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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:20:22 GMT
Indian farmers head home after year-long protest
In a rare retreat last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced and pushed through parliament the repeal of three contentious laws that farmers claimed would let private companies control the country's agriculture sector. Hundreds of farmers d...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:32:13 GMT
Benin opposition leader sentenced to 20 years in jail
After more than 20 hours of hearings, Madougou was found guilty of "complicity in terrorist acts" by the Economic Crime and Terrorism Court, or Criet, which on Tuesday sentenced another key opposition figure to 10 years. Critics say the court, set ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:46:13 GMT
Benin opposition leader sentenced to 20 years
After more than 20 hours of hearings, Madougou, 47, was found guilty of "complicity in terrorist acts" by the Economic Crime and Terrorism Court, or Criet, which on Tuesday sentenced another key opposition figure to 10 years. Critics say the court,...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:46:12 GMT
Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan on imposter syndrome and risk-taking
Singing with the band Soulsavers, he takes on a wide-ranging set, mixing classics from Nat King Cole and Elvis with more eclectic choices such as Frank Ocean or Cat Power. He even tackles one from that most outrageously talented of vocalists, Jeff ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:34:21 GMT
Illegal but essential, migrants recycle Istanbul's waste
"I start at eight in the morning and finish at eight at night," said Issam Raffur, who has spent four of his 20 years in Turkey. "It is very hard and poorly paid, but I have no choice," he shrugged, smoke billowing from a fire barely warming his ma...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:02:10 GMT
Australia's 'proud' Lyon says 400-wicket feat yet to sink in
A classical off-spinner, the 34-year-old removed Dawid Malan for 82 on the fourth day of the first Test against England to write his name in Australian sporting history. Speaking immediately after playing a central role in Australia's nine-wicket v...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:00:18 GMT
Biden makes late-night TV debut as president
Biden's appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" is the first by a sitting president since Barack Obama, and comes as the White House seeks to highlight the recently passed bill for upgrading the nation's tattered transport netwo...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:36:11 GMT
Australian captain Cummins says never any panic in first Test win
Speaking after a nine-wicket thumping of the old enemy, Cummins said that while Joe Root and Dawid Malan batted superbly to put England in a promising position after day three, he had always felt a sense of calm. Malan and Root fell early on day fo...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:16:15 GMT
Daughter of first American astronaut to launch on Blue Origin flight
The spaceflight will last roughly 11 minutes, launching from the company's base in Texas and soaring to just beyond the internationally-recognized boundary of space, 62 miles (100 kilometers) high. The six-member crew will unbuckle and enjoy a few ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:10:21 GMT
Christmas tree turns symbol of hope at Brazil dump
Silva lives with his mother and two older brothers in a small mud hut next to the dump in the town of Pinheiro, in northeastern Brazil. It is a disturbing landscape of rotting waste and discarded plastic, where dozens of trash-pickers compete for s...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:12 GMT
Antetokounmpo dominates as Bucks halt Rockets win streak
Antetokounmpo also had five assists, three steals and two blocked shots as the Bucks snapped the Rockets' winning streak at seven games. "I was just looking to be aggressive," Antetokounmpo said. "Last game I wasn't as aggressive as I wanted." He ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 04:34:11 GMT
Root says beaten England must not feel sorry for themselves
A dominant Australia humbled England by nine wickets to win the opener convincingly at Brisbane inside four days, with the visitors' woes starting with Root opting to bat after winning the toss. England were skittled for 147 and despite showing mor...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 03:50:21 GMT
Stokes struggles, Root's bad call: What we learned from first Ashes Test
AFP Sport looks at what we learned from the opening match in a five-Test clash: - Tactical blunder - England's decision to go into the opening Test without their two greatest wicket-takers proved contentious, and costly. Fast-bowling veterans Ji...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 03:38:11 GMT
China brands US democracy 'weapon of mass destruction'
China was left out of the two-day virtual summit -- along with countries including Russia and Hungary -- and responded by angrily accusing US President Joe Biden of stoking Cold War-era ideological divides. "'Democracy' has long become a 'weapon o...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 02:36:11 GMT
Australia on verge of winning first Ashes Test as England collapse
The hosts need just 20 to win in Brisbane after another English batting collapse, with spinner Lyon passing 400 Test wickets for Australia. After starting the morning in a reasonable position following a superb fightback from Joe Root and Dawid Mal...



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