The first round of the 2024 TNM Super League season is over with each team having played 15 games. The very last two games wrapping up the first round on Thursday involved Creck Sporting Club hosting Premier Bet Dedza Dynamos at Aubrey Dimba Stadium while Baka City FC hosted Mighty Mukuru Wanderers at Karonga Stadium. […] The post Wanderers finish first round with away win-maintain second position appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Bridge Raffles Malawi, a new lottery retail company duly registered with Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) in July 2024, has been officially launched in Blantyre on Thursday, August 1 by also unveiling its Brand Ambassador, Waxy-K — the popular Afro Hip Hop music artist. At the launch at National Integrated Technologies Limited (NITEL), Bridge Raffles Malawi […] The post Waxy-K named Brand Ambassador for Bridge Raffles Malawi appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

NICO Holdings Limited says it is confident that the company will continue growing higher on the market in terms performance despite the tough economic environment affecting the business sector globally. Board Chairperson of the group, Gaffar Hassam said the company understands that challenges such as availability of foreign exchange, inflation, devaluation, COVID-19 impact are among […] The post NICO Holdings confident of growing higher in tough economic environment appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

[New Times] The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) and other government agencies are conducting countrywide inspections to ensure that faith-based organizations (FBOs) adhere to national laws and regulations.

RIYADH: Italy’s flag carrier ITA Airways operated its first nonstop Rome-Jeddah flight on Aug. 1, linking Rome Fiumicino Airport with King Abdulaziz International Airport, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The service, launched under the Kingdom’s Air Connectivity Program, or ACP, will run three times a week with an Airbus A321neo aircraft. Carriers operating services between Rome and Jeddah airports include the low-cost carrier Wizz Air and Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia. ITA Airways added Riyadh to its route network in June.

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar AlKhorayef has concluded his visit to Chile where he held talks with leading private and public sector officials on boosting cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. There were discussions held on the transfer of knowledge, the latest innovative technologies in mining, and mutual investment opportunities in the production and processing of minerals, particularly lithium, copper, and iron ore, the SPA reported.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce has ordered the recall of 13,763 magnetic phone holders for cars, citing serious concerns over their impact on airbag deployment. In a statement released on Friday, the ministry warned of the potential danger posed by these phone holders, which were designed to be mounted at the center of the steering wheel, in interfering with the function of vehicle airbags. In the event of airbag deployment, the phone holders could be propelled toward the passenger, posing a risk of serious injury or death, the ministry stated.

CAIRO: The Kingdom’s Investment Minister Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih has been holding talks with his Egyptian counterpart Hassan El-Khatib in El-Alamein, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The ministers discussed investment opportunities and cooperation in several sectors.

Former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard is expected to be sentenced today after he was convicted on four counts of sexual assault last fall.

Croatia formally notified the European Commission (EC), Hungary and Slovakia about readiness to provide the two countries with oil via the Adriatic oil pipeline JANAF, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic said on August 1

It is reported that the Ukrainian armed forces carry out shelling and drone attacks every day

Russia’s Federal Security Service reported earlier that eight Russian nationals, detained or convicted in several NATO countries, as well as two minors, had returned home following a prisoner swap conducted at Ankara’s airport

Over the past weeks, IAEA experts at the plant have observed a continuous decrease in the water level of the plant’s cooling pond, according to the agency

Booking of tickets for direct flights to these destinations is not available on airline’s website until August 9

The duo agonisingly finished fourth at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but hit back today to clinch yet another medal in the rowing in Paris.

Yobs pushing for rallies online are planning bring England flags to destinations across the country - many of which are mosques or Islamic centres.

