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Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:32:12 GMT
K-pop's BTS on stage for first Seoul gig since pandemic
The chart-topping septet's series of three concerts -- dubbed "Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul" -- kicks off at the capital's Olympic Stadium Thursday evening. Since BTS' last performance for domestic fans in 2019, the band have gone from stre...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:04:11 GMT
Tears, defiance as Ukraine Paralympics team honour country's fallen
On day six of the Beijing Winter Paralympics the team held a solemn ceremony to call for peace and honour their fallen countrymen and women, during a break from training commitments as well as cross-country skiing and biathlon races. The United Nat...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:56:10 GMT
Russia's war in Ukraine: Latest developments
Fury at children's hospital attack Ukraine accuses Russia of a "war crime" over a devastating attack on a children's hospital in besieged Mariupol, with Washington branding the bombing "barbaric". At least 17 staff are injured with footage showing t...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:34:09 GMT
Bayer sells pest control unit for $2.6 bn
Bayer had announced last year its intention to offload its US-based unit, Environmental Science Professional. "This divestment represents a very attractive purchase price and allows us to focus on our core agricultural business," said Rodrigo Santo...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:12:14 GMT
'Graft probes and power games': Xi's corruption drive turns to cash trail
The anti-graft campaign has already taken down big-name detractors but experts say Xi will use the crucial months ahead of a key leadership summit this autumn to cement his grip. "This period is the closest thing President Xi has to a campaign seas...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:10:14 GMT
India cricket greats welcome 'Mankad' run out law change
The rare mode of dismissal -- where a bowler runs out the non-striker in their delivery stride if the batter is out of his crease -- was named after Indian all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, who 75 years ago ran out Bill Brown twice in that fashion on a tour...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:00:16 GMT
Medvedev feels pressure, motivation as No. 1
In the wake of his crushing loss to the Spanish star in Melbourne -- where Nadal rallied from two sets down to win a record 21st Grand Slam title -- Medvedev complained about "disrespectful" fans. But he said Wednesday at Indian Wells that those co...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:38:11 GMT
Children of exile bring fresh vision to Chile cabinet
"I believe that our own history is important for what we want for the future," Maya Fernandez, the incoming defense minister, told AFP. The 50-year-old biologist is the granddaughter of socialist former president Salvador Allende, who was deposed b...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:28:09 GMT
Hundreds flee their homes as Indonesian volcano erupts
The volcano -- one of the most active in the world -- erupted multiple times overnight, spewing gas, volcanic ash and rocks that flowed over five kilometres down its slopes, the head of Indonesia's National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency ...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:18:12 GMT
S. Korea's new president to teach 'rude boy' Kim Jong Un some manners
For the last five years Seoul has pursued a policy of engagement with Pyongyang, brokering high-level summits between Kim and then-US president Donald Trump while reducing joint US military drills the North sees as provocative. For president-elect ...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:16:10 GMT
What would be the impact of a US 'digital dollar'?
Before his order results in a virtual greenback, there will be numerous major impacts -- and risks -- to consider first. Here are some key questions: What form would a digital dollar take? It would still be a dollar issued by the US Federal Reserve...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:14:14 GMT
'We understand': Refugees pray for Ukraine at Bosnian pilgrimage site
"I pray for my country because Russia is killing people there," said Sova, whose husband had stayed behind in Ukraine to help with the war effort. "I want this to stop." Sova fled her home in western Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk after Russian missiles...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:10:14 GMT
Crufts dog show returns after Covid break and Brexit
The last edition was in March 2020, just before Britain locked down as coronavirus swept the globe and before the country geared up to leave the European Union after Brexit. More than 20,000 dogs are due to attend the four-day event competing on lo...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:02:10 GMT
K-Pop's BTS back on stage for first Seoul gig since pandemic
The chart-topping septet's three-concert series -- dubbed "Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul" -- kicks off at the capital's Olympic Stadium Thursday evening. Since BTS' last performance for homegrown fans in 2019, the band have gone from strengt...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:00:15 GMT
India pursue Sri Lanka sweep in pink ball second Test
The hosts thrashed Sri Lanka inside three days in Mohali to lead the two-match series 1-0 and the visitors need to quickly get their act together under the lights in Bangalore. The world's top-ranked all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hit an unbeaten 175 ...



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