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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:45:17 GMT
Doctors Without Borders: 50 years of 'French doctors' providing care, bearing witness
For 50 years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has brought medical care to the victims of earthquakes, famines, epidemics, conflicts and other disasters. It grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to be on the gro...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:24:17 GMT
New Celtic boss Postecoglou hails 'special' achievements in Japan
Incoming Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou Friday said he had "created something special" with Japan's Yokohama F. Marinos but couldn't turn down a "tremendous opportunity" with the Scottish giants. The former Australia boss was named Celtic manager ...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:22:15 GMT
Indonesia dengue fever study offers hope in disease battle
Dengue fever infections dropped dramatically in an Indonesian study where a bacteria was introduced into disease-carrying mosquitoes, offering hope in the battle against an illness that sickens millions annually around the world. Results of the thr...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:18:20 GMT
Russia preparing to give Iran advanced satellite system: report
Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities, according to a US media report. Moscow is preparing to give Iran a Kanopus-V satellite with a high-resolution camera, the Washington Pos...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:42:20 GMT
Rover leaves 'China's imprint' on Mars
Solar panel "wings" spread out and two camera "eyes" pointing ahead, China's Mars rover Zhurong struck a birdlike pose as it explored the red planet in photos released by the country's space agency Friday. Zhurong's touchdown in May was the first e...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:35:29 GMT
Didier Deschamps, the ‘water-carrier’ who reigns over the French national team
France start their Euro 2021 campaign on June 15 with a tricky clash against Germany as they seek to build on their 2018 World Cup triumph. It augurs well for Les Bleus’ fans that their longstanding manager Didier Deschamps not only guided France ...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:04:16 GMT
Trump DOJ forced Apple to hand over data of Democrats in Congress: NYT
Prosecutors in the US Justice Department under former president Donald Trump seized data from Apple from two Democratic lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee, as well as that of their staff and family members, The New York Times reported Thu...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:59:51 GMT
French Open's 'Clash of the Titans' as Djokovic and Nadal meet for 58th time
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal clash for the 58th time on Friday on the same court where they first met 15 years ago, with a place in the French Open final at stake.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:38:24 GMT
Neglected creator of 'Bambi' celebrated in Vienna show
While the 1942 Disney film "Bambi" is world famous as a classic of animated cinema, the man behind the story -- an eminent writer in pre-war Vienna who had to flee the Nazis -- is little known. Felix Salten was a product of the cultural blossoming...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:30:08 GMT
The Euro 2021 football tournament, by the numbers
Europe's best face off at the UEFA European Football Championship from June 11 to July 11 after Covid-19 kicked the 2020 tournament into 2021. As the pandemic continues to shape this extraordinary Euro – a pan-European affair contested in 11 host ...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:14:17 GMT
In Draghi's Italy, far-right gains ground with Meloni
Almost all of Italy's political parties rallied behind Mario Draghi when he became prime minister -- but the public seems to be falling for his biggest critic, the far-right leader Georgia Meloni. A straight-talking conservative who has embraced th...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:02:25 GMT
Chapter 58 for Djokovic, Nadal at French Open
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal clash for the 58th time on Friday on the same court where they first met 15 years ago with a place in the French Open final at stake. It is tennis's greatest modern rivalry between two men who have harvested 38 Grand...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:02:25 GMT
Italy and Turkey get ball rolling as Euro 2020 begins under Covid cloud
An in-form Italy face Turkey in Rome on Friday as Euro 2020 finally gets underway a year behind schedule and with the coronavirus continuing to cast a shadow over the tournament. Postponed 12 months ago because of the pandemic, the European Champio...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:02:19 GMT
Johnson hails Britain's 'indestructible' relationship with US
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the UK-US relationship as "indestructible" after his first meeting with President Joe Biden ahead of the G7 leaders' summit which opens on Friday. "It's a relationship, you can call it the 'deep and meani...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:44:19 GMT
G7 countries move closer to tax plan for US tech giants
G7 countries that make up lucrative markets for US tech giants have moved closer to a plan to squeeze more tax money from the coffers of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The group, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the...



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