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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:56:16 GMT
How an influencer and army vets raised $7 mn to rescue Afghans
"I was more horrified and disgusted and just wanted to help," recalls the 26-year-old New Yorker, who is known to his 800,000 followers as "Quentin Quarantino." With just a few clicks on his phone from his home in New Jersey, Marcus started what wo...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:28:17 GMT
Serbia, Croatia river row leaves residents high and dry
The quarrel has left locals like Perzolt caught in an administrative tug of war, curtailing their livelihoods in a row that has the potential to become combustible. Over the generations, Perzolt's small patch of gentle farmland has seen kingdoms ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:36:11 GMT
Morant sparks Grizzlies fightback to down 'crazy' Warriors
The in-form Warriors had looked to be motoring towards a fifth straight win after pouring on 37 points in the first quarter and racing into a 19-point lead early in the second. But after finishing the half down by 10 at 55-45, Morant rallied Memph...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:10 GMT
VAR controversy as Monterrey win CONCACAF Champions League
Argentina-born Mexico international striker Rogelio Funes Mori scored the only goal at Monterrey's BBVA Stadium in the ninth minute, sidefooting into the net from close range after a miskick from America defender Sebastian Caceres. The goal was shr...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:32:15 GMT
Shaken Bayern look to bounce back in Berlin after cup thrashing
A full-strength side offered little resistance at Borussia Park on Wednesday as Bayern suffered a club-record defeat in the German Cup. Salihamidzic described Bayern's performance as a 'collective black out' and demanded an improvement in east Ber...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:30:17 GMT
Murray woe as Packers pip Cardinals in thriller
Cardinals quarterback Murray looked to be guiding Arizona to an eighth straight win after marching his team to the brink of the Packers' end zone as they trailed by three points with 14 seconds remaining. But Murray's attempted pass to A.J. Green w...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:20:12 GMT
NFL champs face ex-Bucs QB Winston in key Saints clash
The Bucs made Winston the top pick of the 2015 NFL Draft but he struggled with turnovers over five seasons before being dropped last year after Tampa Bay signed Tom Brady, who guided the team to an NFL title. Winston spent last year learning under ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:14:11 GMT
Barca begin life without Koeman at home to struggling Alaves
Barca B coach Sergi Barjuan will be in charge at Camp Nou after Koeman's sacking was confirmed on Wednesday night following a 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano at Vallecas. Xavi Hernandez is reportedly close to being appointed as Koeman's replacement b...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:52:15 GMT
Libya welcomes back tourists after years of war
French traveller Jean-Paul, who first visited Libya more than a decade ago, was among some 100 mostly European tourists on the trip. He said he had long wanted to return to the "magnificent country, with extraordinary scenery and very welcoming peo...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:30:21 GMT
Opposition to Sudan military coup grows
Top civil servants, including Sudanese ambassadors, as well as other groups and institutions have riled against the top general's move. And it started even before Burhan -- Sudan's de facto leader since the 2019 ouster of veteran autocrat Omar al-B...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:24:11 GMT
Asian markets down as Apple, Amazon results dent optimism
Mostly forecast-beating profits from some of the world's biggest companies have helped fan a rally across global equities this month, helping to temper concerns about surging inflation and the end of the era of central bank largesse. Investors are ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:08:10 GMT
Socceroos to play first home match in more than two years
The Socceroos last played in front of their fans against Nepal in Canberra in October 2019 before being forced overseas when Australia's borders slammed shut because of the coronavirus. It has seen them play 11 of their 12 qualifying games for the ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:02:11 GMT
Bali 'suitcase killer' released from prison
In the notorious case, then teenager Heather Mack was handed a 10-year jail term in 2015 while her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer got 18 years for the murder of Chicago socialite Sheila von Wiese Mack on the Indonesian holiday island. Schaefer beat the 6...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:58:11 GMT
Montpellier's Pollard eager 'to get stuck into' November Tests
After their victory at Racing last week Montpellier sit eighth but could overtake Lyon, who start the weekend in third, with a victory. Pollard will meet up with world champions South Africa next week to prepare for matches against Wales, Scotland ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:56:10 GMT
Vale posts $3.9 bn profit in Q3
The company's profit was up 34 percent from the third quarter of 2020 ($2.9 billion), though it fell shy of the $7.6-billion profit reported for the second quarter. Vale said that was due partly to a slide in iron ore prices triggered by China cutt...



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