VILLARREAL have signed Ghana international Thomas Partey on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract with Arsenal, the LaLiga club said on Thursday. The 32-year-old defensive midfielder has agreed a season-long deal and will join the Villarreal squad in training on Friday. Partey was charged last month with raping two women while he was a player for the Premier League club. He is accused of five counts of rape relating to two women, plus a charge of sexual assault against a third woman, between April 2021 and June 2022. “The club is aware that the player is currently involved in legal proceedings in England. The player vehemently defends his innocence and denies all charges against him,“ Villarreal said in a statement. “The club respects his presumption of innocence as a fundamental principle and is awaiting the verdict of the courts, which will be responsible for clarifying the facts of the case. In accordance with British law regarding ongoing proceedings, the club will not comment further on this matter.” Partey made 167 appearances for Arsenal, scoring nine goals after joining from Atletico Madrid in 2020. Villarreal, who beat Arsenal 3-2 in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday, begin their LaLiga campaign at home to promoted Real Oviedo on August 16. - Reuters

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• 11 saat, 38 dakika

Kempen itu turut mencerminkan komitmen lebih luas industri insurans hayat terhadap kesihatan awam dan penjagaan pencegahan.

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Kejadian sekitar jam 11.50 pagi itu berlaku ketika kanak-kanak tersebut berjalan di hadapan van untuk melintas ke rumah pengasuhnya.

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• 3 saat, 42 dakika

A pair of reports published Thursday linked the recent rise of sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts to a cryptocurrency group pushing a memecoin. A spokesman for the group behind Green Dildo Coin took credit for the trend in an interview with USA Today, while The Athletic reviewed a livestream of cryptocurrency enthusiasts in which speakers celebrated a sex toy being thrown onto the Los Angeles Sparks’ court Tuesday. The group has claimed that their memecoin’s goal was to combat a “toxic” environment in the cryptocurrency world and insisted that its members did not “dislike women’s sports,“ though it’s unclear why Green Dildo Coin advocates have fixated on the WNBA. Regardless, WNBA players and coaches have widely criticized the trend, citing safety concerns alongside the unneeded ridicule it’s brought to the league. There have been six known incidents of neon green sex toys being thrown at WNBA games since July 29, per USA Today. The latest incident came during the Sparks’ home win over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. Late in the first half, after Kelsey Plum of Los Angeles shot a free throw, a sex toy was tossed onto the court landing near the feet of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Earlier that day, Cunningham addressed the growing trend on her podcast, “Show Me Something,“ saying, “Everyone’s trying to make sure the W is not a joke and it’s taken seriously, and then that happens. I’m like, how are we ever going to get taken seriously?” The crypto group’s spokesman defended the stunts to USA Today. “We didn’t do this because like we dislike women’s sports or, like, some of the narratives that are trending right now are ridiculous,“ he said. “Creating disruption at games is like, it happens in every single sport, right? We’ve seen it in the NFL, we’ve seen it in hockey, you know ... fans doing random things to more or less create attention. “We knew that in order to get a voice in the space ... we had to go out and do some viral stunts to save us from having to pay that influencer cabal, sacrifice our souls and the fate of the project.” The group placed one of its sex toys on the Wall Street Bull statue in New York. And the memecoin’s value has grown more than 300 percent in the past seven days, USA Today reported. The first major incident has led to an arrest and multiple charges for its perpetrator, Delbert Carver, who tossed a sex toy onto the Atlanta Dream’s court July 29. He was released on bond and is charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure and criminal trespass. Despite that, it is not apparent that Green Dildo Coin plans to stop its stunts. “This is empowering to every (expletive) crypto community to start thinking outside the box,“ one person said on the livestream reviewed by The Athletic. “Get creative and (expletive) do something that makes people actually laugh. Memecoins should make you laugh.” - Reuters

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PETALING JAYA: Rancangan Malaysia Ke-13 (RMK13) dijangka membawa perubahan besar kepada landskap pasaran hartanah negara, menerusi tumpuan terhadap perumahan mampu milik, pembangunan infrastruktur berskala besar dan pengukuhan ekonomi tempatan. Pengasas Bersama dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Juwai IQI, Kashif Ansari berkata, impak langsung RMK13 akan dilihat dalam sektor hartanah kediaman, dengan kesan nyata kepada pembeli ... Read more The post RMK13 dijangka lonjak pasaran hartanah Malaysia appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

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SEPANG – Seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berusia 12 tahun cedera selepas disamun seorang lelaki bersenjatakan pisau di sebuah rumah di Putra Perdana di sini pada Khamis.Timbalan Ketua Polis Daerah Sepang, Superintenden G K Shan Gopal berkata, pihaknya menerima laporan berhubung kejadian itu daripada bapa mangsa pada jam 5.03 petang.Menurutnya, pengadu menerima makluman berkaitan kejadian itu daripada jirannya."Mangsa mengalami kecederaan di bahagian muka, leher dan kepala sebelum dihantar jiran ke hospital untuk mendapatkan rawatan."Keadaannya kini stabil dan tidak mengalami kecederaan serius," katanya dalam kenyataan pada Jumaat.Shan Gopal berkata, suspek berusia 40-an itu bersenjatakan pisau yang diambil dari rumah mangsa."Kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 394 Kanun Keseksaan."Orang ramai dinasihatkan supaya tidak menimbulkan sebarang spekulasi atau menyebarkan maklumat tidak tepat berhubung kes itu," katanya.

