Hundreds of people partied on the streets of Tel Aviv on February 24, violating COVID restrictions and ahead of a nationwide nightly curfew to be imposed over the Purim holiday period.Footage by Itay Blumental, a reporter with Ynet News, shows people dancing on Sderot Rothschild in Tel Aviv.Health Minister Yuli Edelstein condemned the gatherings on Facebook, calling them “contagion parties”.The Times of Israel said most of the revelers dispersed when police arrived, without receiving fines.A nighttime curfew was scheduled to being at 8:30 pm on Thursday evening, February 25. The curfew would also apply the following night, up to 5 am on Saturday. Credit: Itay Blumental/Ynet News via Storyful
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Armenia's prime minister is calling for his supporters to rally for him, and is warning of an attempted military coup, after the army demanded his resignation.Protests and counter-protests appeared in the capital shortly afterwards on Thursday (February 25).It's not immediately clear if if the army is willing to use force to make Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign, along with the rest of his administration, or whether it was just talk.But the leader has faced calls to quit for months over his handling of the devastating military conflict it fought with Azerbaijan last year, and the army in a written statement said, quote, "the serious mistakes in foreign policy have put the country on the brink of collapse."Thousands of people are believed to have died in the fighting with Azerbaijan, where ethnic Armenians lost huge areas of territory to Azeri forces.Thursday's development has also alarmed Russia, which has a military base in Armenia, and has peacekeepers watching the region.It's calling for calm and for Armenians to work within their constitution. Turkey, which supported Azerbaijan during the conflict, is also condemning the move.The Turkish government says coups are unacceptable, no matter where they take place.
Anton Khudobin made 43 saves for his second shutout of the season, leading the Dallas Stars to a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night that ended their six-game winless streak. Defensemen John Klingberg, Esa Lindell and Joel Kiviranta scored for the Stars, who are 1-3-3 in their last seven. Khudobin has shut out Florida three times in nine career starts.
The NBA announced its list of 14 All-Star reserves for this year's game in Atlanta on March 7. There were perhaps more deserving candidates this year than ever before, which means there were plenty of worthy candidates left out.
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Swiatek went from being a largely unknown teenager to acquiring celebrity status when she became the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles in 1992 and the first to do so without dropping a set since Justine Henin in 2007. "I didn't see like a lot of people around, because at that time we had many restrictions and it was impossible to get like big gatherings," Swiatek told reporters on Thursday after reaching the semi-final at the Adelaide International.
Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors) with a buzzer beater vs the Miami Heat, 02/24/2021
The Warriors defeated the Pacers, 111-107. Stephen Curry recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, while Draymond Green added 12 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists in the victory. Domantas Sabonis tallied 22 points, 16 rebounds and four assists for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Warriors improve to 18-15 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 15-15.
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