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Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool’s fans as the “superpower of world football” after his final match as manager ended in a 2-0 win at home to Wolves on an emotional day at Anfield on Sunday. Alexis Mac Allister and Jarell Quansah scored the goals, but the game was largely a sideshow as supporters paid tribute to the German they have taken to their hearts. The charismatic 56-year-old, who announced in January he was leaving the club, has forged a strong bond with the Anfield faithful, who gave him a rousing welcome as he emerged from the famous tunnel. The fans used…
US President Joe Biden told students that he would listen to “non-violent” protests, after demonstrations over Israel’s war in Gaza roiled US campuses in recent weeks. “I support peaceful non-violent protest. Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them,” Biden told a graduation ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, which went ahead without disruption.
Alexander Zverev is gunning for the French Open after winning his second Rome Open title on Sunday, but warned of the ever-present danger posed by defending Roland Garros champion, Novak Djokovic. World number five Zverev, also Foro Italico champion in 2017, comfortably won his sixth Masters 1000 title by beating Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 7-5 and is eyeing glory at the Paris clay-court Grand Slam, which gets underway next weekend. Zverev has endured a bittersweet relationship with Roland Garros. In the 2022 semifinals he suffered an awful ankle injury and was forced to quit, allowing Rafael Nadal to reach the final…
A gorgeous new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a triple star system, where three stars are working in tandem to create a reflection nebula. The trio of stars are located 550 light-years away, and include one particular star, HP Tau, that is like a younger version of our sun and will eventually grow up to be a similar hydrogen-fueled star in millions of years’ time. At the moment, HP Tau is less than 10 million years old, compared to the 4.6 billion year age of the sun. It is currently a type of star called a T Tauri…
The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an “apocalyptic” outcome, the UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory. “If fuel runs out, aid doesn’t get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming anymore. It will be present,” Griffiths said. “And I think our worry, as citizens of the international community, is that the consequence is going to be really, really hard. Hard, difficult, and apocalyptic,” he told AFP on the sidelines of…
Pep Guardiola raised the prospect of leaving Manchester City on Sunday minutes after steering them to an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title. “The reality is I am closer to leaving than staying,” the Spaniard told Sky News, before clarifying that there would be no immediate departure from the club he has managed since 2016. “We have talked with the club – my feeling is that I want to stay now. I will stay next season and during the season we will talk. But eight or nine years – we will see.” At a news conference, Guardiola did not elaborate…
Dr. Sahar Hashmi, an Invited Speaker at HIMSS on AI Innovations in Healthcare Dr. Sahar Hashmi was an invited speaker at the HIMSS New England annual conference in Massachusetts, USA. It was an engaging and intellectually enriching panel discussion with the panel speakers on “AI Innovations in Healthcare: Transformative Applications and Future Directions.” The AI expert panel explored a range of topics, debunking myths and examining the potential digital transformative power of generative AI applications in healthcare. Key discussion points included: Debunking the common myth: “Will AI replace physicians and staff in hospitals/clinics?” Exploring use cases of LLM models in…
Ed Dwight, was selected for NASA training in 1961, but the first Black astronaut candidate for the U.S. never got the chance to travel to space — until now. Today, May 19, Dwight reached the edge of space as part of the 25th flight for the Blue Origin company — more than 60 years after he was first selected. At 90 years old, Dwight is the oldest person to travel to space. The NS-25 mission lifted off this morning from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in West Texas with a total of six crew members including Dwight. They traveled on…
Lying bedridden in her room at the recently reopened Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza, Alaa Abu Ahmed is relieved that she can finally restart her medical treatment. Displacement because of fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas in the Palestinian territory interrupted Abu Ahmed’s treatment for a chronic condition. Over a week in February, the hospital was attacked when Khan Younis was the focus of fighting and soldiers raided it, saying Hamas was holding Israeli hostages there. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Now hallways are filled with still-wrapped boxes of equipment,…
Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United on Sunday to pip rivals Arsenal on the final day of a thrilling Premier League season, sending fans onto the pitch in a sea of blue. Two glorious early goals from league player of the season Phil Foden created a party atmosphere in the sunshine at the Etihad Stadium, before a stunning bicycle kick from West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus before halftime briefly unnerved the hosts. But victory never looked in doubt and Rodri sealed the points with a low shot just…