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Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:56:25 GMT
Middleweight boxing legend ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler dies at 66
Boxing legend Marvin Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, died on Saturday at age 66, his wife said.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:48:13 GMT
Zaghari-Ratcliffe back in Iran court on 'propaganda' charges
British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appeared in a Tehran court Sunday to face new charges of "propaganda against the system", a week after she finished serving a five-year sentence, her lawyer said. The hearing has dashed hopes ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:28:12 GMT
5 detained over Covid hospital deaths in Jordan
The director and four other officials of a Jordanian hospital treating coronavirus patients were detained on Sunday over deaths at the facility after it ran out of oxygen, judicial sources said. A prosecutor decided to place them in custody for a w...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:18:15 GMT
Merkel party braces for drubbing in German state polls
Germans headed to the polls in two key regional elections Sunday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives bracing for a drubbing on anger over a corruption scandal and a series of pandemic setbacks. The votes for new regional parliaments in t...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:18:14 GMT
Thousands protest for gender equality as Australia-wide marches begin
Thousands protested in Australia's Perth on Sunday, kicking off a nationwide campaign for gender equality as anger swells over rape accusations that have rocked the country's halls of power. The Western Australian city launched the #March4Justice w...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:16:13 GMT
Canada judge rejects new request in Huawei extradition case
A Canadian judge has rejected a request from Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who wanted testimony from employees of the Chinese telecom giant to be admitted as evidence in her fight against extradition to the United States. Meng -- w...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:57:17 GMT
Hundreds gather in London to mark killing of Sarah Everard, who had been walking alone at night
Police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday after more than a thousand people gathered to mark the killing of a 33-year-old woman, hours after the police officer charged with her murder appeared in court.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:50:15 GMT
Zaghari-Ratcliffe in court for new Iran trial
British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appeared in a Tehran court Sunday to face new charges of "propaganda against the system", a week after she finished serving a five-year sentence, her lawyer said. "The hearing took place in a very...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:42:16 GMT
New EU Covid-19 vaccine setback as AstraZeneca announces shortfall
The European Union was faced with another setback in its coronavirus vaccination programme after AstraZeneca announced a shortfall, as countries across the world tried to step up their Covid-19 immunisation drives. The pharmaceutical company's imag...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:32:12 GMT
Estrada outslugs Gonzalez to win title rematch in thrilling fashion
Juan Francisco Estrada unified the super flyweight division on Saturday, earning redemption for a loss he suffered eight years ago with a thrilling split-decision victory over Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez in Dallas, Texas. In the long-anticipated r...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:23:58 GMT
Covid-19: AstraZeneca to reduce EU vaccine deliveries following production problems
The European Union is facing further shortfalls in its coronavirus inoculation programme after pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said production problems and export restrictions would reduce planned deliveries of its vaccine.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:18:35 GMT
Central African Republic to vote in legislative elections amid security boost
Central African Republic will vote in a second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday under high security after a surge in rebel violence surrounding December’s polls.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:18:15 GMT
America's Cup races abandoned for the day due to lack of wind
Racing in the America's Cup on Sunday was abandoned because of a lack of wind on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Cup holders Team New Zealand and Italian challengers Luna Rossa, who are locked at 3-3 in the best-of-13 series, spent a frustrating two ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:12:20 GMT
Myanmar 'shadow' parliament urges united opposition to coup
Myanmar is in its "darkest moment" according to a group of MPs in hiding as they urged protesters to move with "invincibility" and the coup-hit nation neared its seventh week under military rule. The country has been in turmoil since the military ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:58:17 GMT
Arab troubadour Madfai longs to get back on stage
The Arab world's favourite troubadour Ilham al-Madfai, who last year had to perform in an empty Roman amphitheatre and scrub concert dates across Europe and the Gulf, can't wait to get back on stage. Unveiling his latest work in Amman where he has...



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