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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:28:17 GMT
Iran slams UN watchdog censure motion in new blow to nuclear talks
Iran already announced it had disconnected some International Atomic Energy Agency cameras monitoring its nuclear sites in anticipation of the watchdog's adoption of the Western-drafted censure motion Wednesday. The motion -- approved by 30 members...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:26:26 GMT
Dying children reflect brutal toll of Somalia drought
Barely out of her teens, Qasim is among dozens of weary parents crowding Banadir Maternity & Children Hospital, which has become ground zero for the starvation crisis sweeping across Somalia as a record drought grips the Horn of Africa. Entire vill...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:44:24 GMT
France begins choosing new parliament in test for Macron
Elections for the 577 seats in the lower-house National Assembly are a two-round process, with the shape of the new parliament clear only after the second round, a week later, on June 19. But they provide a crucial coda to April's presidential elec...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:30:16 GMT
Crusaders' impeccable record at stake in Super Rugby semi showdown
The Crusaders are the most successful team ever in the southern hemisphere club competition and have been invincible playing sudden-death matches on home turf. In 27 years of Super Rugby, the 12-times champions have played 26 knockout games at home...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:16:11 GMT
Japan-based Cooper gets nod for Wallabies squad to face England
Rennie, who is to name his 35-man squad on Sunday, is restricted to picking only three overseas-based players and said that the trio had been outstanding form for their clubs in Japan. "It's probably not that secret anyway but we've got Quade, Sam...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:14:12 GMT
Warriors sweating on Curry fitness after Celtics loss
Curry left the Warriors' 116-100 loss to the Celtics with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter after being buried in a scrum of players tussling for a loose ball. The 34-year-old star grimaced in pain after the incident in which he appeared ...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:54:10 GMT
Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears linger
The city eased many restrictions last week, after confining most of its 25 million residents to their homes since March as China battled its worst Covid outbreak in two years. But the lockdown was never fully lifted, with hundreds of thousands in C...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:40:17 GMT
Slash airline emissions to meet Paris targets: report
Airlines must start to slash emissions before the end of the decade and by 2025 if possible, said the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in a new report. The 2015 Paris climate treaty enjoins nations to cap global warming at "well...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:34:14 GMT
Dana White says Asia, Australia back on UFC post-pandemic menu
The US-based Ultimate Fighting Championship will be back with a bang in Singapore on Sunday morning -- prime time Saturday night in the United States -- with two world title fights headlining a quality UFC 275 card. The last time UFC staged an even...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:18:14 GMT
F1 pitches up in Baku with Perez out to promote title credentials
'Checo' arrives on the Caspian Sea coastline fresh from his Monaco triumph and with the ink barely dry on a two-year extension to his Red Bull contract. Monaco, following three second-place finishes, lifted Mexico's most successful F1 driver to wit...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:10:15 GMT
Tatum, Brown spark Celtics over Warriors for NBA Finals lead
Boston, bullied by the Warriors in a game two blowout in San Francisco on Sunday, bounced back with a dominant physical performance to regain the initiative in the best-of-seven series in a pulsating clash at the Celtics' TD Garden. Brown led Bosto...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:16:11 GMT
Australian PM says cabinet to address KFC 'cabbage-gate'
Dubbing the fast-food chain's decision "crazy", centre-left leader Anthony Albanese quipped the situation had become a national "crisis". Lettuce prices have soared by as much as 300 percent in Australian cities thanks to recent flooding and high g...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:14:13 GMT
American with monkeypox flees Mexican hospital
The 48-year-old man, originally from Texas, fled the hospital in Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast last weekend despite having been told by medical staff that he should be tested for monkeypox and kept in isolation, the state health departme...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:06:09 GMT
Asian markets drop as oil rises and inflation fears ramp up
Buyers on Wall Street were in retreat again after data showed US crude and gasoline stockpiles sank, just as the summer driving season begins and leading OPEC member demand would surge further as China reopens. Adding to the gloom was the OECD's sh...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:22:12 GMT
With inflation on rise, ECB readies tougher action
The stop is a prelude to the ECB hiking rates for the first time in over a decade in the weeks that follow, turning the page on an era of ultra-loose monetary policy. Inflation in the eurozone rose to 8.1 percent in May, the highest level in the hi...



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