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Mattia Debertolis discovered unconscious during an orienteering event in Chengdu on August 8 and died four days later.Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday after being found unresponsive during competition at the World Games in China’s Chengdu, organisers have said.The 29-year-old was discovered unconscious during an orienteering event on August 8 and died four days later, said a joint statement from World Games organisers and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF).The World Games is a multisport event held every four years for disciplines not included in the Olympics.“Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s leading medical institutions,…

Late on August 11, US President Donald Trump published another one of his policy-by-social-media posts, announcing that “Gold will not be Tariffed!”. This came after prices of gold futures jumped following a Financial Times report on August 8 about the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency ruling that two types of gold bars — 1 kg and 100 ounce — should fall under a customs code that is subject to tariffs.Prices of gold futures rose sharply on Friday following the FT report that indicated gold bars imported into the US from Switzerland would attract the designated tariff of 39…

When we think of high blood sugar, the first thing that comes to mind is food. But your blood sugar levels can go up even when you haven’t eaten a single bite. Here are five surprising factors that can cause these changes and what you should know about them. According to Dr Pranav Ghody, consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, stress, poor sleep, exercise, infections, and hormonal changes can all cause your blood sugar levels to rise. For example, stress triggers the release of cortisol, which tells your liver to release stored glucose to give you energy, a…

Principal Secretary (Home) Kumar Vishwajeet, Sainik Welfare Director Brigadier V. Venkat Reddy and representatives of Dhaksha Unmanned Systems Private Limited at the launch of a project ‘Drones for Ex-servicemen’ in Vijayawada on Tuesday (August 12). | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI Officers of the Sainik Welfare department in association with Dhaksha Drones, a unit of Coromandel International, has organised ‘Drone Entrepreneurship Programme for Ex-servicemen’ here on Tuesday (August 12).Principal Secretary (Home) Kumar Vishwajeet, along with Director Sainik Welfare Brigadier V. Venkata Reddy, Additional Director Satya Prasad, Dhaksha Drones CEO S. Sachidanand, representatives Sreenivas Prasad and Mahesh launched the programme.As part of…

Aryna Sabalenka is congratulated by Emma Raducanu after their match during the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Centre on August 11, 2025 in Mason, Ohio. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought through a three-hour battle to hold off an inspired Emma Raducanu 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) on Monday and reach the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open.The top seed, who won the Cincinnati final a year ago over Jessica Pegula, increased her lead at the top of the WTA Tour match-win statistics as she secured her 49th of the season.But…

The AOL logo is shown on a wall of the company’s New York office, on Monday, May 12, 2008. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Beep, bop, boop, boooopp, scrsssshh… Such was the sound of AOL’s dial-up service, a marker of trying to connect to the internet in the 1990s. Now the company has announced it’s getting rid of dial-up. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet,” its website says. The service will run until Sep. 30. NPR’s efforts to reach AOL for comment were unsuccessful. What is dial-up? Dial-up uses…

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlik. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images North America Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s, leaving the country deep in debt. To ease that burden, Russia cut a real estate deal with the U.S. government, selling its colony of Alaska to the Americans. Now, Presidents Trump and Russian…

Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, identifying senior figures among those responsible.The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), set up in 2018 to examine potential breaches of international law, said on Tuesday that detainees had endured beatings, electric shocks, strangulation and fingernail removal with pliers.“We have uncovered significant evidence, including eyewitness testimony, showing systematic torture in Myanmar detention facilities,” Nicholas Koumjian, head of the mechanism, said in a statement accompanying its 16-page report.The UN team said some prisoners died…

It’s been a few weeks since the wantaway king of chess, Magnus Carlsen, won his seventh title of 2025. Most events that Carlsen has won so far this year have been snowflake-like unique: a classical tournament at Stavanger in the form of Norway Chess, a rapid and blitz event in Zagreb with the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia, the Grenke Freestyle Chess event, and finally, the chess event at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia at the start of the month. It’s been an interesting year for Carlsen, who, despite having abdicated the world champion’s throne a few years…

OnePlus partners with Bhagwati to make OnePlus Pad 3 and OnePlus Pad Lite in India | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement OnePlus on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) announced its collaboration with Bhagwati Products Limited to locally manufacture premium tablets in India. Earlier, the Chinese smartphone maker partnered with Optiemus to make IoT products in India.Bhagwati Products Limited (BPL), an electronics manufacturing services, has been the maker of erstwhile smartphone brand Micromax. OnePlus said that OnePlus Pad 3 and OnePlus Pad Lite are being manufactured in India as part of the brand’s strategic partnership with BPL.OnePlus is investing under its Project Starlight funds…