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'Specialist in failure': Woodward slammed in Man Utd fans' fly-over
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» BURNLEY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester United fans added to the mounting pressure on their club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward by flying a critical banner over Burnley during their team's Premier League match on Sunday.
Hamilton triumphs in Italian GP as Ferrari flounder
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» MONZA (ITALY) - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton delivered one of his greatest races Sunday when he wrecked Ferrari's homecoming party as he stormed to a record-equalling fifth Monza victory in his Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix.
18 injured in German rival protests over migrants
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» BERLIN - Eighteen people were injured in rival demonstrations capping off a week marked by xenophobic protests in the eastern city of Chemnitz, prompting Germany's foreign minister to urge Germans to "get off our sofas" and speak up against racism.
No face-to-face meetings set for Yemen peace talks
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» ADEN - Yemen's warring parties will not meet directly at UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva this week, likely to focus on a prisoner exchange deal and the fate of a key port, government officials said Sunday.
China's $100mn rugby competition plans stalled, says Alisports
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» JAKARTA - Plans for China to get its first professional rugby competition as part of an ambitious $100 million investment have stalled, Alisports said Sunday.
UN set for talks on treaty to protect imperiled high seas
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - United Nations member states on Tuesday kick off long-awaited talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection.
Tens of thousands mourn murdered Ukraine rebel 'hero'
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» DONETSK (UKRAINE) - Tens of thousands of mourners thronged the streets in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday to pay their final respects to an assassinated separatist leader, who was praised as a "brother" and a "hero" by an aide of Vladimir Putin.
Tens of thousands mourn east Ukraine 'hero' rebel leader
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» DONETSK (RUSSIA) - Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday to pay their final respects to separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko, while an aide to the Russian president praised him as a "brother" and a "hero".
Serbian chefs triumph at 'World Testicle Cooking Championship'
AFP, Published on 02/09/2018
» LIPOVICA (SERBIA) - Spring rolls, ratatouille and curry were on the menu at a quirky food festival in rural Serbia on Saturday, with one gutsy ingredient in common: animal testicles.
Police to end female admissions to cadet school
Online Reporters, Published on 02/09/2018
» After preventing female police officers from becoming inquiry officers, the males-only policy of the Royal Thai Police Office (RTPO) is to be expanded to newcomers.