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Pope, Root centuries fuel England fightback against New Zealand
Nottingham: Ollie Pope hit his highest Test score of 142 not out and Joe Root swaggered to an unbeaten 109 as England raced to 331-2 against New Zealand at tea on the third day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.Replying to New Zealand's mammoth first innings score of 553, Pope and Root took full advantage of a docile pitch to ease the pressure on England.Thanks to the pair's commanding displays, England will expect to get close to New Zealand's...
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WTO chief says 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of high-stakes meet
Geneva: The World Trade Organization chief voiced cautious optimism Sunday as global trade ministers gather to tackle food security threatened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, overfishing and equitable access to Covid vaccines.Speaking just hours before the opening of the WTO's first ministerial meeting in nearly five years, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala acknowledged that "the road will be bumpy and rocky, there may be a few landmines on the way."But she...
LVIV, Ukraine: People standing near a Ukrainian national flag watch as dark smoke billows following an air strike in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. - AFP
At least 22 wounded in Russian strike in western Ukraine
Kyiv: At least 22 people were wounded when Russia struck the Ukrainian town of Chortkiv, the regional governor said Sunday, marking a rare attack in the west of the country."Yesterday at 19:46 (1645 GMT) Chortkiv was hit by four missiles, all fired from the Black Sea," Volodymyr Trush said in a Facebook post, adding that all of those wounded were hospitalised.
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Eight killed in Turkey bus crash carrying wedding guests
Istanbul: A tanker truck and a minibus carrying wedding guests collided Saturday in western Turkey, killing eight people and injuring 10 others, local media reported.The wedding guests were travelling from Dursunbey to Balikesir, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) away. The two vehicles collided in full force, the DHA news agency said.
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EU chief visits Ukraine as Zelensky says world must not look away
Mykolaiv: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Ukraine on Saturday to discuss the country's hopes of joining the bloc, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the world not to look away from the conflict devastating his country.Von der Leyen's visit -- her second since Russia's February 24 invasion -- came as fierce battles continued in the east and south of Ukraine."With President Zelensky I will take stock of the joint work needed for...
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US health experts say monkeypox cases harder to detect
Washington: US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily display the usual symptoms, making the disease more difficult to diagnose.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stressed that identifying cases was crucial to curbing the spread of the disease."We have seen presentations of monkeypox that are mild and sometimes only limited areas of the body, which differs from...
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Stocks slide as US inflation soars
London: Stock markets plunged deeper into the red on Friday after data showed that US inflation soared to highest level in 40 years in May, outpacing analysts' expectations.In Europe, all of the major stock indices ended the week sharply lower.Paris's blue-chip CAC 40 lost 2.7 percent on Friday, Frankfurt's DAX index was down 3.1 percent, Milan's FTSE MIB shed 5.1 percent, Madrid's IBEX tumbled 3.7 percent and London's FTSE dropped by 2.1...
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China will 'not hesitate to start war' over Taiwan, Beijing tells US
Singapore: Beijing will "not hesitate to start a war" if Taiwan declares independence, China's defence minister warned his US counterpart Friday in the pair's first face-to-face talks, officials said."If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost," Wu Qian quoted defence minister Wei Fenghe as saying during a meeting with Lloyd Austin.The Chinese minister also vowed...
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Zidane close to joining PSG as coach: reports
Paris: French champions Paris Saint-Germain are near to reaching an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as coach, French media reported on Friday.According to Europe 1 an agreement in principle is in place between the club and 49-year-old Zidane for the former Real Madrid boss ahead of the new season.RMC Sport claims sources at the Parc des Princes have refused to deny the reports.Later, a PSG source told AFP that such an...
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Finland to build fences on border with Russia
Helsinki: Shaken by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is rushing to beef up security on its border with Russia in order to protect itself from hybrid threats, the interior ministry said Friday.Fearing that Moscow could use migrants to exert political pressure, Helsinki plans legislative amendments that would facilitate the construction of sturdier fences on its 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) eastern border with Russia."The aim of the proposed law...
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UK 'concerned' over death sentences for British fighters in Ukraine
London: The UK government on Thursday said it was "deeply concerned" after Russian news agencies reported pro-Moscow separatists had sentenced to death two British fighters captured by Russian troops while fighting for Ukraine."We are obviously deeply concerned by this. Under the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war are entitled to combatant immunity and they should not be prosecuted for participation in hostilities," said a spokesman for Prime...
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Europe's 'largest predatory dinosaur' found by UK fossil hunter
Paris: A giant crocodile-faced dinosaur, discovered on the Isle of Wight by one of Britain's best fossil hunters, was probably the largest predator ever to stalk Europe, scientists said on Thursday.Most of the bones of the two-legged spinosaurid were found by the late local collector Nick Chase, who dedicated his life to combing the beaches of the island on England's southern coast for dinosaur remains.Researchers at the University of Southampton...
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Man held for plotting attacks on US bases; Qraifa’s trial begins
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Hidden dangers of dark web
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RIYADH: Cars drive through rain water in the Saudi capital following strong winds and heavy rain overnight that flooded roads in different regions of the kingdom on May 1, 2024. - AFP
‘Torrential’ rains flood roads, shut schools in Saudi
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KATHMANDU: In this photograph taken on April 29, 2024, TikTok influencers twin sisters Prisma (left) and Princy Khatiwada (right) speak during an interview. -- AFP
Nepalis fight TikTok ban in court, or ignore it entirely
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Kuwait, Egypt urge Gaza truce