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Sun, 09 May 2021 05:50:18 GMT
Westbrook milestone fuels Wizards, Curry pours in 49 in Warriors win
Another historic night from Russell Westbrook helped the Washington Wizards to a 133-132 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most i...

Sun, 09 May 2021 05:06:17 GMT
Death toll rises to 50 from blasts near Afghan girls school
The death toll from bombs planted outside a girls' school in an area of the Afghan capital populated largely by Shiite Hazaras rose to 50 Sunday as the Taliban denied government accusations that they were behind the bloody attack. The Saturday's bl...

Sun, 09 May 2021 04:48:21 GMT
Alvarez beats Saunders to unify super middleweight titles
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez stopped Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds Saturday to retain his WBC and WBA titles and seize the Briton's WBO crown in their super middleweight unification fight. Alvarez won by technical knockout after Saunders retired on h...

Sun, 09 May 2021 04:38:23 GMT
African nations gear up to polish image at Dubai Expo
African nations are attending this year's Dubai Expo 2020 in force, hoping to project an image of a modern and ambitious continent and shed stereotypes of conflict and underdevelopment. The six-month mega-event, delayed by the Covid pandemic, is a ...

Sun, 09 May 2021 04:28:23 GMT
Fire and rehire: Britain's new labour battleground?
As coronavirus wreaks severe economic damage, some British employers stand accused of taking a highly controversial measure to stay afloat: fire and rehire. The practice, which involves dismissing employees and re-engaging them on inferior terms, f...

Sun, 09 May 2021 03:46:15 GMT
Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. Officials in Beiji...

Sun, 09 May 2021 03:40:18 GMT
Sicilian judge killed by mafia takes step to sainthood
An Italian judge murdered by the mafia in Sicily takes a step towards sainthood Sunday, almost three decades after being declared a martyr by pope John Paul II. The beatification of Rosario Livatino will take place in the cathedral in Agrigento, th...

Sun, 09 May 2021 03:32:16 GMT
Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. Officials in Beiji...

Sun, 09 May 2021 03:26:16 GMT
Spain ends Covid state of emergency
Spain has lifted a state of emergency in place since October to fight the pandemic, allowing Spaniards to travel between regions for the first time in months. "I was fed up with not being able to get out of Madrid," jewellery designer Blaca Valls t...

Sun, 09 May 2021 01:56:29 GMT
Iraq's heritage battered by desert sun, rain and state apathy
One of the world's oldest churches is crumbling deep in Iraq's desert, another victim of years of conflict, government negligence and climate change in a country with a rich heritage. After Pope Francis made a historic visit to Iraq in March, many ...

Sun, 09 May 2021 01:40:18 GMT
Westbrook ties Robertson for most NBA triple-doubles all-time
Washington's Russell Westbrook notched the 181st triple-double of his career on Saturday, tying Oscar Robertson for the most in NBA history. Westbrook matched Robertson with his 10th assist of the night in the third quarter of the Wizards' game ag...

Sun, 09 May 2021 01:36:16 GMT
'Disliked' Crusaders want respect after five straight Super crowns
Super Rugby's dominant force, the Canterbury Crusaders know their bulging trophy cabinet makes them unpopular but say critics should at least give them respect. The Crusaders downed the Waikato Chiefs 24-13 in the Super Rugby Aotearoa final in Chr...

Sun, 09 May 2021 01:32:19 GMT
Long-overlooked Black artists dominate New York spring sales
Black artists are represented like never before at New York's spring sales next week after years of being overlooked and underappreciated, with several expected to set new records for their works. American-born Jean-Michel Basquiat, of Haitian and ...

Sun, 09 May 2021 00:20:24 GMT
Times Square shooting leaves three injured including a girl
A shooting in New York's bustling Times Square has injured two women and a four-year-old girl, in an incident US authorities were still scrambling to understand, police said Saturday. The incident took place just before 5:00 pm local time (9:00 pm ...

Sat, 08 May 2021 23:14:17 GMT
Michael Jordan college jersey fetches $1.38 mn at auction
A Michael Jordan game-worn jersey from his 1982-83 season at the University of North Carolina has sold for $1.38 million dollars at auction, Heritage Auctions said Saturday. "We're extremely proud to have shattered records for a Jordan game-worn je...



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