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FIFA plans to double Women's World Cup prize money next year but will not deliver on Gianni Infantino's ambition to match the cash paid out at the men's tournament, Sky News has learnt.

Rize'de, 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı dolayısıyla Türkiye'nin ilk milli fırkateyni "TCG İstanbul", ziyarete açıldı.

Elke Sommer, the German-born actress who starred in movies like “A Shot in the Dark,” “Boy, Did I Get the Wrong Number,” “And Then There Were None” and more ’60s and ’70s Hollywood films, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles, her stepson Sebastian Walther confirmed to German outlet Bild. She was 85. She […]

The German-born star appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in comedies and films filled with international intrigue.

Trendyol Süper Lig'in 10. haftasında 31 Ekim Cumartesi günü deplasmanda Kocaelispor ile karşılaşacak Çaykur Rizespor'un kaptanı Taylan Antalyalı, maçı kazanarak çıkışa geçmek istediklerini söyledi.

Dosar penal după o petrecere organizată la o cabană din județul Sibiu. Doi invitați au găsit camere de supraveghere ascunse, care filmau patul și zona de duș. Polițiștii au făcut percheziții în locuința organizatorului și au ridicat mai multe telefoane și laptopuri.

SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (M...

Ministrul Sănătăţii, Alexandru Rogobete, a declarat miercuri, despre decizia de mutare a unor bani către unităţile de primiri urgenţe, după primele zile de mandat, că se simţea ca pe un butoi plin cu pulbere şi, dacă în acele zile ar fi avut un accident colectiv, cu victime multiple, spitalele nu erau pregătite pentru asigurarea asistenţei de urgenţă. Minist

It's rare for such a large lottery jackpot to go unclaimed - this one is worth C$40m (£21.4m).

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “You Can See Everything,” now playing in theaters. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s “You Can See Everything” will not be in the running for the Directors Guild of America Awards top prize this season. A representative for the DGA confirmed to Variety that the A24 documentary about […]

US President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want Norwegian immigrants because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, calling the decision a ‘disgrace’. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-dont-want-norwegians-in-us-because-of-nobel-peace-prize-snub-trump/

Agrizen Việt Nam phát triển hệ sinh thái sản phẩm phục vụ trồng trọt và thủy sản, hướng đến đáp ứng đa dạng nhu cầu sản xuất nông nghiệp.

Harry Kane became the first English player in 25 years to win the Ballon d'Or on Monday night. The Bayern Munich striker beat off strong competition from the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to lift the prize. But the men's Ballon d'Or was only one of many awards given out on the night. There was more success for women's football superstar Alexia Pute

Harry Kane completed his long quest for football's highest individual honour on Monday, with the Bayern Munich and England striker winning the Ballon d'Or after a record-breaking season that cemented his status as one of the game's greatest goalscorers. Kane is the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, since Michael Owen claimed it in 20

Urna Eletrônica TSE A Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil divulgou nesta segunda-feira (26) uma mensagem aos políticos eleitos nas eleições de 2026 em que pediu que os futuros governantes e parlamentares rejeitem a violência, a intolerância, a desinformação e todas as formas de discriminação. No documento, a entidade também defendeu que os mandatos sej

Trendyol Süper Lig'in 9. haftasında Trabzonspor, deplasmanda Çaykur Rizespor'u 4-3 yendi.

Abu Dhabi esports team Red Dunes has won the Street Fighter League championship for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia region, defeating some of the world's leading players to secure a place at next year's international finals in Japan. The team claimed the title on Saturday at the MCM Comic Con London, held at the Excel centre in the British capital.

Liderul USR, Dominic Fritz, a reacţionat luni la declaraţia liderului social-democraţilor, Sorin Grindeanu, privind „desuserizarea României”, și spune că PSD vrea să scape de cei care au început să schimbe regulile jocului.

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities are questioning a woman in h...

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean authorities are questioning a woman in h...

Krize nejde porazit, jen zvládnout, říká spoluzakladatel Institutu krizové komunikace Jan Paťawa. Odolná společnost se nedokáže krizím úplně vyhnout, umí se z nich ale vzpamatovat. „Věřím nám, občanům. Když jde do tuhého, jsme schopni velmi dobře improvizovat, dokážeme držet při sobě a ukázalo se, že si dokážeme pomáhat,“ chválí v Osobnosti Plus. Připouští a

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after nearly a ⁠year outside the country. "I'm here with you," the Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote on social media early on Sunday. Her media team shared images of her in central-western Lara state, in the Plaza del Pueblo de Santa Rosa, where ⁠she appeared at a church. The issue of her return h

Influential Israeli creator Hagai Levi (“The Affair,” “Scenes From a Marriage”) and prominent Spanish TV-making duo Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo (“La Zona”) won best international and national series at Barcelona’s Serielizados for “Etty” and “Killing a Bear” respectively. The prizes for Serielizados two competitive sections were announced Saturday nig

İki takım arasında ligdeki 48 maçta bordo-mavililerin galibiyet sayısında 30-9 üstünlüğü bulunuyor.

