Arisa Trew, a 14-year-old skateboarding sensation with her eyes set on the Olympics, has become the sole Australian to be honoured at Laurens Action Sports Awards, the world sport’s biggest awards gala. Trew was honoured for her pioneering feat at the age of just 13 last year, when she became the first female skater to land a 720 – two full rotations in mid-air – in competition.
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Russian Artillery Pounds Donbas
Russian forces pummeled the front line in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with artillery and air strikes. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians that the front line was holding despite Moscow’s incessant pressure. The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said in its daily report that Heavy fighting continued unabated around the disputed cities of Bakhmut, Lyman, and Avdiyivka in Donetsk
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Ukrainian top military commanders continue to defend Bakhmut
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his top military commanders have pledged to continue defending the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut in the face of intense Russian pressure. Moscow has targeted the embattled Donbas city with heavy shelling in a three-sided assault, but its forces have been unable to deliver a knockout blow which would enable them to seize it and finish off the resistance.
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Tajikistan President’s Grandson is Instagram King
In Tajikistan, only the president is permitted to enjoy an unfettered public profile. An intriguing exception to this norm is emerging, however, with another figure amassing huge levels of apparent popularity and prominence. This person too is a member of the ruling family.
