Two blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul, officials say
Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said.
One car bomb ...
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Tsitsipas withdraws from ATP Finals with elbow injury
Stefanos Tsitsipas has withdrawn from the ATP Finals due to an elbow injury, organisers announced on Wednesday with the Greek having lost his opening match against Andrey Rublev.
Tsitsipas, who ...
Scaloni celebrates ‘magnificent’ year as Argentina head to Qatar
Argentina drew 0-0 with Brazil to became the second South America team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday, with coach Lionel Scaloni saluting his players at the end ...
Rolls-Royce asks to submit mini nuclear technology to Britain’s regulator
Rolls-Royce (RR.L) has asked Britain’s government for clearance to begin the 4-5 year long process of seeking regulatory approval for its small modular nuclear reactor, it said on ...
Abu Dhabi organisations form partnership to boost renewables capacity
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC.UL) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) (TAQA.AD) have formed a strategic partnership on clean energy, aiming to have 30 gigawatts of ...
UK inflation leaps to 10-year high, bolstering rate hike bets
British inflation surged to a 10-year high last month as household energy bills rocketed, according to data on Wednesday that will bolster expectations that the Bank of England will raise ...
UAE free trade talks with India and Indonesia going well, minister says
Free trade talks between the United Arab Emirates and India and Indonesia, are making good progress, the Gulf state’s trade minister said on Wednesday, a day after starting similar ...
Slovakia and Germany plan curbs on those unvaccinated
Slovakia’s hospitals are in a critical situation dealing with a surge in coronavirus infections and the government will approve measures on Thursday to limit access to services for unvaccinated ...
As Congress advances Democrats’ tax plans, the wealthy eye loopholes
As Congress looks to advance its $1.75 trillion spending package this week, wealthy individuals are already planning ways to avoid paying for it.
Lawmakers are expected to vote on Democrats’ social ...
Canada floods cut rail link to Vancouver port; one dead
Floods and landslides that have killed at least one person have cut all rail access to Canada’s largest port in the city of Vancouver, a spokesperson for the port ...
Pollution forces India to shut five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi
India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air pollution, according to an order from the federal ...
Europe’s planned rival to Visa and Mastercard appeals for public funding
A planned pan-European payments network backed by 22 banks to compete with US duo Mastercard and Visa appealed on Tuesday for public money, saying its private backers were not prepared to ...
Wales hold Belgium to seal runners-up spot, Dutch qualify
Wales held Belgium to a 1-1 draw to guarantee themselves runners-up spot behind the world number ones in World Cup qualifying Group E in Cardiff on Tuesday.
Kieffer Moore cancelled ...
86-year-old crowned ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’ in Israeli pageant
An 86-year-old great-grandmother was crowned “Miss Holocaust Survivor” on Tuesday in an annual Israeli beauty pageant designed to honour women who endured the horrors of the Nazi genocide.
Ten contestants – ...
Johnson rebuffs demand for talks on Parthenon marbles, Cyprus on the agenda
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday that the issue of the Parthenon sculptures, which Greece wants returned from London to Athens, was one ...
Britain’s defence minister visits Ukraine as concern over Russian troop movements persists
Britain’s defence minister Ben Wallace met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, a show of support at a time when Ukraine and NATO countries ...
UK’s Prince Charles visits Jesus baptism site in Jordan
Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Tuesday visited the site on the river Jordan where Jesus is believed to have been baptised, at the start of the ...
Jury begins deliberating in Rittenhouse murder trial
The judge in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse told the jury on Tuesday to begin deliberating on the prosecution’s argument he shot three men without justification during ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree ceasefire after border clash – Armenia (Updated)
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire at their border, the Armenian defence ministry said, after Russia urged them to step back from confrontation following the deadliest clash ...
‘Down’ and ‘out’? COP26 wording clouds way ahead on climate
By Shivani Singh, Aaron Sheldrick and Noah Browning
How humanity confronts climate change may come down to the intentions behind two words.
The UN COP26 climate conference adopted a final ...
Norway wind turbines should be torn down, reindeer herders say
By Nora Buli
Norway should dismantle two large wind farms that were stripped of their licences for jeopardising traditional reindeer husbandry, herders from the indigenous Sami community said on Friday.
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Pfizer to allow generic versions of its Covid pill in 95 countries
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will allow generic manufacturers to supply its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill to 95 low- and middle-income countries through a licensing agreement with international public health ...
Man City’s Mendy charged with two additional counts of rape
Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape in addition to earlier charges of rape and sexual assault, English prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Mendy ...
Djokovic is the ‘GOAT’ for Sampras
The debate over the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in men’s tennis has divided opinions for years but American Pete Sampras has no doubt that Serbian Novak Djokovic is ...