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Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:00:17 GMT
Stunning eagle lands Matsuyama coveted PGA Tour win in Japan
The US Masters champion sealed victory with the shot of the week, a stunning five-wood from 250 yards to set up an eagle three at par-five 18th at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, outside Tokyo. Matsuyama drained the 15-foot putt to an ecstati...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 07:56:12 GMT
Deadly blast in Ugandan capital a 'terrorist act': President
Police said a "serious blast" occurred at around 9 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday at a grilled pork joint in Komamboga, a northern Kampala suburb popular with roadside diners. Museveni said he had been briefed that three people left a plastic shopping b...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 07:30:17 GMT
Picasso masterpieces fetch $108.9 million at Sotheby's auction
The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection, ahead of what would have been the Spanish painter's 140th birthday. The jewel in the crown of MGM Resort's auctioned collection was "Femme au ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:44:35 GMT
Security Council delegation in Mali to push for civilian government
A UN Security Council delegation is in the Malian capital Bamako to press the transitional government to allow a civilian administration to take over following two coups in the West African country in less than a year.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:42:09 GMT
Sri Lanka bans contaminated Chinese fertiliser
The action comes as Sri Lanka battles food shortages caused by a currency crisis while farmers have said a government ban on chemical fertiliser could ruin their crops this year. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office said the National Plant Quarant...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:38:12 GMT
Former athletics world medallist Quinonez shot dead
Quinonez, 32, and another person were found dead close to midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Friday, according to police. In response, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Saturday decreed a state of emergency throughout the country. Set to begin ...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:22:53 GMT
Hungary’s Orban, opposition rival hold rallies as election race heats up
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and newly elected opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay held separate rallies in Budapest on Saturday six months from an election expected to be the tightest race in 15 years.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 05:32:11 GMT
Braves oust defending champion Dodgers to reach World Series
The Braves, who will face the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball's Fall Classic, rolled over the Dodgers by jumping on their starting pitcher Walker Buehler in the first inning. The win ended a string of heartbreaking potential elimination los...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 05:21:30 GMT
Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker ‘Otoniel’ nabbed from jungle hideout
Colombian security forces have captured the country’s most wanted drug trafficker, a rural warlord who stayed on the run for more than a decade by corrupting state officials and aligning himself with combatants on the left and right.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 04:36:10 GMT
Wuhan Marathon postponed after China Covid-19 surge
China reported 26 new domestic Covid-19 cases on Sunday, in an outbreak that has become latest test of the country's zero-tolerance approach with just over 100 days until the start of the Games. Authorities have been racing to contain virus infecti...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:54:10 GMT
Boxing Day Ashes Test could see 80,000 crowd as Covid rules ease
How many spectators, if any, would be allowed into the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the third Ashes Test has long been up in the air. But with the nation's second-biggest city re-opening on Friday after more than 260 days under lock...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:50:21 GMT
Jordanian company dives into Arabic mobile games market
"Less than one percent of internet content is in Arabic, even though there are 400 million Arab users," said the company's founder and CEO Hussam Hammo. "There is a very big gap in this market that we are trying to fill," added the 38-year-old entr...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:06:15 GMT
Uzbekistan holds polls with reformist strongman a shoo-in
Mirziyoyev has been credited for launching what he calls a "New Uzbekistan", ending a decades-old system of forced labour and introducing limited media freedom. He came to power in 2016 after the death of his mentor, dictator Islam Karimov, who ru...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:04:24 GMT
Bangkok bars battle to beat booze ban battering
The Thai capital's once-legendary nightlife has been hammered by a seven-month ban on alcohol service imposed to curb the coronavirus, leaving pub and bar owners with a major headache. Thailand has registered around 1.7 million infections, the lion...

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 01:54:18 GMT
Under Israel's blockade, Gaza's fishermen struggle for a catch
Forced to stay close to shore due to Israeli restrictions on powerful engines, the men complain they must seek a catch from overfished shallow waters with declining stocks. "If we catch 200 kilos (450 pounds) of sardines, that would be great," Naha...



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