World
Afghan refugees and migrants living in limbo at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) facility for nearly a year since being evacuated from Afghanistan held protests this week over what they say is a slow and opaque resettlement process.Hundreds of Afghans carried banners and shouted for freedom on Monday (A...
Sports,Tennis
Serena Williams may have planned retirement her way but the American must be prepared to accept the goodbyes as well as the losses and exit the stage with grace, tennis great Martina Navratilova has told Reuters.Williams signalled her intention to retire in a Vogue article in early August saying she...
Sports,Football
India's football association has asked world governing body FIFA to lift the suspension imposed on it after the mandate of a court-appointed committee to govern the sport in the country was terminated this week.India's highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in May a...
It was meant to be Europe's stellar year. A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain a sense of normality after two dreadful years.But all that changed on Feb 24 with Russia's invasion of Ukrain...
Taiwan wants to ensure its partners have reliable supplier of semiconductors, or “democracy chips”, President Tsai Ing-wen told the governor of the US state of Indiana on Monday (Aug 22), saying China’s threats mean fellow democracies have to cooperate. Governor Eric Holcomb ...
Leeds United continued to impress under American coach Jesse Marsch after a relentless display earned them a 3-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea, who finished with 10 men, on Sunday.In a raucous Elland Road atmosphere, two goals in five first-half minutes saw the hosts race into a 2-0 lead with ...
Sports,Cricket
David Warner will play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time in 10 seasons around the new year in a major coup for the Australian competition in an increasingly crowded Twenty20 marketplace.The 35-year-old Australia opener had been linked to the new International League T20 (ILT20) in the ...
The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow on Saturday evening, Russian state investigators said on Sunday (Aug 21).Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed af...
Qantas Airways will offer A$50 (S$48) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing issues since travel demand rebounded.Airlines around the world, including domestic rival Virgin Australia, are fa...
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday (Aug 21) as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain.Last week's rains in northern and central areas forced more than 500 people from their homes, making so...
World,Front Page
Two more ships carrying grain have left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Saturday (Aug 20), bringing the total number of vessels to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports under a UN-brokered grain export deal to 27.The Zumrut Ana and MV Ocean S, which are authorised...
World,Back Page
Weeks of baking drought across Europe have seen water levels in rivers and lakes fall to levels few can remember, exposing long-submerged treasures - and some unwanted hazards.In Spain, suffering its worst drought in decades, archaeologists have been delighted by the emergence of a prehistoric stone...
Greece's exit on Saturday (Aug 20) from the European Union's so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policymaking, its Prime Minister said.Greece's economic performance and policies have been closely monito...
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said he was not impressed by VAR official Mike Dean's belated apology following his error that led to Tottenham Hotspur's late equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge last weekend.On-field referee Anthony Taylor failed to spot Cristian Romero's hair pul...
The German economy became more dependent on China in the first half of 2022, with direct investment and its trade deficit reaching new heights, despite political pressure on Berlin to pivot away from Beijing, according to research seen by Reuters.At the same time, growth in German exports to China w...
Britain faces a "humanitarian crisis" this winter when the difficult choices forced upon low-income households by soaring energy bills could cause serious physical and mental illness, a healthcare lobby group said Friday (Aug 19).Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted calls to provide m...
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski nearly had his 71,000 dollar watch stolen outside the club's training ground Ciutat Esportiva on Thursday, Spanish newspaper Marca reported.The 33-year-old Polish international was on his way to evening training when a person opened the passenger door of a ca...
Britain has launched dispute resolution proceedings with the European Union to try to gain access to the bloc's scientific research programmes, including Horizon Europe, the government said on Tuesday (Aug 16), in the latest post-Brexit row.Under a trade agreement signed at the end of 2020, Brit...
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, tweeted on Wednesday that he was joking when he said that he was going to buy English soccer club Manchester United Plc MANU.N."No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams," Musk said, when asked by a user if he...
FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to "undue influence from third parties", world soccer's governing body said on Monday.The suspension also means that the Under-17 women's World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in India from...
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