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Slovakia has a very difficult U18 World Hockey Championship in front of them. The biggest names on this roster will probably be Adam Nemec and Miroslav atan Jr. Luka Radivojevic, an '07-born defenceman in his draft-minus-one season, will likely be their best player.
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1 year ago Read more at EP Rinkside

The Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 independent states and territories based on their levels of peacefulness. The lower the score, the greater the peace within the country.Iceland, a Scandinavian nation known for its rich history, robust economy, and commitment to sustainability and innovation, ranks among the world's peaceful countries.Singapore is a thriving island city-state in Southeast Asia.
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1 year ago Read more at Forbes India

Virat Kohli leads the tournament tally (379 at a strike rate of 159.39) England captain Jos Buttler is the only player to boast two centuries. Australia's Travis Head is the second-highest run scorer on the list.
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1 year ago Read more at ICC Cricket

Becky Lynch won a Battle Royal on Monday Night Raw. This is Lynch's seventh world championship reign in WWE. Ripley was forced to relinquish the title last week after suffering a shoulder injury.
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1 year ago Read more at Bleacher Report

The 2024 World Snooker Championship takes place in Sheffield between April 20 and May 6. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the World Championship in 2022 to equal Stephen Hendry's record of seven Crucible crowns. Luca Brecel, who won the 2023 World Championship, was knocked out in the first round this year.
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1 year ago Read more at Sky Sports

sperm samples were collected from the cauda epididymis of male and female mice. All mice were maintained under 14-h/10-h light-dark cycles (dark from 20:00 to 06:00), and all mice were randomly divided into three groups. ICSI techniques were used to investigate the intergenerational and transgenerational effects of PM 2.5 on offspring.
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1 year ago Read more at Nature.com

The Sullivans travelled around the world together to explore the world. After a couple of weeks, the couple decided to take the plunge. Sullivan says that it took her and her husband a short while to adjust to the reality of travelling with children.
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1 year ago Read more at 9Honey Travel

World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Immunization Week. This year’s theme celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), a program established by the WHO to provide all children access to vaccines. In recent years, vaccines have played a critical role in controlling and even eradicating infectious diseases. The spread of COVID-19 negatively impacted global childhood vaccination rates.
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1 year ago Read more at CSL Limited

Global recovery is steady but slow and differs by region The baseline forecast is for the world economy to continue growing at 3.2 percent during 2024 and 2025, at the same pace as in 2023. A slight acceleration for advanced economies will be offset by a modest slowdown in emerging market and developing economies. The forecast for global growth five years from now—at 3.1 percent—is at its lowest in decades.
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1 year ago Read more at International Monetary Fund

Stephen Strasburg officially listed by Major League Baseball as retiring. The 35-year-old had surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, a nerve and blood disorder. Strasburg has thrown only 528 pitches in the majors since signing a $245 million, seven-year contract in December 2019.
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1 year ago Read more at Baltimore Sun