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APCO – Saudi Delegation to WEF is a Business Reporter client.Vast youth demographic and videogaming investment strategy could propel the Kingdom into the world’s biggest esports hub before the end of the decadeIlluminated by fireworks and drones, Boulevard Riyadh City rocked to the rhythm of drumbeats and bass as it opened the world’s biggest esports festival last summer. Gamers8 grabbed the gaming world’s attention as thousands of pro gamers arrived in the Saudi capital to compete for $45 million in prize money in front of a sell-out live audience.The buzz around Gamers8, which has evolved and expanded into the Esports…

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and pull the man to safety.Bystanders called 911 on Thursday after the 65-year-old Traverse City man fell through ice-covered Arbutus Lake, state police said.The body camera worn by Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts captured the rescue, initially showing the man trapped…

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Cardiff have expressed their determination to “seek justice” and pursue their negligence claim against Nantes as the fifth anniversary of Emiliano Sala’s death approaches.Sala died on January 21, 2019 when the light aircraft he was travelling in from France crashed into the English Channel, two days after Cardiff had announced the signing of the 28-year-old Argentinian forward from Nantes.Cardiff were ordered by football’s global governing body FIFA to pay the £15million transfer fee after maintaining Nantes must…

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailA new poll shows that Democrats have a slight lead in the race to replace disgraced congressman George Santos in New York’s 3rd congressional district. The Emerson College Polling/Pix11 survey showed that 45 per cent of registered voters preferred former Democratic congressman Tom Suozzi , while 42 per cent of voters preferred Republican Mazie Pilip. Meanwhile, 9 per cent of voters say they are undecided, which is within the poll’s 3.1 per cent margin of error.The survey showed…

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club expected to be confirmed in early February, Manchester United could yet be on the lookout for additions in the January transfer window.Erik ten Hag’s side have slipped way from the chase for a top four place and look in need of a boost to the Dutchman’s options despite a significant number of arrivals over the last couple of years.Defensively, the reliance on Jonny Evans and occasional deployment of Luke…

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump has claimed he would live to age 200 if he did not eat so much junk food.During a campaign event in New Hampshire this week, the 77-year-old recalled comments by his former White House physician, Ronny Jackson, who previously said he would “be around for 200 years” if he did not eat so much junk food.Nevertheless, Mr Trump – who is said to have a penchant for Diet Coke – gave himself a clean bill of…

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Al-Ettifaq censor Jordan Henderson’s rainbow armband in announcement videoThe January transfer window has been slow to get going this month but may be starting to heat up as clubs try to bolster their squads for the second half of the season.This month, Arsenal and Chelsea are expected to be two of the teams trying to bring in at least one player each, with Ivan Toney a name on both clubs’ wishlists. Brighton striker Evan Ferguson has also been linked with the Blues, although the Seagulls value the teenager at more than £100m. Given the strictness of financial fair play rules,…

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Firefighters battle blaze in Ukraine’s Odessa after Russian airstrike on residential buildingFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA Russian oil tank near Ukraine’s northern border has caught fire after the military brought down a Ukrainian drone trying to attack targets in the town, a local official has claimed.Alexander Bogomaz, governor of the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine and Belarus, said that while Russian forces had used electronic warfare to down the drone, its munitions had hit the Klintsy oil depot and caused…

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Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits Mohamed Salah’s impeccable fitness record meant the hamstring problem he felt on international duty was a “shock”.In six and a half seasons since arriving at Anfield the 31-year-old has missed just 10 Premier League matches – one of which was due to Covid-19 and another because of concussion.So the sight of Salah being forced off just before half-time in Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations unsurprisingly set…

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Dame Sheila Hancock has said she no longer cares about being cancelled for saying something “outrageous” because of her age. The 90-year-old British actor, who was made a DBE in 2021, told the BBC’s Amol Rajan that she’s not afraid to speak her mind against the backdrop of cancel culture because “I’m shortly going to be cancelled by death anyway”. “If I say something outrageous and I’m cancelled, I’m shortly going to be cancelled by death anyway,” she told…

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