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 ...
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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.
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UK watchdog opens probe into COVID-19 test provider Expert Medicals
Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Expert Medicals, one of the UK’s largest providers of COVID-19 tests, following complaints that it did ...
UK advisers decide against Covid jab for healthy 12- to 15-year-olds
Britain’s vaccine advisers said they were not recommending the universal vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds against COVID-19, preferring to take a precautionary approach to assess the long-term impacts of rare ...
Former US Cardinal McCarrick pleads not guilty to molesting teenage boy
Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he molested a 16-year-old boy in 1974, a case that makes him the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic official ...
Syria says Israeli air strikes target areas near Damascus
Israel carried out air strikes on targets near Damascus early on Friday, triggering Syrian air defences but causing no casualties, Syrian state media reported, the second such attack in just ...
Pjanic joins Besiktas on loan as Barcelona exits continue
Miralem Pjanic has joined Besiktas on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the Turkish side confirmed on Friday as the Bosnian midfielder became the latest player to ...
Britain’s trucker shortage jams post-pandemic recovery
Two furloughed jumbo jet pilots and a burnt-out finance worker have been among the more unusual candidates to learn how to drive 44-tonne trucks at Laurence Bolton’s school in ...
Oil rises on demand outlook, Gulf outages
Oil prices rose on Friday as a rebound in global demand was widely expected and a slow recovery for the US Gulf Coast export and refining hub from the hurricane ...