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GAZA: Apa jua keputusan yang diambil Perdana Menteri Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu terhadap perangnya menentang Hamas, persoalan yang timbul kini bukan lagi tentang masa depan penduduk Gaza yang sudah pun dirundung kesengsaraan. Tetapi mata masyarakat dunia kini tertumpu pada ‘kekebalan’ pentadbiran Netanyahu walaupun berdepan kecaman masyarakat antarabangsa dan penduduk sendiri. Dalam usaha mempertahankan kedudukannya yang kian ... Read more The post Tidak peduli kecaman dunia, Israel ‘ranap’ di tangan Netanyahu appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

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Pep Guardiola needs his old spark and a fit Rodri to revive City.

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Aktivis kanak-kanak berkata sekolah tahfiz tak berdaftar menyebabkan kanak-kanak terdedah dengan risiko penderaan.

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ISKANDAR PUTERI: Pengendali baharu Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), Xisco Munoz memilih pendekatan berhati-hati dan enggan memandang rendah keupayaan Selangor FC dalam aksi Piala Sumbangsih di Stadium Sultan Ibrahim, malam ini. Pengendali kelahiran Sepanyol itu berharap keputusan positif dalam beberapa siri perlawanan pramusim di Sepanyol bulan lalu memberi suntikan semangat selain memperkukuhkan keserasian antara pemain lama ... Read more The post JDT kekal corak intensiti tinggi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

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Dalam satu kenyataan, Kementerian Luar berkata langkah yang dirancang dan tidak berhati perut itu menunjukkan niat jelas rejim berkenaan untuk terus menduduki wilayah Palestin secara kekal, yang bukan sahaja melanggar undang-undang antarabangsa, malah memperlekeh prinsip asas hak asasi manusia dan keadilan. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Tan, yang pernah mengetuai syarikat pembangunan cip Cadence, dilantik menerajui Intel pada Mac lepas selepas pencarian selama beberapa bulan.

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LE Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2025 bakal menyaksikan persaingan bertaraf dunia apabila beberapa pelumba elit Grand Tour mengesahkan penyertaan dalam edisi ke-29 yang dijadual berlangsung dari 28 September hingga 5 Oktober ini.Antara nama besar yang dijangka mencuri tumpuan ialah Fabio Jakobsen (Team Picnic PostNL), Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) dan Alberto Dainese (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) iaitu tiga pakar pecut yang masing-masing memiliki rekod kemenangan di Tour de France, Giro d’Italia dan beberapa perlumbaan klasik Eropah."Kehadiran mereka merupakan satu penghormatan besar buat LTdL. Ia bukan sahaja meningkatkan prestij kejohanan, tetapi turut menjanjikan perlumbaan yang lebih kompetitif," kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif LTdL, Emir Abdul Jalal pada sidang media pengumuman pasukan di Bukit Jalil.LTdL 2025 bakal berlangsung sepanjang lapan peringkat melibatkan jarak keseluruhan sejauh 1,257.8 kilometer merentasi kesemua 12 negeri di Semenanjung Malaysia.Menariknya, edisi kali ini tidak melibatkan pendakian ikonik Genting Highlands, sekali gus menjadikan perlumbaan lebih terbuka dan bersifat taktikal.Setakat ini, tiga pasukan WorldTeam yang telah mengesahkan penyertaan ialah Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kazakhstan), Picnic PostNL (Belanda) dan Cofidis (Perancis).Mereka dijangka menurunkan senarai pelumba handalan termasuk juara peringkat Grand Tour.Selain itu, lapan pasukan ProTeam turut menghangatkan saingan termasuk Total Energies, Tudor, Uno-X Mobility, VF Group–Bardiani CSF–Faizane, Team Polti–VisitMalta dan Burgos-BH yang mempunyai pengalaman luas dalam perlumbaan seperti Tour de France, Giro d’Italia dan Vuelta a España.Dua pasukan baharu, Unibet-Tietema Rockets (Perancis) dan Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini (Itali) melengkapkan senarai ProTeam.Peringkat benua pula menyaksikan 10 pasukan Continental beraksi, termasuk dua wakil tempatan, Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG) dan Malaysia Pro Cycling (MPC), selain skuad kebangsaan negara. Pasukan lain yang kembali menyertai termasuk Nusantara-BYC (Indonesia), Aisan Racing Team (Jepun), KSPO Professional (Korea Selatan), 7Eleven Cliqq (Filipina) dan Thailand Continental Cycling Team.Chengdu DYC Cycling Team dari China bakal membuat penampilan sulung, menjadikan penyertaan kali ini antara yang paling berwarna-warni dalam sejarah perlumbaan.Mengulas lanjut, Emir menjelaskan senarai akhir pelumba hanya akan dimuktamadkan 72 jam sebelum perlumbaan bermula sebagaimana ditetapkan Kesatuan Berbasikal Antarabangsa (UCI), namun tidak menolak kemungkinan berlaku perubahan saat akhir.

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• 3 saat, 58 dakika

Tamil Nadu, India: Pengalaman bekerja lebih 10 tahun di Malaysia mendorong seorang lelaki warga India membuka restoran makanan bercirikan masakan Malaysia di negeri yang terletak di Selatan India ini. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

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Mangsa dirempuh kenderaan dinaiki empat suspek yang cuba melarikan diri ketika melakukan jenayah pecah rumah di Alor Setar.

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PUTRAJAYA: Kerajaan sedang mempertimbangkan cadangan menaikkan kadar cukai tembakau selaras dengan komitmen negara terhadap kesihatan awam. Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, cadangan itu juga berikutan telah lama tiada semakan semula terhadap kadar cukai berkenaan. Kali terakhir cukai tembakau dinaikkan adalah pada September 2014. “Saya setuju dengan sema­ngat. Bukan sahaja kerana saya tidak merokok ... Read more The post Cukai tembakau naik appeared first on Utusan Malaysia .

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