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Since the conclusion of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Springboks have said goodbye to head coach Jack Nienaber and assistant Felix Jones, who are heading overseas. Among the new appointments, it became an open secret that Rassie Erasmus would take over the head coaching duties from Ninavar. Also read: Springboks bring in Kiwi coach to influence attack? However, it is thought that the Springboks will also add a defense coach to their management team, as this is an area Ninavar was responsible for, and other appointments to the coaching staff will also be made. Former Springboks Duane Vermeulen and…
Separate attacks in the Middle East, including the death of a U.S. soldier in Jordan and the collision of a fuel tanker in the Red Sea, pushed up oil prices and heightened tensions in the region, which accounts for about a third of the world's oil production. The White House said Iranian-backed militants killed three soldiers and injured others in a drone strike, which Tehran denies. This follows a Houthi missile attack on Friday on a Trafigura Group consignment vessel transporting Russian fuel, the most important energy carrier to date. advertisement Continue reading below Brent crude rose as much as…
The Iranian government said it had “no connection” to the attack on a logistics support base near the Jordanian-Syrian border.Iran has denied involvement in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens, state media reported. US President Joe Biden and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron blamed Iranian-backed groups for Sunday's attack near the Syrian border. “As we have made clear before, resistance forces in the region are fighting back.” [to] The war crimes and genocide of the Zionist regime, which kills children, and… they do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran,”…
It's a busy week for earnings, with Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Shell kicking off Big Oil's earnings season, and Nucor, Cleveland-Cliffs and United States Steel focusing on the metals sector. The OPEC+ monitoring committee will also meet to discuss production levels. Here are five notable charts to consider in global commodity markets as the week begins. advertisement Continue reading below huge oil revenues Giants Exxon and Chevron will report their fourth quarter results on Friday. While investors await details on the oil refining and chemicals business, which had disappointing results in the first quarter, attention will also be focused on…
Taylor Swift/Reuters Social media platform The company has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer went viral on social media this week, executives announced Sunday. On Sunday afternoon, a search for Swift's name on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter resulted in the message “Something went wrong. Please try reloading.” “This is a temporary measure and was taken out of an abundance of caution to prioritize safety in this matter,” Joe Benarroch, X's director of business operations, said in a statement. This is a temporary measure and is being…
Okay, so did Thembinkosi Roach piss off Orlando Pirates boss Irvin Khoza? According to reports, the manager wanted the player to stay rather than join Mamelodi Sundowns. ALSO READ: Bafana Bafana superstar reveals big goals for AFCON Also read: Former Chiefs star moves to Eastern Cape? Mamelodi Sundowns sign Thembinkosi Roach from Orlando Pirates Sundowns have made a headline signing as they prepare for the deep stages of the CAF Champions League. Pirates confirmed Roach's departure to Sundowns on Friday's deadline day. “Following discussions with Chairman Dr Irvin Khoza and Mamelodi Sundowns management, Thembinkosi Roach has decided to leave Orlando…
melbourne, australia – Ports have emerged as hubs for pro-Palestinian rallies in Australia, as protesters target Israeli ships and vessels allegedly linked to Israel. Last week, dozens of people tried to block the ZIM Ganges container ship from arriving at the Port of Melbourne, with police eventually deploying pepper spray against a backdrop of shipping containers and cranes, symbols of the world's developed nations. The blockade was lifted. Dozens of people were arrested after pickets blocked access to piers and forced the closure of the Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). According to a member of the Voluntary Legal Surveillance Service…
Written by Mark Patterson University of Pittsburgh Issues of racial and gender bias in the data used to train artificial intelligence algorithms and large-scale language models such as ChatGPT have captured the attention of researchers and made headlines. But these problems also arise with social robots, whose bodies are modeled after non-threatening versions of humans or animals, and which are designed to interact with people. The purpose of the subfield of social robotics, called socially assisted robotics, is to interact with ever more diverse groups of people. The noble intention of its practitioners is to “create the machines that best…
Almost everything we know about the R200-billion Steinhoff collapse has been exposed by the media, and Steinhoff's continued refusal to provide access is hampering journalists' ability to tell the full story. Yes, he says. caroline james.Everyone knows the story of Steinhoff and Markus Jooste. At least that's what we think. What we do know has been revealed through careful and thorough investigative reporting, but most of Jooste and company's secrets remain locked away in the vault of secrecy imposed by Steinhoff himself. is. One thing we do know is that in December 2017, Steinhoff's auditors refused to approve the annual…
CNN — There is nothing subtle about the world’s largest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean’s new, nearly 1,200-foot-long and 250,800 gross ton Icon of the Seas – which set sail from the Port of Miami on its maiden cruise just before sunset on Saturday – towers like a multilayered birthday cake. The frosting on top is in the form of seven swimming pools, a whimsical striped carousel, groves of tropical greenery and twisting waterslides in green, pink, blue and orange. When the $2 billion ship sailed into Miami with music blasting on January 10, after crossing the Atlantic – with a…