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UK government moves to defuse parliamentary row over onshore wind
Britain’s government sought on Monday to defuse a simmering row over a push by some Conservative lawmakers to make it easier to build onshore wind farms by saying Prime ...
Uruguay wary of Portugal but hope to repeat 2018 feat
Uruguay want an improved performance against Portugal in their second game of the World Cup and would love to repeat their win over the Europeans at the 2018 tournament, coach Diego ...
Brazil have so much talent we almost feel sorry for rivals
Brazil will face Switzerland in the World Cup on Monday without their talisman Neymar, ruled out by an ankle injury suffered in their opening 2-0 win against Serbia on Thursday, ...
Clinical edge key for South Korea in Ghana clash
South Korea were proud of their effort in the stalemate with Uruguay in their World Cup opener but would need to find the much-needed clinical edge when they face Ghana ...
Vast Ukrainian nuclear plant remains under Russian control – Russia-installed authorities
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine remains under Russian control, authorities installed by Moscow in the nearby city of Enerhodar said on Monday, after a Ukrainian official suggested ...
Pentagon considering to supply Ukraine with rockets that can hit behind Russian lines
The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines as the ...
Wall Street gives thanks, eyes year-end whoosh
By Jamie McGeever
As Wall Street reopens after the Thanksgiving holiday, investors are looking for one final push to ensure 2022 ends up being merely grim rather than the bloodbath most ...
Ukraine warns of more Russian attacks as fighting rages in Donetsk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country and warned defence forces and citizens to prepare to withstand another week of strain on ...
Deutsche Bank warns of peril in borrowing from US banks
Germany’s Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has a stark warning to European companies borrowing from US lenders: They will drop you when times get tough.
The caution, spelled out in ...
Egypt not out of the woods after IMF rescue deal
Egypt’s finances remain in a precarious state despite two major currency devaluations this year and a brand new $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package, economists say.
With debt interest ...
Binance CEO Zhao says don’t fight crypto, regulate it
Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said on Friday regulation rather than opposition of the crypto sector is a better option for world governments as digital currencies become more mainstream.
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Crypto lender Genesis subject of probe by regulators
State securities regulators are investigating Genesis Global Capital as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the interconnectedness of crypto firms, Barron’s reported on Friday citing a comment from the ...
Fuellkrug rescues Germany in showdown with Spain
Substitute Niclas Fuellkrug’s close range strike late in the second half rescued Germany a valuable 1-1 draw against Spain in a World Cup Group E showdown on Sunday, a ...
Croatia show quality to dispatch Canada 4-1
Alphonso Davies netted Canada’s first goal at a men’s World Cup but it was Croatia, spearheaded by a brace from Andrej Kramaric, who came away with an impressive 4...
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China (Updated)
Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in ...
Landslide kills at least three on Italy’s island of Ischia (Updated)
At least three people, including a young girl, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, the ...
Ukraine nuclear boss says he sees signs Russia may leave occupied plant
The head of Ukraine’s state-run nuclear energy firm said on Sunday there were signs that Russian forces might be preparing to leave the vast Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which ...
Shapovalov gives Canada 1-0 lead over Australia in Davis Cup final
Canada raced to a 1-0 lead over 28-times champions Australia in the Davis Cup final on Sunday as Denis Shapovalov downed Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2 6-4 in a one-sided match in ...
Costa Rica rebound from drubbing to stun Japan
Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 when they rebounded from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 ...
Morocco stun Belgium to claim long-awaited World Cup win
Substitutes Abdelhamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhlal earned Morocco their first World Cup victory in 24 years as they upset a hugely disappointing Belgium side 2-0 in World Cup Group F on ...
Canada launches new Indo-Pacific strategy, focus on ‘disruptive’ China
Canada launched a new Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, vowing more resources to deal with a “disruptive” China while working with the world’s second-biggest economy on climate change and trade ...
Iran tells Klinsmann to quit FIFA job after ‘outrageous’ rebuke of team
Iran coach Carlos Queiroz lambasted German soccer icon Juergen Klinsmann for criticising his team’s World Cup conduct, calling his remarks a “disgrace to football” and urging him to quit ...
Niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader urges world to cut ties with Tehran over unrest
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s niece, a well known rights activist, has called on foreign governments to cut all ties with Tehran over its violent crackdown on popular ...