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Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:58:13 GMT
England ready to host more Euro 2020 games: Johnson
England is ready to host extra matches for this year's European football championships, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an interview published on Tuesday. Johnson told The Sun that his government's ambitions went further in a joint Uni...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:48:16 GMT
Detained ex-Barcelona president to appear before judge
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu, detained Monday as part of a probe into last year's 'Barcagate' scandal, will appear before a judge on Tuesday, a police source said. His right-hand man Jaume Masferrer will also appear before the in...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:46:17 GMT
Myanmar security forces fire on anti-coup protesters
Three protesters were critically injured when security forces fired live rounds at anti-coup protesters in northwestern Myanmar on Tuesday, medics said, as regional powers met to pressure the junta over its deadly crackdown. Myanmar has endured mas...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:26:18 GMT
Armenia struggles through crisis as war wounds fester
Anger caught in Mari Hovhannisyan's throat as she demanded Armenia's leadership resign, more than three months on from a disastrous war that saw swathes of territory lost to Azerbaijan. "I am six months pregnant but I had to come out," the 36-year...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:14:15 GMT
Gorbachev marks 90th birthday in quarantine
Mikhail Gorbachev, the historic reformer who presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union, marked his 90th birthday in quarantine Tuesday and like everyone else is "tired" of virus restrictions, his spokesman said. Congratulations poured in from ...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:48:14 GMT
Texas utility files for bankruptcy after $2.1 bn power bill
The largest electricity co-operative in Texas has filed for bankruptcy protection after it received a $2.1 billion bill from the state's grid operator following last month's winter storm that left millions without power. Bitterly cold weather in mi...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:06:15 GMT
Australia to place first far-right group on terror list
A Britain-based neo-Nazi outfit will become the first far-right organisation to be listed as a terror group in Australia, authorities said Tuesday, after growing warnings from security services. The Department of Home Affairs signalled that the Son...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:02:14 GMT
US men accused of helping Ghosn escape arrive in Japan
A US father-son pair accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in his audacious escape from Japan arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday after losing their battle against extradition, local media said. Former US special forces member Michael Taylor a...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:36:15 GMT
Football power by 2050? China dream totters on shaky foundations
Five years ago, China under President Xi Jinping pledged to become a football power by 2050. But the financial collapse of the newly crowned Chinese champions raises fresh questions over that lofty goal. Jiangsu FC on Sunday said they had "ceased o...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:34:16 GMT
Iraq receives first Covid vaccines, gift from China
Iraq on Tuesday received 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China, the health ministry announced, launching a long-awaited vaccination campaign. Health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr told reporters that the first delivery in the early hours mean...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:02:16 GMT
Dozens of refugees released after years detained by Australia
Australia has freed dozens of refugees after holding them in detention for years under a policy designed to deter people from seeking asylum in the country, advocates said Tuesday. More than 60 refugees were released over the past two days from hot...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:50:15 GMT
Myanmar journalist arrested after overnight attack: employer
A Myanmar reporter was attacked in his home and detained by the military, his employer said Tuesday, after days of crackdowns by the junta on anti-coup protesters. Myanmar's military has escalated force as it attempts to quell an uprising against ...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:40:22 GMT
CO2 pollution bounces back, climate goals at risk: IEA
Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. Energy-related emissions were two percent high...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:28:14 GMT
Lord's final on line as India, England back at scene of two-day Test
India and England return to the scene of last week's hotly debated two-day Test on Thursday with the hosts looking to secure a place in the World Test Championship final. The first Test held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's biggest cricket...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:20:17 GMT
All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released: governor
All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor told AFP Tuesday. Nigeria has been rocked by four mass abductions of students in less than three months, sp...



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