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Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:16:17 GMT
Peace is a tall order in massacre-hit Mali village
They are one sign of just how tough incipient internationally-sponsored peacemaking efforts are between nomadic Fulani herders and traditional Dogon hunters. Reconciliation is all the more difficult as the Dogon accuse the Fulani of supporting the ...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:52:11 GMT
Vietnam welcomes first foreign tourists in nearly 20 months
Two charter flights brought more than 400 South Korean and Japanese fully vaccinated passengers from Seoul and Tokyo on Thursday to the southern resort city of Nha Trang, state media reported. The area is popular with golfers, beach lovers and scub...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:50:19 GMT
COP26 talks stumble on climate cash 'cliffhanger'
Delegates from some 200 countries are in Glasgow to try to hammer out how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement goals to limit temperature rises to 1.5-2.0 degrees Celsius. But the issue of finance -- how vulnerable nations are supported to green t...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:04:11 GMT
Beijing Olympics venue restricted to 20% capacity over Covid fears: state media
With less than 100 days to go to the Games, China is bracing for a major challenge to its zero-Covid strategy as thousands of international athletes and officials descend on its capital after months of strict border controls. The National Aquatics ...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 07:20:14 GMT
Russia's Ovechkin passes Brett Hull for 4th on NHL goal list
Russia's Ovechkin passed former St. Louis Blues sniper Brett Hull on the list with a wrist shot from the top of the left face-off circle in the first period for his 742nd career goal. "Means a lot," Ovechkin said of the milestone, achieved in front...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 07:00:22 GMT
Facebook whistleblower: 'I want to start a youth movement'
Facebook has faced stinging criticism over the whistleblower's document drop, not least the revelations that the company knew its Instagram photo app had the potential to harm teen mental health. Ex-Facebook engineer Haugen believes young people ha...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:56:10 GMT
Duterte's daughter Sara to run for Philippines vice president
The Commission on Elections announced on its official Facebook page that Sara would be running for the country's second-highest office, replacing another candidate. "This is to confirm that Mayor Inday Sara Duterte through her representative, has f...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:44:10 GMT
Tale of two companies: Airbus recovers as Boeing reels
The world's dominant aerospace companies will seek new business as they attend the five-day Dubai air show on Sunday, the industry's first major event since the pandemic started last year. But while Airbus has returned to profit and delivered 460 a...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:38:10 GMT
Elon Musk sells $6.9bn in Tesla shares after Twitter poll
The 50-year-old South African billionaire sold more than 5.1 million Tesla shares, of which about 4.2 million were held in a trust. His massive disposal hit Tesla's share price, which slumped 15.4 percent over the week. Tesla last month became th...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 06:22:15 GMT
Is body on Mount Etna Italian reporter 'killed' by mob?
Crime laboratory analysts are expected to perform a DNA test on the corpse, which was found in September on the slopes of Mount Etna by a sniffer dog during a mountain rescue exercise. Investigators have long believed De Mauro, who had been looking...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:36:11 GMT
Cuban opposition figure arrested ahead of banned protest
"They arrested him today. They took him around 2:10 pm," Farina's mother Alicia Hernandez said. She said her son is on antibiotics because of a urinary tract infection. "An ambulance and two police patrols came and took him to the Arnaldo Milian ...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:32:11 GMT
Honduras president backs Taiwan on visit to island
China considers self-ruled Taiwan to be a part of its territory to be taken one day, by force if necessary, and has ramped up pressure on Taipei in recent years. It has also poached Taiwan's diplomatic allies, including three in Latin America -- Pa...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:18:11 GMT
US court maintains block on Biden vaccine mandate for businesses
The three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans affirmed its initial order from last week, which blocked the mandate from going into effect. The court said on Friday that the mandate "grossly exceeds" the administration...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 05:04:09 GMT
Schroder shines in OT as Celtics outlast Bucks
The Celtics raised their level of play in the extra session, outscoring the NBA champion Bucks 14-5 as Schroder led the assault. He also finished with eight rebounds to help the Celtics win for the fourth time in five games after a dismal 2-5 star...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:40:14 GMT
Pulisic, McKennie on target as US sink Mexico
Chelsea star Pulisic nodded home a 74th-minute cross from Timothy Weah just five minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute to put the Americans 1-0 up in Cincinnati. Juventus's McKennie then made the game safe five minutes from time, swee...



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