Web archive - August 8, 2024

Sports

Acrobatic excellence: China dominate artistic swimming at Paris Olympics

China claim historic gold in Olympic artistic swimming with a captivating acrobatic routine, US and Spain follow

World

Paris Olympics stir grief: Officer in teen's shooting takes centre stage

Grieving family shocked as police officer who shot their teen performs in opening ceremony

Sports

Netherlands defeat Argentina 3-0 to advance in women's hockey final at Paris Olympics

Reigning champions victory highlighting their strength reaching sixth straight women's hockey final

Pakistan

Dar, OIC chief stress urgency of Gaza ceasefire, humanitarian aid

DPM praises OIC for its efforts for peace in Middle East and expresses full support of Pakistan for its initiatives

World

OIC meeting convenes to discuss Israeli war ‘crimes’

OIC Secretary-General Hussein Ibrahim Taha expressed his “strong condemnation of the war crimes of Israel in Gaza.”

Sports

Sri Lankan cricketers voice safety concerns amid UK riots

With anti-immigrant riots continuing, the islanders call for heightened security measures

World

Egypt instructs airlines to steer clear of Iranian airspace

The NOTAM advises avoiding Iranian airspace due to military exercises for three hours on Thursday

Sports, Pakistan

When to watch Arshad Nadeem in action at Paris Olympics 24

Nation hopeful as Arshad Nadeem's throw might secure Pakistan a gold medal for the first time since 1992.

Technology

Israeli army leverages tech giants for data storage in Gaza conflict

The Israeli army has been using Amazon’s cloud service and AI tools from Microsoft and Google

World

Israel and Hamas close to ceasefire deal, says White House

US believes Israel, Hamas 'need to do a final bit of work,' says National Security Communications Advisor Kirby