Son scores winner as Spurs stun champions Man City
Son Heung-min proved there is life at Tottenham Hotspur without Harry Kane as his goal earned the north London club a surprise 1-0 win over champions Manchester City in an ...
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Former West Germany and Bayern striker Muller dies aged 75
Former West Germany striker Gerd Muller, one of the game’s greatest goalscorers who was nicknamed ‘Bomber der Nation’, has died at the age of 75, his former club Bayern Munich ...
Nato maintains diplomatic presence in Kabul despite Taliban advances
NATO is maintaining its diplomatic presence in Kabul and helping to keep the city’s airport running, a NATO official told Reuters on Sunday as Taliban insurgents entered the Afghan ...
Taliban want full power after return to Afghanistan capital (Update 8)
Afghanistan’s Taliban entered the capital Kabul on Sunday and Western-backed President Ashraf Ghani left the country, with the insurgents saying they were seeking complete power.
Two officials from the ...
Blinken says not in U.S. interests to stay in Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Sunday that it was not in the interests of the United States to remain in Afghanistan, as Taliban insurgents entered ...
Thai police clash with protesters near PM’s residence
Thai police clashed with protesters near the residence of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Sunday for a fifth time in the past week, with officers using water cannon and teargas ...
Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control
In early July, as Taliban insurgents were seizing territory from government forces across Afghanistan, fighters from the group walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in the southern city of ...
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on Sunday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month.
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Protesters in France denouncing Covid health pass rules fewer in numbers
Protesters have marched in cities across France for a fifth consecutive weekend against rules compelling them to show a Covid-19 health pass for daily activities, but in lesser numbers than ...
Musk says Starship orbital stack to be ready for flight in few weeks
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket should be ready for flight in the coming weeks, taking the unorthodox billionaire a step ...
All 16 and 17-year-olds in England to be offered first COVID vaccine dose by August 23
All 16- and 17-year-olds in England will be offered their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by Aug. 23, according to a target set by British Health Secretary Sajid Javid.
Javid said on ...
At least 28 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion (Update 3)
At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health ministry said.
Military and security sources said that the army ...
TUI says German booking surge leads recovery
Holiday company TUI Group (TUIGn.DE) said on Thursday a surge in bookings from Germany had driven a recovery from the pandemic slump and an easing of travel restrictions in ...
Torrential rain lashes Japan, three feared dead after landslide
Torrential rain lashed much of Japan on Sunday, submerging roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central ...
Lebanese central bank decries chaos; hospital lacks power, puts 15 children at risk of death
‘Nobody’s running the country’ said Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh complained on Saturday decrying the chaos and violence that are spreading right across the nation.
At the ...
Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool off to flying starts
Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all served notice of their title intentions with crushing wins as the Premier League enjoyed a return to its familiar format on Saturday.
With full-capacity ...
Haitians scramble to rescue survivors from ruins of major quake (Update 2)
Haitians labored overnight to pick through shattered buildings in search of friends and relatives trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean country on Saturday, killing more ...
Messi departure painful but Barca can’t live in past, says coach
Lionel Messi is now in Barcelona’s past and the club must live in the present, coach Ronald Koeman said on Saturday, as his side prepare for a new LaLiga ...
Death toll rises in Turkey flood as search for missing continues (Updated)
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Bulent Usta
Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams search buildings on Saturday, fearing the death toll ...
Sydney lockdown extended statewide, fines hiked as Australia faces ‘worst’ Covid episode
Australian police hiked fines for people breaking lockdown rules in Sydney and the rest of its home state on Saturday and strict stay-at-home orders were extended statewide amid a record ...
Oil dips, little changed despite weaker demand forecasts
Oil prices dipped on Friday and ended the week little changed after weathering concerns from banks and the International Energy Agency that the spread of coronavirus variants is slowing oil ...
US troops arrive in Afghan capital to assist evacuations
American troops have flown into Kabul to help evacuate embassy personnel and other civilians in the Afghan capital, a US official said on Saturday, a day after Taliban insurgents seized ...
Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 for dream start to Premier League life
The Premier League season got off to a flying start on Friday as Brentford marked their first game in the top flight for 74 years and their first in front of ...
Reluctant French get Covid vaccination as health pass closes doors
Reluctant French people lined up to get vaccinated as authorities were set to get tougher on the mandatory health pass for entering restaurants, trains and public places.
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