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Newcastle maintain top-four push, Lampard return falls flat

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April 8, 2023

Newcastle maintain top-four push, Lampard return falls flat

LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Newcastle United edged nearer to a return to the Champions League and Manchester United maintained their top-four pursuit with Premier League wins on Saturday whereas on the backside there have been very important victories for Bournemouth and West Ham United.

Frank Lampard’s comeback as Chelsea’s caretaker supervisor fell flat, nevertheless, because the Londoners went down 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers whose survival hopes additionally bought an enormous enhance.

Leicester Metropolis’s plight worsened because the 2015-16 Premier League champions suffered a seventh defeat in eight league video games as they misplaced 1-0 at house to Bournemouth to remain nineteenth.

Newcastle suffered a giant scare in south west London as they have been off the tempo at Brentford, who got a thoroughly-deserved halftime lead by Ivan Toney’s penalty after he had missed one earlier within the sport.

However Eddie Howe’s facet hit again after the interval with Joelinton’s tried cross getting into off goalkeeper David Raya’s foot earlier than Swedish striker Alexander Isak, who had conceded the penalty which Tony transformed, completed emphatically.

Newcastle’s fifth consecutive win moved them as much as 56 factors from 29 video games — the identical as Manchester United who beat Everton 2-0 in Saturday’s early kickoff.

“We suffered within the first half. However second half, what a response from a bunch of gamers which have performed three video games in six days. They have been requested to dig actually deep for the end result however responded very well,” Howe, who’s nearer to taking Newcastle into the Champions League for the primary time in 20 years, mentioned.

Manchester United had gone third after targets by Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial secured the factors in opposition to Everton earlier within the day.

McTominay struck within the thirty sixth minute from Jadon Sancho’s go and Marcus Rashford, on his 350th look for United in all competitions, arrange substitute Martial within the 71st minute, though the England striker limped off with a groin damage.

Higher information for United was the return of fit-again midfielder Christian Eriksen who got here on after 77 minutes for his first look since Jan. 28.

Everton ended the day fourth from backside 27 factors, forward of free-falling Nottingham Forest on objective distinction.

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min scored his one hundredth Premier League objective with a chic Tenth-minute roller — the primary Asian participant to achieve that milestone.

Lewis Dunk levelled for Brighton who additionally had two targets disallowed and have been the higher group however Harry Kane’s deflected strike within the 79th minute sealed victory for Tottenham who’re fifth with 53 factors having performed a sport greater than each Newcastle and Manchester United.

Arguably the sport’s greatest speaking level was pink playing cards for Tottenham’s stand-in supervisor Cristian Stellini and Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi after a livid conflict within the second half.

Aston Villa’s rise continued as they moved above Brighton into sixth place because of a 2-0 win over a Nottingham Forest facet who are actually and not using a win in 9 video games. Bertrand Traore and Ollie Watkins earned Villa’s fourth successive victory.

West Ham bounced again from a 5-1 drubbing at house to Newcastle in midweek with a 1-0 victory at Fulham because of a Twenty third-minute personal objective by Harrison Reed.

A dreadful error by England midfielder James Maddison condemned Leicester to a crushing defeat in opposition to Bournemouth which left them on 25 factors and second from-from-bottom earlier than last-placed Southampton took on Manchester Metropolis later.

Maddison’s careless again go performed in Bournemouth’s Philip Billing and he exacted punishment with a cool end which proved sufficient for the south coast membership to climb to fifteenth.

Membership report goalscorer Lampard’s return to Stamford Bridge within the wake of Graham Potter’s sacking had given Chelsea’s followers one thing to smile about in midweek however the identical outdated issues endured as they once more misfired in entrance of objective.

Matheus Nunes scored a thirty first minute screamer at Molineux and Wolves held on to ease their relegation worries whereas Chelsea’s fourth league sport and not using a win left them languishing in eleventh place within the desk.

“There was quite a lot of change and that is not an excuse however issues want to enhance and I believe that efficiency summed it up,” Lampard, again for a second stint in cost after being sacked in January 2021, mentioned.

Leaders Arsenal journey to Liverpool on Sunday.

Reporting by Martyn Herman
Enhancing by Toby Davis

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

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December 22, 2024

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Italian state railways plans 1.3 bln euro investment in solar plant

Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato plans to invest 1.3 billion euros ($1.36 billion) in a photovoltaic plant with an initial 1 gigawatt (GW) capacity that would cover 19% of its energy needs by 2029, the CEO said in a newspaper interview.

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

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December 22, 2024

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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.

The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.

On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.

The Christmas season in Puerto Rico typically lasts around 45 days. (iStock)

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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.

One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.

In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.

Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.

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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.

In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.

Coquito is a popular beverage enjoyed during the holiday season in Puerto Rico. Coconut, vanilla and rum are among the ingredients. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.

The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.

In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.

Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.

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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.

Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.

On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.

For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

Gifts are primarily exchanged between loved ones on Christmas Eve in Puerto Rico. (iStock)

Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.

The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.

This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

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December 22, 2024

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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10

Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.

A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.

The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.

Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.

Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.

Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.

“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.

“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”

Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.

The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.