World
The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opens its doors to exhibitors from almost 200 countries on Oct. 1 after being delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic.The 4.3 sq km (1.7 sq mile) site was desert when Dubai was chosen eight years ago to follow the 2015 Expo ...
The Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people, including about 500 tourists, and destroyed about 100 houses, officials said on Monday (Sept 20)The volcano erupted on Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of metres into the air, engulfing house...
Sports,Cricket
Reuters, WellingtonNew Zealand was warned of a “specific, credible threat” against its team, the country's cricket board said on Sunday, elaborating on the rationale for abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan as the squad reached Dubai.New Zealand had pulled out of the limited-over...
Sports,Football
Champions Inter Milan thrashed Bologna 6-1 at the San Siro on Saturday to return to the top of Serie A in style.Lautaro Martinez wasted no time in edging Inter in front, latching onto a pinpoint Denzel Dumfries cross to score for the third successive league match in the sixth minute.The home side re...
Champions Bayern Munich fired four first-half goals past promoted VfL Bochum on their way to thrashing the visitors 7-0, with Joshua Kimmich scoring twice and Robert Lewandowski again on target as they took top spot in the Bundesliga on Saturday.The Bavarians, who lead on 13 points from five games a...
Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party be expected to win.This comes after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's movement and barred opponents from the ballot.The expected win by the ruling United Russi...
Chelsea are not yet playing at their best but are doing enough to ensure they remain a tough side to beat in the Premier League, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday.European champions Chelsea are in second place level on 10 points with league leaders Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton but Tuc...
India head coach Ravi Shastri said he will not seek an extension of his contract after his tenure ends at the conclusion of the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.Since replacing Anil Kumble in mid-2017, Shastri, 59, has overseen two Test series victories in Australia, although ...
Front Page,Sports,Cricket
New Zealand abruptly abandoned their tour of Pakistan on Friday citing a security alert in a massive blow to the South Asian country’s hopes of staging regular international cricket.The tour was due to get underway with the first of three one-dayers in Rawalpindi on Friday but New Zealand did ...
Manchester City's official supporters club has told manager Pep Guardiola to stick to coaching after he commented on the thousands of empty seats for their Champions League win over RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.Guardiola urged fans to show up in greater numbers to support the te...
Paris St Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino warned that it would take some time for his formidable attacking trio to shine after they disappointed in a 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.Lionel Messi hit the woodwork on his first start with PSG but he failed to add ...
Real Madrid substitute Rodrygo struck an 89th-minute winner to snatch a 1-0 Champions League group-stage victory away to Inter Milan on Wednesday, punishing the wasteful Italians for missing a string of chances.The Brazilian met a cushioned pass from fellow replacement Eduardo Camavinga and volleyed...
Forwards Paolo Dybala and Alvaro Morata scored just before halftime as Juventus made the most of Malmo’s collapse to win 3-0 in their Champions League Group H clash on Tuesday to put their rocky start to the season behind them.Twice European champions Juventus have failed to win any of their t...
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said poor discipline cost his side in their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Young Boys on Tuesday, but insisted there was plenty of time left to turn things around.United had taken an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo and appeared on course to get this seaso...
Romelu Lukaku opened his Champions League account for Chelsea as his powerful header earned the holders an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Zenit St Petersburg at Stamford Bridge in their Group H opener on Tuesday.It had been an uncomfortable night for the defending champions against a well-organised R...
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom handily beat back an effort to oust him from office in Tuesday’s special election, overcoming a Republican campaign to unseat him over his liberal policies on immigration, Covid-19 and crime.Newsom, a first-term governor beset by challenges including...
The United States and the European Union have agreed to aim to cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane by around a third by the end of this decade and are pushing other major economies to join them, according to documents seen by Reuters.Their pact comes as Washington and Brussels seek to ga...
United States President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for California and will travel to Sacramento on Monday to survey the damage from recent wildfires, the White House said on Sunday.More than 6,800 wildfires large and small have blackened an estimated 689,000ha within California al...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar-year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle in a stunning 6-4 6-4 6-4 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final on Sunday.Medvedev, playing in his third major final, at last hoisted a Grand...
Business & Commerce
The possibility of exempting "green" investments from EU deficit calculations will form part of discussions when EU budget rules are revised, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Saturday.The idea to exempt investments that would help prevent climate change is to s...
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