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CNN — The United States and United Arab Emirates will partner to build a massive data center complex in Abu Dhabi to advance artificial intelligence capabilities with 5-gigawatts of capacity — enough to power a major city. The agreement, announced Thursday during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UAE, will mark the largest data center deployment outside of the United States, according to the Commerce Department. It will begin with a 1-gigawatt AI data center, but will eventually span 10 square miles. The project is also expected to expand the footprint of American AI and cloud companies in the…
May 15, 2025, 02:11 PM ETSan Jose Earthquakes head coach Bruce Arena helped save Lionel Messi from receiving a red card following the final whistle of Wednesday night’s game against Inter Miami, intervening as the Herons captain argued with the referee.Late in the match, Messi expressed frustration after being tackled late just outside the box but failing to receive a call for the incident. Once the final whistle blew, the forward went directly to the referee to complain about the decision and subsequently earned a yellow card.Messi continued to dispute the situation, with the referee responding “walk away now” before…
From filling education gaps to seeking safer products, women are pushing for change By Dena Al-FadhliKUWAIT: For years, women in Kuwait have reported adverse reactions from widely available menstrual products, ranging from mild irritation to serious infections. Despite visits to clinics and seeking advice from friends, the link between these symptoms and menstrual care remained unclear for many.As more research and advocacy work is being done about this topic worldwide, some women across the country have decided to take matters into their own hands — educating themselves about menstrual products and seeking safer alternatives.Hind Al-Khatresh, a Kuwaiti entrepreneur and founder…
Istanbul CNN — After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same: a seven-hour stakeout on the banks of the Bosphorus, an unruly scrum at the Russian consulate, and finally a decision from Ukraine’s president that may open a new chapter in this intractable conflict. The chaotic scenes that unfolded in Istanbul on Thursday set the tone for a difficult road ahead. As the world’s media descended in the morning on the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul, Ukraine still hadn’t…
The investment in Chelsea Women by Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis great Serena Williams will be “game-changing,” manager Sonia Bompastor said on Thursday.The American businessman purchased a 10% stake in the women’s team, believed to be around £20 million (($26.52m), in line with the club’s £200m valuation, which was the worth placed on the club when Chelsea FC Holdings sold the team to its sister company in April.Ohanian, 42, has invested in women’s football previously when he became the largest shareholder in NWSL side Angel City FC in 2024.”I think it’s a really exciting moment for the club, for…
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tadeo Allende scored twice and Inter Miami tied the San Jose Earthquakes 3-3 on Wednesday night in Lionel Messi’s first game in the Bay Area since joining MLS.Allende scored once in the first half and then tied the game in the 52nd minute when he tapped in a pass Baltasar Rodríguez on a play that Messi helped set up.Maximiliano Falcon also scored for Miami, which has allowed at least three goals in three of the last four games.Cristian Arango, Beau Leroux and Ian Harkes scored for the Earthquakes, who are unbeaten in their last three games.Messi had…
Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor believes the club’s new investment will be “game-changing” for women’s football and hopes it allows them to continue dominating in the Women’s Super League.Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and husband to tennis star Serena Williams, has purchased a 10 per cent stake in Chelsea Women for a reported £20m, which also gives him a place on the club’s board. His investment puts the value of the club at £200m, which was the worth placed on Chelsea Women when Chelsea FC Holdings sold the team to a sister company earlier this year.Ohanian, 42, has invested in…
David Perdue, the new U.S. ambassador to China, has arrived in Beijing, where he is likely to stress his close ties to Trump as he tries to improve relations between the world’s two largest economies.“It is an honor to represent President Trump as the U.S. Ambassador to China,” Perdue said on X. “I am ready to get to work here and make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”Perdue, 75, a former Republican senator from Georgia who was sworn in last week, replaces veteran diplomat Nicholas Burns as U.S. ambassador. He spent much of his 40-year international business career outsourcing manufacturing…
Three games for Liverpool FC Women at Anfield this term included an historic first WSL win – against Manchester United in March – as the team played in front of almost 50,000 fans, having also hosted Manchester City and Everton.The trio of matches to be played at Anfield in the next campaign will be confirmed once fixtures are announced by the league in the summer. Anfield will continue to be used alongside the women’s new home stadium in St Helens.Season ticket holders and supporters who bought the Anfield Hat-trick package for the 2024-25 season will be invited to renew their…
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — In the end, it is the Kremlin’s plan playing out, and there appears to be little the White House will do about it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to send defense minister Rustam Umerov to meet with a low-level Russian delegation in Istanbul was a difficult choice forced by necessity. Its audience is one man: US President Donald Trump. Kyiv must show it is willing to take any step at all to foster any kind of peace, or else it risks Trump slowly finding the pro-Kremlin voices around him rising in volume, getting bored of the…