The 21-year-old competed in a heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at 10:30am BST this morning and clambered out of the pool having come in seventh

SINGAPORE - Disbarred lawyer Ravi Madasamy was on Aug 2 sentenced to 14 weeks' jail and fined $5,500 for a string of offences he committed between 2021 and 2023. These include verbally insulting a saleswoman when she could not hear him during a conversation, slapping an acquaintance who wanted to greet him, and pushing over a restaurant waitress who asked if he wanted a drink. The former lawyer, also known as M. Ravi, also pushed a priest and hurled vulgarities at several people in a temple in South Bridge Road. The 55-year-old had pleaded guilty in July to six counts of voluntarily causing hurt and one count each for harassment, using criminal force, and causing public nuisance. In November 2021, Ravi was at a law firm in North Bridge Road, where he was practising law, when he threw a glass perfume bottle at a paralegal and strangled the man whom he blamed for not printing documents for a hearing. When the paralegal said he had asked another colleague to print the documents, Ravi threw a remote control at the other man.

SINGAPORE - A woman ordered her misbehaving six-year-old son to do a handstand before whipping him more than 100 times with a belt. She later made a false police report, claiming that her then boyfriend had abused the child. The woman, who pleaded guilty in August 2023 to one count of abusing her son, was sentenced to 13 months in jail on Aug 2. One count of giving false information to a police officer was considered during sentencing. The 33-year-old woman cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the boy's identity, At the time of the offences in May 2020, the victim lived with his mother, his siblings, half-siblings and step-siblings, as well as the mother's then boyfriend. Court documents did not state if the boyfriend fathered the victim. On May 11 that year, the woman decided to punish the boy at home, over acts that were not disclosed in court documents. She ordered him to do a handstand, but he could not maintain the posture. She then kicked and slapped the boy and hit him with a belt.

Olympic medal hopeful Loh Kean Yew's celebratory interaction with his parents after qualifying for the quarter-finals warmed the hearts of netizens. Pictures of Loh and his parents were posted on Team Singapore's Facebook page on Friday (Aug 2) and captioned: «Big heart for his biggest fans». One of the pictures showed Loh, 27, and his mother making hearts with their arms above their heads while looking at each other. The Olympic medal hopeful posed for a picture with his parents after securing his spot in the Badminton quarter-finals. PHOTO: Facebook/Team Singapore Other pictures captured the parents' proud looks as their son secured his place in the next round. Loh's father is seen waving to him with both parents sporting bright smiles. The family was also photographed posing in front of the Paris Olympics banner, once again with their arms above their heads in a heart shape.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Mohammed Ahmed, Canada's most decorated long-distance runner, takes to the track on Friday in the Men's 10,000m final at the Paris Olympics, carrying the hopes of two nations as he seeks to add another historic achievement to his illustrious career.

Galkayo (HOL) — Puntland police have issued a warning to residents after a sealed barrel, suspected to contain toxic substances, washed ashore on Ilfohshe beach near the town of Jariban, about 900 kilometres northeast of Mogadishu, on July 27, 2024. The sealed blue barrel, with a rope attached, is believed to have been left in the water by individuals illegally dumping hazardous waste.

What will ultimately be built, however, remains in question. As museum representatives work with their consultants and their board on a vision, they are not entirely sure whether they will build a new museum on Franklin Avenue. Some neighbors oppose a new museum proposal because it could destroy a historic resource and gentrify the neighborhood.

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, August 2nd

The Ukrainian army grouping in that frontline area is actually encircled and the enemy has been driven out of the flanks, the defense circles said

An airstrike was carried out on a military facility where many explosive devices and weapons were stored, the army said

According to Vasily Lutsik, the service receives reports of such cases both from Ukrainian diplomatic missions and the children’s relatives

It is reported that matches involving the national teams of Argentina and Uruguay will be played on June 8-9 with the championship moving to Europe and Africa on June 13-14

The majority of the haul was built on Democrats’ excitement surrounding Harris’s rise to becoming the likely nominee.

The posts are part of a broader strategy widely viewed by scholars and other experts as exploiting stereotypes about crime and people of color.

A total of 4% of respondents said they would vote for another candidate

According to Gerald Darmanin, in general, the crime rate during the Games has decreased