Quick Glance: The Rise of Women's Football: Then, Now, Forever on Top
- To celebrate the final week of the Women's World Cup 2023, we have traced the evolution of women's football throughout the ages and highlighted the Guardian's ongoing dedication to covering the game.
Quick Glance: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: the Great Unknown
- Shou Zi Chew, her boss, prefers to keep a low profile.
- "As a result, it is not an exaggeration to say that Chew is not an influencer."
- "Tiktok, on the other hand, has never shared U.S. user data with the Chinese government," Chew claims.
- Chew has previously stated that, while ByteDance is based in China, Tiktok is not available for download in China, and all US user data is stored in Virginia, with a backup in Singapore.
Quick Glance: A powerful earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria, killing about 3,000 people.
- On February 6, 2023, people search amid wreckage after an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
- According to rescue workers, the injured flocked to overcrowded health institutions and hospitals.
- On Twitter, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that "search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched" to the earthquake-affected districts.
- Sullivan stated in a tweet that the US was "profoundly concerned by today's destructive earthquake" by today's deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
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Quick Glance: Boston Celtics ban coach Ime Udoka for the 2018 NBA season over an alleged infidelity
- Following a relationship with a female member of the team's staff, Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka has been suspended for the whole 2022-2023 season.
- It comes after Udoka guided the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his debut season as head coach, with assistant Joe Mazzulla taking over as interim coach.
- Udoka, a longstanding assistant, led Boston to a 51-31 record last season, including a 26-6 record in the final 32 games.
- Udoka finished fourth in coach of the year voting in Year One, and the Celtics came within two wins of winning the championship.
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Bridging communities through basketball
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Quick Glance: Griner's lawyer says the WNBA player received a doctor's note for cannabis use.
- Brittney Griner, WNBA star, appeared in a courtroom just outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday.
- Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury takes a break on the floor during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm on Sept.
- Brittney Griner of the United States shoots during a preliminary round women's basketball game against Nigeria on July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.
- Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, left, observes practice with teammate Diana Taurasi on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Phoenix.
Quick Glance: The Ukrainian community in Canada has urged Trudeau not to repatriate a Russian gas turbine.
- OTTAWA, Canada, July 7 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian diaspora in Canada is pressing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to jeopardize Canada's sanctions against Russia in order to return a turbine that Moscow claims is crucial for exporting natural gas to Germany.
- In an interview, UCC CEO Ihor Michalchyshyn stated that the organization is functioning independently and is not being directed by Kyiv in its efforts to persuade Ottawa on the turbine.
- According to him, the Canadian government has not reacted to the UCC's letter.
- The Russian embassy in Ottawa stated that Russia has no part in the turbine's return.