Bury kicked out of League Cup and have fifth league fixture suspended
Bury have been expelled from the League Cup and have had their League One fixture against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday suspended as the English Football
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Fresh protests in Indonesia’s Papua as extra police arrive
Rallies erupted in more towns in Indonesia’s Papua on Wednesday, with protesters setting fire to a market and throwing stones at buildings following a spate
Trump cancels Denmark visit over after rebuff over Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called off a visit to Denmark scheduled for early September after the country’s prime minister rebuffed his idea of
Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell loses appeal against sex abuse convictions, returns to prison
By Sonali Paul Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain
Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires
By Lisandra Paraguassu Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space
James Bond movie gets a title – No Time to Die
The new James Bond film finally has a title – “No Time to Die” – and an April 2020 release date, producers announced on Tuesday.
Offsets no match for flying less, jetsetting Prince Harry told
By Sonia Elks Carbon offsetting schemes are no match for taking fewer flights, climate change experts said on Tuesday, as Britain’s Prince Harry and his
Inverted what? Searches for obscure financial term spike on Google
By Noel Randewich Searches on Google for “inverted yield curve” have spiked after the unusual bond market phenomenon presented itself last week for the first
Russia, China accuse US of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts
China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social
Investors sell Italian bonds as govt looks increasingly fragile
Italian government bonds were underperforming on Tuesday before an address by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte that could lead to a confidence vote and bring down
EU rebuffs British PM Johnson’s opening Brexit bid
Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s demand that the European Union reopen the Brexit divorce deal was rebuffed on Tuesday by the bloc, which said Britain had failed
More than 10 jump overboard from migrant ship stranded off Italy
More than 10 of the migrants on a rescue ship stranded off southern Italy jumped overboard and tried to swim ashore on Tuesday as the
EU stands firm on Brexit backstop deal
BRUSSELS, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The European Union executive said the backstop option was the only means identified by both London and the bloc to
Man United condemn online racist abuse of Pogba after penalty miss
Manchester United are working on identifying individuals who racially abused Paul Pogba online after the midfielder missed a penalty in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton
Russia tells nuclear test ban monitor: Test accident not your business
Russia on Tuesday told an international organisation set up to verify a ban on nuclear tests that a military testing accident in northern Russia earlier
UK’s Johnson slams “mumbo-jumbo” about vaccines after measles rates rise
Britons should get vaccinated against measles and ignore online “mumbo-jumbo” about dangers of the jabs, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday after a resurgence of the
Man United held at Wolves after Pogba penalty miss
Manchester United were held 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanders and missed out on taking top spot in the Premier League on Monday as a sumptuous Ruben
Chiding Macron, Putin says ‘I don’t want yellow vests in Russia’
By Clotaire Achi and John Irish Vladimir Putin rebuked his French counterpart on Monday, saying he did not want “yellow vest” protests spring up like
UK plans to end EU freedom of movement immediately in no-deal Brexit
By Kylie MacLellan Britain said on Monday it would end European Union freedom of movement rules immediately after it leaves the bloc on Oct. 31