africa Cup of Nations winner with Senegal in 2022, on a three-year contract on June 22. The move is a blow to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who had hoped Mane would stay despite the striker’s cryptic comments about his future before the Reds’ Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. What are the details behind Mane’s move and how he is likely to fit in as he swaps European heavyweights?...