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A new blaze at the complex housing South Africa's parliament in Cape Town was brought under control overnight, city officials said on Tuesday, as a suspect arrested in connection with the fire was due to appear in court.An initial fire on Sunday caused the roof of the New Wing housing the assemb...
Sports,Cricket
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a career spanning nearly two decades in the national team with whom he won the Champions Trophy in 2017.The 41-year-old all-rounder made his debut in 2003 and went on t...
Australia will press for an Ashes series whitewash against England to boost their chances of making the final of the 2021-23 World Test Championship (WTC), spin spearhead Nathan Lyon said on Sunday.The home side have already claimed an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-test series and the importance...
The European Union (EU) has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as "green" investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly climate friendly.The European Commission is expected to propose rules in January deciding wh...
Sports,Football
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick said he hopes to improve the understanding between all his players on the pitch and not just Portuguese attackers Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in all competitions since he rejoined the club in the close season while Fe...
The death toll in Philippines from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck.Rai was the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the...
Sudanese security forces shot dead four people during a crackdown on nationwide protests against military rule on Thursday, Sudanese police said on Friday.Security forces had fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched through Khartoum and the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri tow...
Chelsea suffered another stumble in their faltering title challenge on Wednesday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Brighton & Hove Albion after an injury-time equaliser by substitute Danny Welbeck.The European champions, hit recently by a string of injuries and COVID cases, went ahead...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and security issues with Israel's defence chief, but with few prospects for any resumption of long-stalled peace negotiations.Defence Minister Benny Gantz hosted Mr Abbas in his home late on Tuesday (Dec 28). I...
An unusual winter warm spell in Alaska has brought daytime temperatures soaring past 15.5 deg C and torrents of rain at a time of year normally associated with bitter cold and fluffy snow.At the island community of Kodiak, the air temperature at a tidal gauge hit 19.4 deg C on Sunday, the highest De...
US and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan 10 as the countries confront rising tensions over Ukraine, a spokesman for the Biden administration said on Monday.Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are also likely set for talks on Jan 12, while a broader region...
France forward Kylian Mbappe and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski expressed their reservations about a biennial World Cup, saying quality would take a hit if overworked players are forced to play the tournament every two years.The idea of a World Cup every two years has been gathering steam with FI...
Australia's pacemen crashed through England's top order with four wickets in a thrilling final hour on day two of the third Ashes Test Monday to all but crush the tourists' hopes of keeping the series alive.After Joe Root's bowlers rallied their team by dismissing Australia for 267, ...
Manchester United have already started adapting to interim manager Ralf Rangnick's high-energy, aggressive style of play, midfielder Nemanja Matic said, despite disruptions to their schedule caused by a COVID-19 outbreak at the club.United are unbeaten in three games in all competitions under Ra...
Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon said Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at the club in 2018 ultimately led to them losing their “DNA of being a team”.Ronaldo, now back at Manchester United for a second spell, scored 101 goals in 135 appearances for Juventus and won Serie A twice but the c...
Sports,Tennis
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is confident Rafa Nadal will be at Melbourne Park for next month's Grand Slam despite testing positive for COVID-19, but he is still uncertain whether Novak Djokovic will be playing.Nadal caught the novel coronavirus while playing in an exhibition tournament in ...
Second-placed Sevilla were held to a 1-1 draw by Barcelona on Tuesday, a result that helped Real Madrid to open a five-point lead at the top of LaLiga.Playing under heavy rain, a much-improved Barcelona desperately tried to score a second goal after Ronald Araujo drew them level with a header in the...
Juventus winger Federico Bernardeschi ended a 43-match goal drought in Serie A to cap a routine 2-0 win over struggling Cagliari on Tuesday that lifted the Turin club to fifth place.The Italy winger drilled a shot into the far corner in the 83rd minute to celebrate his first league goal since July 2...
Eddie Nketiah struck a hat-trick as Arsenal beat League One club Sunderland 5-1 at the Emirates on Tuesday to book a place in the semi-finals of the League Cup.Mikel Arteta rotated his side but still fielded a strong enough line-up to ensure his team comfortably progressed to the last four.The 22-ye...
Hungary will not change its controversial immigration laws despite a European court ruling, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday, stepping up his nationalist campaign ahead of a closely-fought national election due early next year.Orban said migration and LGBTQ rights, two issues which have c...
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