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Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:50:14 GMT
One dead, three wounded in Jerusalem shooting: police, medics
The injured, who included two civilians and two police officers, were rushed to hospital where one of them, a 30-year-old, died of their injuries, medical sources said without giving further details. "A terrorist armed with a Carlo-type weapon (a s...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:52:12 GMT
Sri Lanka ends farm chemical ban as organic drive fails
The island country has been in the grips of a severe economic crisis, with a lack of foreign exchange triggering shortages of food, crude oil and other essential goods. Authorities had already walked back restrictions on fertiliser imports last mon...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:32:11 GMT
Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger cleared to play
The move paves the way for him to be the likely starter for Sunday's NFL game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The 39-year-old tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday. Roethlisberger is expected to fly separately from the rest of the team to ...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:28:10 GMT
Windies' Solazano taken to hospital as Sri Lanka 61-0 at lunch
Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was unbeaten on 32 with three boundaries while Pathum Nissanka was on 25. Solozano was fielding close in at short-leg when Karunaratne attempted a full blooded pull shot off the bowling of Chase and the ball smacked a fie...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:26:16 GMT
Sudan PM Hamdok to return to lead government after deal: mediators
Burhan on October 25 declared a state of emergency and ousted the government in a move that upended a two-year transition to civilian rule, drew international condemnation and punitive measures, and provoked large protests. "A political agreement h...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:54:11 GMT
Unbeaten Crawford stops Porter to retain WBO welterweight title
The 34-year-old Crawford knocked Porter down twice in the 10th before Porter's father and trainer Ken Porter stepped in to call off the fight. Crawford felled Porter intially with a left uppercut on the button that buckled his knees. It was all o...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:02:11 GMT
China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan row
Lithuania allowing Taipei to open an office using the name Taiwan was a significant diplomatic departure that defied a pressure campaign by Beijing. China baulks at any official use of the word "Taiwan", lest it lend a sense of international legiti...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 03:58:16 GMT
Egypt makes Gaza comeback with post-war reconstruction
After years of retreat, Egypt is making its presence felt again in the neighbouring Palestinian enclave, emerging as a key benefactor in the aftermath of the last bout of fighting between Hamas and Israel in May. In the weeks following the deadly v...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 03:14:14 GMT
Billionaire Sawiris wants 'level playing field' for Egypt business
"Companies that are government-owned or with the military don't pay taxes or customs," Sawiris told AFP from a luxury hotel in the Red Sea resort town of El-Gouna, which his family founded. "We of course can't do that, so the competition from the b...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:38:19 GMT
Saudi girls 'dream' big with launch of soccer league
Long condemned for harsh restrictions on women, Saudi Arabia lifted a decades-old ban on female footballers only a few years ago, and it is now aiming to develop a national team strong enough to contest major tournaments. The ultra-conservative Mus...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:32:10 GMT
50 years on, mystery hijacker’s mid-air escape still fascinates Americans
Within hours, he had strapped a bag holding $200,000 in ransom to himself -- today worth about $1.3 million -- and parachuted off the plane, never to be found. Fifty years after his leap into the unknown, the case of D.B. Cooper -- an alias spawne...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:32:10 GMT
Guns, stress and politics: US road rage shootings on the rise
A woman in Texas was shot in the back last week while shielding her seven-year-old daughter from gunfire toward their vehicle, and another driver in Kentucky is recovering from gunshot wounds sustained after an argument involving a parking space. R...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:30:20 GMT
Chileans to elect new president in fast-changing political landscape
The poll comes two years after a social revolt against deep-rooted inequality, and months after elections for a body that will draft the new constitution -- a key demand of the protesters. That ballot, in May, saw voters massively reject traditiona...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:26:10 GMT
Burks catches fire late as Knicks beat sinking Rockets
Burks, who scored just three points in the first three quarters, helped put the finishing touches on a contest that featured 12 lead changes and nine ties at Madison Square Garden. Randle had 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, while Emmanuel ...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 02:24:21 GMT
Gaza anger mounts at cost, 'humiliation' of Egypt journeys
Within an hour, his phone rang. "Someone from Hamas called and told me to erase everything," Sawaf said, referring to the Islamist group that runs the Israeli-blockaded coastal strip. The caller said the border business was "a very sensitive subje...



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