Commonwealth Games champion, Nathaniel Ezekiel, has offered a N750,000 prize for the men’s 400m hurdles at the Athletic Heat 10th anniversary meet in Lagos Read More: https://punchng.com/athletic-heat-meet-ezekiel-offers-n750k-prize-for-400m-hurdles/

Bruno Santamaría Razo’s fiction debut “Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building”(“Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul”) has clinched the top Ojo award at the 24th Morelia Film Festival (FICM), which wraps Oct. 25. Hailed by Variety as a “lush, poetic film rooted in memories,” it became the first Mexican feature to […]

Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped its ninth edition Friday after nine days of screenings, industry activity and a closing night that spread its top prizes across the Middle East and beyond. Mohammed Hammad’s “Safe Exit,” a psychological drama about a young Coptic security guard in Cairo confronting trauma rooted in religious violence, won the […]

TORONTO — Princeton professor Beth Lew-Williams has won this year's Cundill History Prize for "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law."

Unvetted and unauthorized third-party AI agents are operating inside the bank accounts of some U.S. customers. Axios' Madison Mills joins "CBS Mornings" to explain more.

'Citizen Kim' author Jonathan Van Meter on his five surreal years inside the Kardashians’ world: the sex tape, sibling rivalries, falling for your subject, Paris Hilton’s 17 cancellations and why Kanye isn't in the book.

The Japan Times, Ltd. and News2u Holdings, Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "our Group") hereby provide an update on the current status and response for our business partners and former employees regarding unauthorized access to our Group managed server and the potential exposure of information.

A lap kiemeli: bár a Tisza igen sokat tett az eltelt fél évben az orbáni illiberális állam leépítéséért, a visszaélések jogi feldolgozása nehéz.

Ten finalists have emerged for the 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year award, with the overall winner set to receive a N10m cash prize and a brand-new car. Read More: https://punchng.com/10-teachers-vie-for-n10m-maltina-teacher-of-the-year-prize/

La chanteuse - qui mêle pop, jazz, dance, R&B et soul - connaît un succès fulgurant ces dernières années, avec un record de six récompenses aux Brit Awards 2024 et un Grammy remporté en janvier.

The pop star beat artists like Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall to lift the £25,000 prize.

The prize comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court.

Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, “This Music May Contain Hope,” beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and […]

Singer beat other nominees including Galway-born singer-songwriter Dove Ellis, Paul McCartney and Olivia Dean

Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.

Sources at several banks have indicated that they have been taking actions independent of user instructions.

Former Sydney Morning Herald photographer turned photomedia artist Tamara Dean is enjoying a game-changing year – but it’s been a long journey.

“Tangles” won the Grand Jury Prize at the 9th annual Animation Is Film Festival. Directed by Leah Nelson, the 2-D animated film follows a family impacted by their mother’s battle with dementia. “We loved the fluid 2D animation which uses a stark monochrome framing to bring to life the personal story of a family impacted […]

<p>Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was awarded the European Union’s top rights prize on Thursday, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump.</p> <p>“The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognises the important work of the court in upholding inte

<p>Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was awarded the European Union’s top rights prize on Thursday, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump.</p> <p>“The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognises the important work of the court in upholding inte

The EU has announced the International Criminal Court as the winner of this year's Sakharov Prize. The annual prize is awarded to individuals and organizations for their work in supporting human rights and democracy.

Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

Court nominated by center-left weeks after sanctions imposed by Donald Trump.

The winner of the maiden Last Woman Standing Naija competition, holding in Lagos, will receive a N1m grand prize, organisers have announced. Read More: https://punchng.com/n1m-prize-for-last-woman-standing-champion/

The fourth Abig Nwankwo Foundation Okija Annual Unity Football Tournament will return in December with a N10m prize pool for the top three teams. Read More: https://punchng.com/okijas-unity-tourney-returns-with-n10m-prize-pool/

For 20 years Jane Wallace hated the mess in the front yard of her semi, but its makeover has won a prize for best small residential garden.

Richard did not disclose why he waited so long to claim his prize, but he said he and his wife have plans to travel and "move forward slowly."

Neon has joined with The Guardian, MK2, James Wilson and Jonathan Glazer to bring “NAZA” to wider audiences and expand the footprint of the Venice prize-winning documentary. In the U.S., “NAZA” was originally released independently on Sept. 30 in 85 theaters across 30 cities, and has grossed more than $700,000. Overseas, the doc has theatrical […]

A volt jegybankelnök videóbejegyzésben hánytorgatta fel, hogy az MNB a nyereségéből 600 milliárd forintot befizetett a költségvetésbe, az alapítványoknak juttatott 267 milliárd forint pedig jó helyre ment.

Csőszi Attila, az MNB-üggyel foglalkozó parlamenti bizottság elnöke szerint vizsgálják, hogyan hallgathatják meg a volt jegybankelnököt, ha letartóztatásba kerül.

A volt jegybankelnököt szerdán gyanúsítottként hallgatják ki.

A nyomozóknak sincs könnyű dolguk, hogy szétszálazzák az MNB-hez köthető problémás ügyeket. Több ingatlanügyletről, a közpénz felelőtlen elköltéséről is szó volt már, a nyomozók feladata most azt megtalálni, hogy mi az, amit bíróság előtt is bizonyítani tudnak.

Ügyvédje szerint a volt jegybankelnököt „jelentős vagyoni hátrányt okozó gazdasági csalás bűntettével és hamis magánokirat felhasználásának vétségével gyanúsítják”.