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Blatter: Platini payment was 'gentleman's agreement'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» BELLINZONA: Sepp Blatter struck a "gentleman's agreement" with Michel Platini to pay him a million Swiss francs ($1.02 million) a year as an adviser, the former world football chief told their trial on Thursday.
S.Africa president lashes 'dirty tricks' in burglary scandal
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said he was the victim of "dirty tricks" in a damaging burglary scandal, as a rowdy opposition heckled him in parliament.
US PGA bans LIV Golf 'rebels' as Saudi-backed breakaway event starts
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» ST ALBANS: No sooner had players competing in the breakaway LIV Golf Invitational London , the most lucrative event in the sport's history, teed off Thursday than they were suspended by the US PGA Tour.
Five countries elected to UN Security Council
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2022
» The United Nations General Assembly elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday for two-year term starting on Jan 1, 2023.
Grammys to introduce new awards for songwriting, song for social change
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2022
» LONDON: The Grammy Awards will have five new categories starting from next year's ceremony, organisers said on Thursday, including honours for songwriting as well as a special recognition for the best song for social change.
France begins choosing new parliament in test for Macron
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» PARIS - France votes on Sunday in parliamentary elections, with allies of President Emmanuel Macron seeking to retain a majority in the face of an increasingly competitive challenge from a new left-wing coalition.
Microsoft to bring Xbox games to Samsung's 2022 smart TVs
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2022
» Microsoft Corp will bring several Xbox games to Samsung's 2022 smart TVs from June 30 in a major step towards attracting gamers without the console.
Death toll in Nigeria church massacre rises to 40
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2022
» ABUJA: Forty people were killed in a massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo State on Sunday and 61 survivors are still being treated in hospital, the state governor said on Thursday.
ECB begins inflation fightback with July rate hike
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» AMSTERDAM - The European Central Bank on Thursday said it would raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade next month to combat runaway inflation, bringing the curtain down on the eurozone's era of cheap money.
Iran's removal of monitoring cameras may scupper nuclear talks: UN
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» VIENNA - The UN atomic energy watchdog said on Thursday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities, warning this could be a "fatal blow" to negotiations to revive a landmark deal.