Sports,Football
The day after he turns 37, Lionel Messi will return to the scene of one of the most disappointing moments in his stellar career when Argentina face Chile at MetLife Stadium in Group A of the Copa America. The match will take place on Wednesday at 7am, Bangladesh Time.Eight years ago, Messi was part ...
World
The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in the hottest year on record.Wildfires have already burned swathes through Turkey, Canada, Greece and the Unit...
India's newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office Tuesday, but without two vocal government critics unable to take their seats because they are jailed on national security charges.One is the Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh, a firebrand preacher arrested last year after a month-long police m...
S outh Korean investigators combed the charred wreckage of a lithium factory Tuesday to find the cause of a massive blaze that killed 23 in one of the country's worst factory disasters in years.The fire department said 23 people are now confirmed dead, including 17 Chinese nationals -- one fewer...
Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained "unacceptably high".The United Nations health agency's latest report on alcohol and health said alc...
North Korea has sent hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Tuesday, the latest in a series of border barrages that have sparked a tit-for-tat propoganda campaign.Pyongyang launched about 350 balloons Thursday evening, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding ...
The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of "consequences" and summoned its ambassador, a day after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike using a US missile on Crimea killed four people.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the strike on Sevastopol "barbaric" and accused Washing&...
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella vowed Monday to be "vigilant" in the face of any Russian threats and said his party would not send troops into Ukraine if it wins snap elections.Setting out his programme, Bardella said he was in favour of continuing to provide "logistical suppo...
Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate this week, with the stage set for what could be a pivotal moment in the 2024 race as millions of potential voters tune in.The showdown fires the starting gun on what promises to be a bruising summer on the campaign trail, in...
World,Back Page
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits.“Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83 percent being unauthorised to perform hajj and...
Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s Dagestan region killed 15 police officers and four civilians, officials said on Monday, stoking fears over Islamist violence in the historically restive North Caucasus.Sunday’s attacks come just three months after Islamic State (IS) group fi...
Business & Commerce
Indonesia's economy is expected to steadily grow over the next two years on the back of domestic consumption and investment despite weak exports, a World Bank report said Monday.Household spending, traditionally a strong contributor to Indonesia's GDP, and election-related spending helped to...
Sports,Cricket
Gulbadin Naib was Afghanistan's man with the golden arm, bowling his team to a surprise 21-run victory over previously unbeaten Australia in their Group One Super Eight encounter in the T20 World Cup at the Arnos Vale Stadium on Saturday.Set a target of 149, Glenn Maxwell (59 off 41 balls, six f...
At least 42 were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza's Al-Tuffah and Al-Shati districts, Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run government media office told Reuters.The Israeli military released a brief statement saying: "A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck two Hamas militar...
A US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday for a joint military drills aimed to better counter North Korean threats, Seoul's navy said.The announcement came a day after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to protest a defence deal signed by President Vladimir Putin...
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, faced strong criticism Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine.In an interview with the BBC on Friday, Farage said "we've provoked this war", while adding that "of course&...
Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation.Nine million Rwandans are registered to vote in the vote to be held concurrently with legislative elections -- a fi...
Militia fighters on Friday killed ore than 20 civilians in a village in the gold-rich Ituri province in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.The sources blamed the Cooperative for the development of Congo (Codeco) militia for the killings. Codeco claims to be fighting for the i...
A forest fire on the Greek tourist island of Hydra, near Athens, was started by fireworks launched from a yacht, firefighters said Saturday, sparking widespread anger.The fire, which started on Friday evening, has been brought under control, authorities said.The blaze was "caused by a fireworks...
Asian markets mostly fell Friday following a broadly negative lead from Wall Street, where tech giants led a sell-off on profit-taking, while traders are on intervention watch as the yen retreats back towards a three-decade low.A batch of worse-than-forecast US data provided further signs that the w...
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