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Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:57:11 GMT
Jones tells Japan to run wounded Wales 'off their feet' in the heat
A wounded Wales head to Japan having lost their last 17 Tests -- a record for a Tier One country in the professional era -- including a humiliating 68-14 thrashing by England in Cardiff. The pugnacious Australian Jones is also looking for a morale-...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:39:11 GMT
Japan, China trade barbs over fighter jet manoeuvres
The Japanese government had complained to China over the incident, in which no Japanese military personnel were reported injured. A Chinese J-15 fighter jet from the Shandong aircraft carrier followed a Japanese P-3C patrol plane for 40 minutes on ...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:19:13 GMT
Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites
Benin, which denies hosting foreign forces accused of destabilising Niger, claims it has made repeated overtures to ease the blockade, but efforts have failed despite mounting economic pain on both sides of the border. "Those who are suffering are ...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:17:11 GMT
Ethiopia's vast lake being pumped dry
The pumps irrigate farms all around the lake, which is four times the size of Manhattan, and are vital for hundreds of thousands of people. Ethiopia has already lost at least one large lake -- Haramaya, in the east of the country -- to over-pumpin...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:55:15 GMT
EU crypto regulation hampered by national flaws
Launched in December, Markets in Crypto-Asset (MiCA) insists on service providers obtaining a licence to operate legally in the European Union. It is issued once specific criteria on anti-money laundering, prevention of terror group financing, IT s...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:43:11 GMT
Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'
Chief executive Kate Kallot aims for Amini -- still a relatively small firm with $6 million in funding and 25 employees -- to become "the operating system for the Global South" in the coming years, creating the infrastructure foundation for others t...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:41:11 GMT
Netanyahu survives opposition bid to dissolve parliament
Out of the Knesset's 120 members, 61 voted against the proposal, with 53 in favour. The opposition had introduced the bill hoping to force elections with the help of ultra-Orthodox parties in the governing coalition angry at Netanyahu over the con...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:15:15 GMT
Israel says Hamas 'weaponising suffering in Gaza' as aid workers killed
The distribution of food and basic supplies in the blockaded and war-ravaged Gaza Strip has become increasingly fraught and perilous, exacerbating the territory's deep hunger crisis. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said a bus carrying its st...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:07:10 GMT
Resilient Mathurin stars in Pacers win
Mathurin came off the bench to score 27 points in Indiana's 116-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, which gave the Pacers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. In 22:24 minutes on court through the second and fou...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:05:15 GMT
Scheffler chases back-to-back majors at US Open
The world's top golfers face an ultimate challenge at Oakmont, where dense rough, sloped fast greens and tricky bunkers have Scheffler among many calling it the hardest course they might ever play. "This is probably the toughest golf course in the ...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:01:12 GMT
Australian mushroom murder suspect denies intent to kill
Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking the beef-and-pastry dish with death cap mushrooms. She is also accused of attempting to murder a fourth guest -- her husband's uncle -- w...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 03:53:10 GMT
Pacers bounce back to down Thunder to take 2-1 NBA Finals lead
Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict Mathurin. The Pacers bench out-scored Oklahoma City's reserves 49-18 and ...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 03:39:41 GMT
Trump unveils website for $5 million US residency visa
"Thousands have been calling and asking how they can sign up to ride a beautiful road in gaining access to the Greatest Country and Market anywhere in the World," Trump wrote in a social media post. Trump unveiled the first such visa aboard Air For...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 03:39:40 GMT
Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review
The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military might. It aims to arm Australia with a fleet of cutting-edge, nuclear-powered submarines from the United Stat...

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 03:37:20 GMT
Ferrari target 'magnificent' third straight Le Mans 24 Hour triumph
Roger Federer is acting as celebrity starter with the tennis icon getting the 93rd edition of the jewel in four-wheeled endurance racing's crown underway at 1600 local time (1400GMT) on Saturday. Twenty-four hours later, through daylight, darkness ...

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