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England ordered to play game behind closed doors after Euro 2020 final chaos
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» LONDON: England must play their next home match in a UEFA competition behind closed doors following disorder at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, European football's governing body ruled on Monday.
Around 96% of NBA players vaccinated against Covid-19: Silver
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW YORK: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday that around 96% of players in the league have now been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite union opposition to a league-wide mandate.
Cryptocurrencies can undermine effectiveness of US sanctions: Treasury
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON:- The rising use of cryptocurrencies could undermine effectiveness of US economic and financial sanctions and potentially dent the role of the American dollar, the Treasury Department said Monday.
World Bank mishandled sexual misconduct charges: report
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The World Bank mishandled sexual harassment complaints brought by multiple women against a senior official, according to the bank's labor tribunal.
Missionaries seen as asset, but sometimes headache, by US
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti reinforces a predicament for Washington -- religious groups are often seen as an asset, going where many don't dare, but they can also find themselves in deep trouble.
Striving for sustainability in sport
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» PARIS - It is a sign of the times that last week's declaration by the Williams Formula One team of its aim to become a climate-positive organisation by 2030, was greeted in muted terms.
Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» MADRID: Barcelona want to build for the future with the tantalising prospect of another group of teenage talents emerging together, but for now reality still bites.
Khalilzad, US envoy who brokered Afghan exit, quits
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday.
Climate: Removing CO2 from the air no longer optional
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» PARIS - The burning question going into the Glasgow climate summit is whether major economies can, by 2050, reduce emissions enough to deliver a carbon neutral world in which humanity no longer adds planet-warming gases to the atmosphere.
North Korea fires ballistic missile: South's military
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of tests by Pyongyang as a US envoy repeated calls for dialogue.