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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:54:11 GMT
Queen Elizabeth II attends christenings following health fears
The 95-year-old monarch was pictured in a lime green jacket and hat seated inside a Range Rover as she came and went from the double royal christening at All Saints Chapel in Windsor, southwest of London. It comes days after she held a face-to-face...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:50:16 GMT
Bangladesh demonstrators demand foreign treatment for ailing ex-PM
Zia, 76, arch-rival of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was admitted to the critical care unit of a Dhaka hospital early this month after her health worsened, one of her doctors told AFP. She is currently barred by a court from travelling over...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:40:16 GMT
K-pop kings BTS win Artist of the Year AMA in Asian first
The septet also scooped awards for Favorite Pop Duo or Group and Favorite Pop Song for their hit "Butter" at the glitzy Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Cardi B. South Korea's biggest band, who now have nine AMAs, joined British rockers Coldplay for ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:54:12 GMT
Hope replaces Solozano as West Indies concussion substitute
Solozano was at short leg on day one in Galle on Sunday when he was hit a sickening blow on the grille of his protective helmet from Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne's full-blooded pull shot. Doctors and medical staff attended to the 26-year-o...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:22:11 GMT
Karunaratne falls for 147 as Sri Lanka reach 341-6 at lunch
At lunch, Dinesh Chandimal was unbeaten on 33 with Suranga Lakmal on six. Dhananjaya de Silva, who resumed on 56, could only add five more on the second morning before being out hit wicket off the bowling of Shannon Gabriel in the seventh over. It...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:04:10 GMT
Philippines' Duterte condemns South China Sea flare-up
Duterte made the remarks at an Asian regional summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who vowed his country would "never seek hegemony, and certainly not bully the small". China claims almost all of the waterway, through which trillions of d...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:34:11 GMT
US-China players team up at worlds to mark 'ping-pong diplomacy'
China's Lin Gaoyuan will play with the American Lily Zhang while Wang Manyu will join forces with Kanak Jha in the mixed doubles at the tournament this week, the International Table Tennis Federation said. The two American-Chinese pairings will "bu...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:36:18 GMT
Josephine Baker: France's adopted Black superstar immortalised
And later this month she will become the first Black woman to enter the Pantheon in Paris, the mausoleum reserved for France's "great men". Her adopted country is honouring her 46 years after her death not only as a mould-breaking entertainer but a...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:22:12 GMT
Canada's Point sidelined "indefinitely" with injury
The Lightning said the star center is expected to be out indefinitely, possibly casting doubt over his fitness for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics starting in early February where Point is expected to be a big part of Canada's team. Point was inj...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:12:14 GMT
Austria re-enters Covid lockdown as Europe battles virus surge
The decision has prompted a fierce backlash, with tens of thousands taking to the streets, some blaming the government for not doing more to avert the latest coronavirus wave crashing into Europe. As they wake up Monday morning, Austria's 8.9 milli...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:08:12 GMT
New Zealand to scrap lockdowns early next month
Ardern said that from 11:59pm on December 2, New Zealand would adopt a new Covid-19 response -- first flagged last month -- that aims to contain the highly contagious Delta variant, rather than attempting to eliminate it completely. "The hard truth...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:52:12 GMT
LeBron James ejected in Lakers road win over Pistons
The NBA superstar was thrown out for just the second time in his career after striking Stewart in the face while the pair were battling for rebounding position. Stewart, who was cut above the right eye, tried to confront James. That led to a scrum ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:04:17 GMT
Imports imperil Jordanian makers of handcrafted shoes
"We started losing customers one after another, and we kept losing stores until we closed down three shops," said Kopti, believed to be Jordan's oldest maker of handcrafted shoes. "In the past five years, our profession began to decline dramaticall...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:42:25 GMT
Robot waiters take Iraq's Mosulites back to the future
"Welcome", "We wish you a good time in our restaurant", "We would be happy to have your opinion on the quality of the service", chime the automated attendants, red eyes blinking out of their shiny blue and white exteriors. "On television, you see r...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:36:13 GMT
History on line as unprecedented fourth AFC Champions League crown beckons
But South Korea's Steelers will have to overcome fervent home support with an expected 68,000 Al Hilal fans packing out the King Fahd Stadium after Covid crowd restrictions were lifted. Managed by the Portuguese Leonardo Jardim, Al Hilal of Saudi A...



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