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Mexico humiliate Germany in World Cup upset
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Defending champion Germany crashed to defeat in their first game at the World Cup on Sunday as an enterprising Mexico refused to be intimidated and came away 1-0 winners in a thrill-packed Group F opener.
Clashes flare as UN seeks solution in Yemen's Hodeida
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» AL DURAIHMI (YEMEN) - Yemeni pro-government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, battled Huthi rebels around the key port city of Hodeida on Sunday, as a top UN envoy held crisis talks with the insurgents in the capital.
World Cup stars more protected than ever but the magic of the fans endures
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Almost 10,000 miles separate Yekaterinburg and their school in Montevideo but for a group of Uruguayan children, Jose Gimenez's 89th-minute winner felt within touching distance.
Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» KANO, Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia leader told AFP on Sunday.
Famed pad Thai restaurant defends charge for paper cups
Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2018
» Thipsamai, probably the best-known pad Thai shop in Bangkok, has come out to explain its decision to charge customers for paper cups.
Zone for minority fans at Russia World Cup forced to move
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» SAINT PETERSBURG: A space for gay and ethnic minority football fans in Saint Petersburg during the World Cup was forced to relocate at the last minute in a move activists believe was politically motivated.
Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» PSARADES (GREECE) - Greece and Macedonia on Sunday signed a historic preliminary agreement to rename the small Balkan nation the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a row that has poisoned relations between the two neighbours since 1991.
What we learned from Jay-Z, Beyonce album
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» NEW YORK - Jay-Z and Beyonce late Saturday released "Everything is Love," a surprise album after years of speculation that they were working on a joint project.
Man dies of rabies in Kalasin, province's first case in 20 years
Published on 17/06/2018
» KALASIN: An electrician died of rabies at Kalasin Hospital on Sunday morning, about eight months after being bitten by a dog in October last year.
Invest in North Korea: money pit or golden opportunity?
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» PYONGYANG - Donald Trump dangled the carrot of foreign investment in front of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their nuclear summit, but analysts say few will want to put money into one of the highest-risk business environments in the world.