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Comedian Dave Chappelle attacked during LA show
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A man who attacked controversial comic Dave Chappelle on stage as he performed a live stand-up set in Los Angeles has been arrested and charged with assault, police said Wednesday.
Maradona's 'hand of God' World Cup jersey auctioned for $9.3m
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» NEW YORK: The jersey that Argentina football legend Diego Maradona wore while scoring twice against England in the 1986 World Cup, including the infamous "hand of God" goal, was auctioned for $9.3 million, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, Sotheby's said Wednesday.
Will Brazil's Bolsonaro stage a comeback election win?
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A few months back, President Jair Bolsonaro was getting crushed in the polls for Brazil's October elections, trailing his nemesis, ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, so badly it seemed he might lose in the first round.
EU targets Russian oil, patriarch in new sanctions
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive unveiled Wednesday plans for a gradual ban on Russian oil imports as part of a raft of new sanctions to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
Two dead, one wounded in shooting at Bangkok cold-cuts company
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/05/2022
» A Frenchman and a Thai woman were found shot dead and another Frenchman wounded at a cold-meats company in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok on Wednesday.
Alleged gold snatchers arrested
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 04/05/2022
» KHON KAEN: Two men accused of snatching gold chains from the necks of people in three northeastern provinces were arrested in Chon Buri province on Tuesday, Provincial Police Region 4 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Yanyong Vech-osoth said on Wednesday.
Liverpool's 'mentality monsters' flex muscles to keep quadruple bid alive
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» LIVERPOOL: Fifty-seven games into a gruelling season Liverpool could have crumbled when their 2-0 first-leg lead was wiped out before half-time by an inspired Villarreal playing to reach their first-ever Champions League final.
Woman killed, husband shoots himself in Korat market
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/05/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A woman vendor was shot dead by her husband who then shot himself, at a market in Muang district of this northeastern province on Wednesday.
Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» BEIJING: Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday as Covid restrictions constrict movement around the Chinese capital despite it recording only dozens of cases daily.
9,288 new Covid cases, 82 more deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 04/05/2022
» There were 9,288 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 82 coronavirus-related deaths during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.