US Open day six highlights
World number one Ash Barty became the latest high-profile player to be ousted at the U.S. Open after the Australian suffered a third-round defeat to American Shelby Rogers on ...
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Willard Scott, rollicking weatherman of TV’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
By Bill Trott
Willard Scott, the ebullient former “Today” show weatherman, venerator of centenarians, pitchman extraordinaire and the original hamburger-hawking Ronald McDonald, died on Saturday, his successor on the morning ...
Surfer dies in shark attack off Australian beach
A surfer died on Sunday after being bitten by a shark off a surfing beach on Australia’s east coast, paramedics said.
The incident took place off the Emerald Beach, ...
US backs plan to bring badly-needed gas to Lebanon from Syria
The US has backed a plan to bring desperately needed gas to Lebanon from Syria.
Syria said on Saturday that it welcomed Lebanon’s request to import Egyptian gas for ...
Internet traffic threatened as Malaysia blocks undersea cable repairs
Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are seeking to meet Malaysia’s prime minister to ask that foreign vessels be allowed to repair undersea cables in its waters, a Google spokesperson ...
US economy takes step back as Delta variant bites
The US economy created the fewest jobs in seven months in August as hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector stalled amid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections, which weighed on ...
‘Resist’: Russian opposition candidates rally media
A dozen opposition candidates for Russia’s September parliamentary election met scores of journalists in Moscow on Saturday with a message of resistance against the Kremlin’s squeezing of independent ...
Tuna recovering, rising sea levels endangering Komodo dragon
The populations of four of the most commercially fished tuna species are showing signs of recovery but rising sea levels mean the Komodo dragon is now classed as endangered on ...
Fresh fighting in final anti-Taliban stonghold
Taliban and opposition forces were fighting on Saturday for control of the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last province in Afghanistan holding out against the Islamist group, according to ...
Repeat racism offenders should be kicked out of football, says Bale
Wales captain Gareth Bale on Saturday called for countries whose fans are repeat racism offenders to be banned from international football after reported abuse towards England’s Raheem Sterling and ...
UEFA set to oppose FIFA over biennial World Cup
Proposals to hold the World Cup every two years, being pushed by governing body FIFA, are set to be opposed by UEFA and Europe’s leading clubs, sources have told ...
Australia reports record daily Covid cases, braces for worse
Australia, struggling to quell its worst wave of COVID-19, reported 1,756 infections on Saturday, another record high, and officials warned that worse is yet to come, urging people to get vaccinated.
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Biden orders declassification review of documents related to Sept. 11
US President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the Department of Justice to review documents from the FBI’s probe into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for declassification and release.
“When I ran ...
Raikkonen out of Dutch GP after positive Covid-19 test
Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Dutch Grand Prix and will be replaced by Polish reserve driver Robert Kubica, the Formula One team said ...
France could ease health pass restrictions in large shopping malls – minister
France could ease health pass restrictions that are hurting the activity of large shopping malls if the COVID-19 epidemic situation keeps improving, Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday.
“The ...
Capitol rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty, disappointed Trump didn’t pardon
The US Capitol rioter nicknamed the ‘QAnon Shaman’ is disappointed former President Donald Trump did not pardon him, his defense lawyer said on Friday after the man pleaded guilty to ...
Flawless Sakkari faces Kvitova test in US Open third round
Maria Sakkari said she is growing in confidence with each match after a shaky tune-up to the US Open, but the Greek 17th seed who is bidding to make the ...
U.S. booster shot campaign to start with only Pfizer – source
A White House plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots will most likely start this month only with the vaccine made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech , a narrower initiative than anticipated, ...
New Zealand supermarkets take knives off shelves after ‘extremist’ stabbing
New Zealand supermarket group Countdown said on Saturday it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a day after a man the authorities called an Islamist extremist stabbed six ...
Turkish hotels to close early after UK ‘red list’ dashes hopes
When Britain announced Turkey would stay on its “red list” of travel destinations last week, Onur Arican decided to close his boutique hotel on the Aegean coast early this year ...
Osaka suffers shock loss in U.S. Open, plans to take break from the sport
Two-time champion Naomi Osaka‘s U.S. Open title defence ended in tears on Friday, as she suffered a stunning defeat in the third round to Canadian Leylah Fernandez 5-7 7...
US Open Day five highlights
Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Friday (times in GMT):
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Alcaraz upsets Tsitsipas to reach U.S. Open fourth round
Fearless Carlos Alcaraz was not distracted by another mid-match bathroom break from Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday, holding focus to upset the Greek third seed 6-3 4-6 7-6 (2) 0-6 7-6 (5) and ...
Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region has fallen
Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last part of Afghanistan holding out against it.
“By the grace of ...