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Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday (July 4) after relentless rain flooded several suburbs in Australia's largest city, with officials warning of more wild weather to come.An intense low-pressure system off Australia’s east coast is forecast to b...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic said he will do everything he can to support his son Stefan if he decides to follow in his footsteps but the Serb wants to make sure the seven-year-old does not feel pressured to pursue a career in tennis.Footage of the 20-times Grand Slam winner training with his son circulated on so...
Sports,Football
Son Heung-min has been named South Korea's top athlete for five straight years but he is keen to downplay his star status with his Tottenham Hotspur team mates for fear of having to play tour guide for the entire squad during their pre-season tour.Spurs begin preparations for the Premier League ...
Sports,Cricket
Veteran bowler James Anderson called on England's batsmen to play with aggression as they look to claw their way back into the rearranged fifth Test against India at Edgbaston.The hosts closed on 84-5 on day two of the Test, 332 runs behind and needing 133 to avoid follow-on, with Jonny Bairstow...
Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas labelled Nick Kyrgios a "bully" with "an evil side" to his character after losing a bad-tempered Wimbledon third-round clash on Saturday.Kyrgios came out on top 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7) after more than three incident-packed hours but the feudi...
Indonesia proposed raising palm oil export quotas on Friday (July 1) and is considering increasing mandatory levels of biodiesel in fuel mixes to prop up prices for farmers at a time when domestic palm oil inventories are high, a senior minister said on Saturday (July 2). Palm oil inventories balloo...
India's annual monsoon covered the entire country on Saturday (July 2), six days earlier than usual, the state-run weather office said, but rain totals are 5 per cent below average so far this season.The monsoon, critical for farm output and economic growth in the world's second-most populou...
Jos Buttler has been appointed England's new limited-overs captain following the retirement of Eoin Morgan, the country's cricket board (ECB) said Thursday.The 31-year old, who had been Morgan's deputy since 2015, has played 151 one-day internationals and 88 Twenty20s for England after m...
Nathan Lyon and part-time spinner Travis Head wrecked Sri Lanka on a treacherous track to help Australia to a 10-wicket win inside three days of the opening test in Galle on Friday.The tourists were in the box seat once they carved out a first innings lead of 109 in the spin-dominated, low-scoring c...
Sweden and Finland on Wednesday (June 29) looked set for fast-track membership of Nato after Turkey lifted a veto on them joining, at a summit where the US-led alliance is due to adopt a broad strategy focused on Russian and China for the next decade.After talks in Madrid, Turkish President Tayyip E...
The Supreme Court in the Philippines on Tuesday (June 28) rejected a final bid to disqualify President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr from last month's election, clearing the way for his inauguration later this week and the return to rule of the country's most famous dynasty.Mr Marcos Jr, 64, the...
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday (June 27) to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home.With its foreign exchange reserves at a r...
Sports
Focus, skill and a little bit of "Track Town, USA" magic propelled Sydney McLaughlin to break her own world record - again - in the 400 meters hurdles on Saturday.The Olympic gold medallist won the U.S. championships final in 51.41 seconds at Hayward Field, improving upon her own benchmark...
Vital medical supplies reached hospitals on Saturday (June 25) in the remote area of Afghanistan hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, as the country's Taliban government appealed for more international aid.Authorities have called off the search for survivors in the ...
A city in eastern Japan logged the country's highest temperature for a June day on Saturday (June 25), breaking above 40 deg C, the weather bureau said.The heatwave, which the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) expects to persist throughout the summer, came as the government called on households ...
Ryan Giggs confirmed on Monday that he has resigned as coach of Wales' national team.The former Manchester United winger is awaiting trial after being charged with controlling and coercive behaviour and assault against his ex-girlfriend and her sister.Giggs has pleaded not guilty to all charges ...
Voting was underway in France on Sunday (June 18) in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand.Voting started at 8am (2pm Singapore time), with initial projections expected at 8 pm (2am Monday Singapore...
Reuters, AmsterdamAfter 21 years as a service agent at Air France, Karim Djeffal left his job during the Covid-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy."If this doesn't work out, I won't be going back to the aviation sector," says the 41-year-old bluntly. "Some sh...
England will keep chasing the 500-run mark in one-day internationals (ODI) after narrowly missing out on the milestone in a record-breaking win over Netherlands, Jos Buttler said.England broke their own record for the highest team total in ODI history after they smashed 498-4 to win by 232 runs on F...
Sri Lanka's government on Friday (June 17) ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades.Sri Lanka is scrambling to find foreign exchange to pay for desperately needed f...
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