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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed becomes UAE president after brother's death
AFP, Published on 15/05/2022
» ABU DHABI - The UAE's long-time de facto ruler Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was named as president on Saturday, confirming his rise to power a day after the death of former leader Sheikh Khalifa.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares emergency after crippling strike
AFP, Published on 07/05/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president Friday declared a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks, giving security forces sweeping powers amid a nationwide strike by angry demonstrators who blame him for an unprecedented economic crisis.
Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency amid unrest
AFP, Published on 07/05/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday declared a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks, giving security forces sweeping powers as a nationwide strike demanding his resignation brought the country to standstill.
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia's nomads
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» GODE, Ethiopia: There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats, cows and donkeys litter the ground near the modest thatched huts in this small village in the Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia.
VAR to rescue as Seattle stun Pumas in CONCACAF Champions League final
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» MEXICO CITY - Nicolas Lodeiro scored two second-half penalties as the Seattle Sounders stunned Mexican side Pumas UNAM to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final on Wednesday.
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 58
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» BAYBAY, Philinnines: The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands in villages crushed by rain-induced avalanches.
Search for landslide survivors as Philippine storm toll hits 28
AFP, Published on 12/04/2022
» Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28.
Tiger eyes comeback trail blazed by legendary Hogan
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» AUGUSTA: As Tiger Woods prepares to make an amazing comeback from severe leg injuries suffered in a car crash 14 months ago, he has the legend of Ben Hogan to serve as inspiration.
Sri Lanka declares emergency as street protests spread
AFP, Published on 02/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Friday giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.
St Patrick's Day returns to Ireland after two-year hiatus
AFP, Published on 17/03/2022
» DUBLIN: Hundreds of thousands of Irish and international visitors were to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Ireland on Thursday after a two-year pause in festivities due to the coronavirus.