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Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:46:23 GMT
Danes head to polls in tight parliamentary election
Danes went the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hoping for a vote of confidence in her handling of the pandemic and for her leadership to overcome soaring inflation and geopolitical insecurity.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:40:15 GMT
Kohli 'perfect' and training after invasion incident: Dravid
Kohli on Monday took to social media to condemn the actions of an intruder who filmed the inside of his room at a Perth hotel as India prepared last month for the ongoing tournament in Australia. "It's made me feel very paranoid about my privacy," ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:24:12 GMT
Japan name World Cup squad to put 'Tragedy of Doha' behind them
Former Barcelona youth star Takefusa Kubo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma were among the 26 players named as Japan prepare to take on Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in a tough Group E. Japan have appeared at the past six World Cups but they were denied ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:20:21 GMT
Iran protests rage on in defiance of crackdown
Iran has for the past six weeks been rocked by protests of a scale and nature unprecedented since the 1979 Islamic revolution, sparked by the death in September of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the Tehran morality police. The authorities hav...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:54:10 GMT
Timeline of a disaster: Seoul's fatal crowd crush
The plan On October 27, two days before, police estimate 100,000 people will attend the Halloween event in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district. They announce plans to deploy 200 officers. As the party is not an "official" event, authorities do not pl...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:52:12 GMT
Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints: UN
The International Labour Organization said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new online platform, in a report which called on Qatar to bolster the implementation of reforms launched after crit...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:15:17 GMT
Israel heads to the ballots for the fifth time since 2019
Israelis were voting in national elections on Tuesday for the fifth time since 2019, hoping to break the political deadlock that has paralyzed the country for the past three and a half years.

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:57:08 GMT
Live: Water, power supplies in Kyiv restored after missile strikes
Kyiv's mayor said that water and electricity had been restored to residents following "massive" missile strikes on the capital by Russian forces. Meanwhile, Russian-installed officials in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region announced the extension...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:39:22 GMT
Arab voters could prove decisive in upcoming Israeli elections
Israelis have been called to the polls for the fifth legislative elections in five years. The latest polls show that the different blocs are neck-and-neck, and one element will prove decisive: the participation of the Arab community, who make up 20 ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:36:10 GMT
Saudi Aramco posts 39 percent jump in profits
The announcement came as the OPEC+ cartel of oil producers was set to implement production cuts that have drawn the ire of the United States, which says the move -- approved at a meeting last month -- amounts to "aligning with Russia" in the conflic...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:08:11 GMT
Gay struggle offers new window on Berlin Wall's fall
Art exhibitions, films and city tours are casting a new spotlight on LGBTQ life in the now defunct state, capturing the imagination of generations born after the Berlin Wall tumbled on November 9, 1989. "It was a high-wire act," said East German ar...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:04:12 GMT
Afghanistan set Sri Lanka 145 to win World Cup clash
The leg-spinner bowled superbly in his four overs, finishing with 3-13 and not conceding a boundary in his spell. Both sides still have a mathematical chance of making the top two in the group, and therefore the semi-finals, but whoever loses is ef...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:04:11 GMT
China iPhone factory under lockdown boosts bonuses for workers who stay
China is the last major economy committed to a zero-Covid strategy, persisting with snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines in a bid to stamp out emerging outbreaks. But new variants have tested local officials' ability to snuff out fl...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:57:13 GMT
Live: Will Brazil’s Bolsonaro concede election loss? Incumbent expected to break silence Tuesday
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s silence on the election results grew increasingly loud on Tuesday, amid growing concerns he may refuse to concede defeat to his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The outgoing leader is alleged...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:34:19 GMT
Sabalenka surprises Jabeur, Sakkari edges Pegula at WTA Finals
Sabalenka shook off an error-strewn start to beat the Tunisian, a finalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open this year, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. "I think it's the biggest win of the season for me," said Sabalenka, ...



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