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In an exciting Europa League Qualifiers match on Thursday, Botev will go head-to-head with Panathinaikos. Below, you’ll find our predictions, statistics, and match poll for the Botev vs. Panathinaikos game, along with the latest betting odds.   Botev Recent Form: LWDWLD Botev enters this match after a 2-2 draw against Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the First League. Nikola Iliev scored for …

A judge in the United Kingdom has sentenced radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary to life in prison after he was found guilty of leading and promoting support for the banned terrorist organization Al-Muhajiroun (ALM). ALM, which aims to establish an Islamic caliphate in Britain, was banned in 2010.

Two Chinese swimmers, one of whom is set to compete in the Paris Olympics, tested positive for doping in 2022 but were cleared by Chinese authorities, according to a New York Times report on Tuesday that cited anonymous sources. This report comes in the wake of a significant controversy involving 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) at …

The United Nations has sounded the alarm over a drastic population decline in China by the end of this century, predicting that the country could lose more than half of its population. According to the 2024 World Population Prospects summary from the United Nations, China’s population could shrink by 786 million people between 2024 and 2054, returning to a size …

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have identified the earliest known galaxy, presenting a significant challenge to current theories on galaxy formation in space. The newly discovered galaxy, named JADES-GS-z14-0, shines brightly in the early Universe and is believed to have formed less than 300 million years after the Big Bang. Another recent discovery, JADES-GS-z14-1, has also been observed as a …

NASA has issued a warning after detecting a 150-foot (46-meter) asteroid named 2024 NS1, traveling towards Earth at an alarming speed of 27,274 km/h. The asteroid, comparable in size to an airplane, is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on August 2 at 00:05 UTC (5:35 IST). Classified as an Apollo asteroid, 2024 NS1 is part of a …

Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights distanced themselves on Tuesday from Israeli threats to retaliate against Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike on their town. The majority of the roughly 11,000 residents in Majdal Shams still identify as Syrian, despite Israel’s capture and later annexation of the Golan Heights, a move not recognized internationally. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited …

Two days after a rocket hit a soccer field in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children, many questions remain about the attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams. Israel has accused Hezbollah in Lebanon of intentionally targeting civilians, but Hezbollah has quickly denied any involvement in the attack. With Israel promising retaliation for the highest civilian death toll …