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Dillian Whyte out of Anthony Joshua fight after adverse test

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Dillian Whyte has returned "an adverse finding" from a doping test, causing his heavyweight rematch against Anthony Joshua on 12 August to be cancelled. The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) informed promoters Matchroom and boxing authorities of the test result. "In light of this news, the fight will be cancelled and a full investigation will be conducted," said a Matchroom statement. A "devastated" Whyte, 35, says he is "completely innocent". Joshua, 33, could still fight at London's O2 Arena if a new opponent can be found. Read More...

I'm Singaporean! TikTok CEO denies China Communist Party ties

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US Senator Tom Cotton repeatedly asked Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, about his links to the Chinese Communist Party, despite Mr Chew repeatedly asserting that he is Singaporean at a hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. In this minute-long exchange, Mr Cotton asks Mr Chew about his citizenship, passport and whether he is a member of the CCP, to which he replies "Senator, I'm Singaporean. Read More...

In Virginia, abandoned coal mines are transformed into solar farms

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Empty freight cars line the railroad tracks as far as the eye can see from Tim Jennings’s backyard in Dante — a town of less than 600 residents. “They should open up some more new mines around here,” the 61-year-old former coal miner says, pointing up at the mountains surrounding the valley. “Solar panels — that might work too.” Advertisement In southwest Virginia, abandoned coal mines are being transformed into solar installations that will be large enough to contribute renewable energy to the electric grid. Read More...

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