Perez can help Verstappen with dream podium in Mexico
Formula One leader Max Verstappen, along with tens of thousands of fervent fans, will be hoping to see Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez stand on his home Mexican Grand ...
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Death row inmates in Japan sue over ‘inhumane’ same-day notification
Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the country over how prisoners are notified only hours before the death penalty is carried out, demanding change and seeking compensation for ...
Two suspected gang members killed in beach shooting near Cancun resort in Mexico
Two suspected drug gang members were shot dead on a beachfront near the Mexican resort of Cancun on Thursday, authorities said, in an apparent gangland slaying a couple of weeks ...
Colombian beetles exported to Japan with help from cryptocurrency
A Colombian exporter of long-horned beetles, a popular pet for Japanese children, has created its own cryptocurrency to avoid high commissions on international sales.
“It’s an alternative to be ...
Conte enjoys winning start with Spurs in frantic Vitesse clash
Antonio Conte got a crash course in what he can expect as Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager after the Italian’s first game in charge ended in a 3-2 home ...
Saudi gets first major arms deal under Biden with air-to-air missiles
The U.S. State Department approved its first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under U.S. President Joe Biden with the sale of 280 air-to-air missiles valued ...
Soucek own goal denies West Ham win, Lyon reach last 16
West Ham United dropped points for the first time in this season’s Europa League as a late own goal by Tomas Soucek in a 2-2 draw at Genk denied ...
Biden’s vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan 4
President Joe Biden will enforce a mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting Jan. 4, spurring legal challenges ...
Boosters should only go to immunocompromised, WHO says
The World Health Organization called on Thursday for vaccine makers to prioritise deliveries of COVID-19 jabs to the COVAX dose-sharing facility for poorer countries and said that no more doses ...
Moderna struggles with vaccine ramp-up, cuts 2021 sales
Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) on Thursday slashed the 2021 sales forecast for its COVID-19 vaccine by as much as $5 billion, grappling to fill vials and distribute them to meet unprecedented world ...
EU regulator reviewing data on AstraZeneca booster shots
The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it was in discussions with AstraZeneca over possible authorisation of booster doses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine, after it already ...
Volkswagen CEO faces German workers as Tesla tensions flare again
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) CEO Herbert Diess sought to defuse a clash over the pace of reforms he thinks are needed to keep up with the likes of Tesla (TSLA....
Turkey to record double-digit growth this year-Erdogan
Turkey’s economy is expected to record double-digit growth in 2021, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, higher than a previous government forecast of 9 per cent.
“Even though international institutions say 9 ...
Rashford and Bellingham recalled to England squad
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho was left out of England’s squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino while Marcus Rashford and Jude Bellingham were recalled ...
Bank of England wrong-foots markets, keeps rates on hold
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, dashing investors’ expectations for a hike that would have made it the first of the world’s big central ...
Syrian rebels mobilise for possible Turkish attack on Kurdish fighters
Syrian rebels say they are standing by to join a new offensive threatened by Turkey against Kurdish YPG fighters in northern Syria, as Ankara eyes another campaign against a group ...
Xavi in negotiations for ‘spectacular’ return to Barcelona
Al-Sadd manager Xavi Hernandez said a return to Barcelona would be “spectacular and exciting” as he confirmed on Wednesday that he is in negotiations to become his former club’s ...
Poland says Belarusian soldiers threatened to fire at its troops
Belarusian soldiers threatened to open fire on Polish troops just across the border, the Polish Defence Ministry said on Thursday, while Belarus summoned Poland’s charge d’affaires amid a ...
Europe faces real threat of Covid -19 resurgence
European countries must work harder to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further as deaths and new cases surge, the World Health Organization’s Europe head said on Thursday.
Current transmission ...
Britain approves Merck’s Covid-19 pill in world first
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the ...
Australian man charged over girl taken from outback camp
Australian police charged a 36-year-old man on Thursday with abducting a four-year-old girl from an outback campsite 18 days before she was found safe in a locked house.
The man was ...
Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico
Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that ...
Sabotage could be behind tragedy on Baldwin movie set, lawyer says
A lawyer for the armorer who oversaw weapons used on the “Rust” movie set suggested on Wednesday that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec ...
COP26 coal deals take aim at dirtiest fossil fuel
Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coal-fuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit’s British hosts ...