Somalia president: at least 100 people killed in car bombs
At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country’s president said in ...
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China passes new women’s protection law, revamped for first time in decades
China passed legislation on Sunday aimed at giving women more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment, days after the bill was submitted to the country’s top legislature after ...
Ten Hag insists he does not save his best players for the Premier League
Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said he does not save his best players for Premier League matches, insisting the team he puts out in the Europa League is not ...
Biden outraged after Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports
U.S. President Joe Biden denounced Russia’s move on Saturday to suspend participation in a U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal as “purely outrageous” and said it would ...
South Korea’s Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 151
South Korea‘s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.
Yoon expressed ...
President Aoun leaves office as Lebanon’s crisis worsens
Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, vacates the presidential palace on Sunday, leaving a void at ...
Ford, VW pop the automated-vehicle bubble with Argo AI exit
The road map to fully self-driving vehicles is being rewritten once again, this time by Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE).
When the two automakers ...
Investors punish Zuckerberg as costly metaverse pitch falls flat
Wall Street is losing patience over Meta (META.O) boss Mark Zuckerberg’s enormous and experimental bets on his metaverse project that helped drive up the company’s overall costs ...
Crypto industry disappointed as Australia looks to enshrine tax rules
The cryptocurrency industry said on Wednesday it was disappointed with Australia’s decision to continue treating digital currencies as assets for tax purposes, and not as foreign currency.
The government ...
Ukraine questions Twitter takeover amid precarious ties with Musk
A senior Ukrainian official expressed scepticism on Saturday about the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, whose relations with Kyiv have been precarious since the billionaire suggested in early October ...
Scientists reconstruct epic biblical battles in groundbreaking new study
Ancient ruins tell only a partial story of the epic sieges and conquests recounted in the Hebrew bible, but scientists are using new dating technology to piece together historical events ...
Pakistani returns home after 18 years in Guantanamo prison camp
A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan on ...
Russia says UK navy blew up Nord Stream, London denies involvement
Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to ...
De Bruyne free-kick fires City to win at Leicester in Haaland absence
A stunning free kick from Kevin De Bruyne earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, a win that moved the champions back to the top of ...
Outgoing president says Lebanon at risk of ‘constitutional chaos’
Outgoing Lebanese President Michel Aoun told Reuters on Saturday his nation could be sliding into “constitutional chaos”, with no one in line to succeed him and a cabinet that is ...
Man arrested in attack on US House Speaker Pelosi’s spouse faces charges (Update1)
A man who clubbed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s husband over the head with a hammer, shouting, “Where is Nancy?”, faced charges of attempted murder and other felonies ...
Swiatek poised for picture-perfect finish to 2022 at WTA Finals
World number one Iga Swiatek is the hot favourite when the season-ending WTA Finals kick off on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, as she looks to put the cherry on ...
Iran’s Guards head tells protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’
he commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets.
“Do not come to the streets! ...
Red Bull to pay $7 mln fine for F1 cost cap breach
Formula One champions Red Bull have been fined $7 million for breaching a budget cap last season and will have 10% less wind tunnel time over the next year, the governing FIA ...
Philippine capital braces for storm Nalgae, death toll cut to 45
Manila and nearby towns braced on Saturday for Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has killed 45 people, mostly because of landslides in southern provinces of the Philippines.
The Southeast Asian nation’s ...
Russia suspends participation in deal on Ukraine grain exports
Russia has suspended participation in a UN-brokered deal to export agricultural produce from Ukrainian ports following attacks on ships in Crimea, TASS quoted the defence ministry as saying on Saturday.
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Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final Brazil election debate
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in their final televised debate ahead of Sunday’s ...
‘The potential is incredible,’ Klopp defends Nunez’s Liverpool start
Liverpool’s Uruguay international Darwin Nunez has already had plenty of ups and downs since joining the club in the close season, but his manager Juergen Klopp remains happy with ...
Intel’s Mobileye unit valued at $22 bln as shares cruise higher
Shares of Mobileye Global Inc (MBLY.O) are up 30 per cent in early afternoon trading on Wednesday following its US debut, valuing the self-driving technology unit of Intel Corp (INTC....