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Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:26:17 GMTGambians await presidential result in test for young democracy
Results from only around 15 of the country's 53 electoral districts have so far been published online by the state broadcaster since polls closed at 1700 GMT Saturday.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an electoral commission official told AFP th...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 07:26:13 GMTHead gets the nod as Australia confirm XI for first Ashes Test
Head was dropped after the Boxing Day Test against India last year, and new Australia captain Pat Cummins said the way he has responded gave him a narrow edge over the veteran Usman Khawaja.
"It's a tight one. Selectors make the call but they're ju...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 07:26:11 GMT13 civilians killed by security forces in India's northeast
Troops shot dead six labourers returning to their homes on Saturday afternoon in Mon district, near the Myanmar border, after setting up an ambush for insurgents they believed were operating in the area.
Family members and villagers later went look...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:48:12 GMTRussia's Ovechkin reaches 750-goal milestone
The 36-year-old veteran reached the milestone at 3:12 of the second period on Saturday by launching a wrist shot from just outside the faceoff circle that beat Columbus goaltender Daniil Tarasov to the far post.
American defenceman John Carlson se...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:32:19 GMTAlbanian bunkers ravaged by rising tides as erosion takes toll
The shores of the Balkan country are among the most affected in Europe by erosion, according to experts, who blame climate change and uncontrolled urbanisation for the scourge.
Along the shores of Seman in central Albania, many of the bunkers buil...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:30:20 GMTPortland beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 to reach MLS Cup final
The victory in the Western Conference Final sends Portland into their third-ever MLS Cup championship match, which they will host on December 11 against either New York City FC or the Philadelphia Union.
The Timbers got off to a dream start in fron...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 06:22:11 GMTHaney outboxes Diaz to defend WBC lightweight title
The unbeaten Haney, 23, built up a large lead on points in the early rounds at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas then outboxed Lopez down the stretch to raise his record to 27-0 with 15 KOs.
"I went in there and got the job done," said H...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:12:11 GMTBenitez the fall guy for Everton's long malaise
The Spaniard was not accepted by many Toffees supporters from the minute he was appointed in June due to his previous role as a Champions League-winning manager with Liverpool.
A bright start briefly quietened the doubters. Everton sat fifth in the...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:04:11 GMTDidi departure from NYSE marks end of Wall Street romance with Chinese big tech
Only five months transpired between Didi's going public in New York in June and word Friday that it will prepare a Hong Kong listing. During that time its market value has fallen by 63 percent.
Didi's move comes in the wake of a sweeping Chinese re...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 04:26:13 GMTMVP Jokic leads Nuggets in rout of Knicks, Bulls hold on to beat Nets
The Nuggets won for just the third time in 10 games -- and it wasn't even close.
Second-year big man Zeke Nnaji contributed a career-high 21 points off the bench for a Denver team that never trailed.
It was a third straight defeat for the Knicks, ...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 04:04:16 GMTIndonesia volcano death toll rises to 13
The eruption of Java's biggest mountain caught locals by surprise on Saturday, sending thousands fleeing its path of destruction and forcing hundreds of families into makeshift shelters.
It left at least 11 villages of Lumajang district coated in v...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:34:17 GMTPope Francis to visit asylum seekers on Greece's Lesbos island
On the second day of a landmark trip to Greece Francis will tour the temporary camp of Mavrovouni, where nearly 2,200 asylum seekers currently live.
Francis has long championed refugees, whom he called the "protagonists of a terrible modern Odyssey...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:22:15 GMTIncomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions
Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as testimony to the sectarian and political strife that has shaped much of Iraq's modern history.
The aim was for the mosque, with a capacity for 15,000 worshippers,...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:14:14 GMT'Metaverse' hype fuels booming digital property market
This week, New York-based company Republic Realm announced it had spent a record-breaking $4.3 million on digital land through The Sandbox, one of several "virtual world" websites where people can socialise, play games and even attend concerts.
Tha...
Sun, 05 Dec 2021 03:12:10 GMTIndonesia volcano death toll rises to 13
The sudden eruption of Java's biggest mountain caught locals by surprise on Saturday, sending thousands fleeing its path of destruction and forcing hundreds of families into makeshift shelters.
It left at least 11 villages of Lumajang district coat...