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Sun, 26 Dec 2021 09:28:11 GMT
Boland joins small Australian Indigenous Test cricketers club
The experienced 32-year-old was called up as injury cover after the second Ashes Test and unexpectedly got the nod for the third match with Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser and Josh Hazlewood either not fit or being rested. He made the most of the op...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 09:00:14 GMT
India win toss, teams pay tribute to anti-apartheid icon Tutu
The South Africa team wore black armbands in honour of anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country's moral compass, who died on Sunday aged 90. Both teams also held a minute's silence. India captain Virat Kohli seeking a historic aw...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:40:14 GMT
Hapless England's Ashes dreams in tatters as Australia pounce
After heavy defeats in Brisbane and Adelaide, the visitors must win in Melbourne to keep the five-Test series alive, with Australia only needing a draw to retain the urn as holders. But those hopes took a near-fatal blow as Australia ripped through...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:40:12 GMT
No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative: Taliban
The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle owners to offer rides only to those women wearing Islamic hijabs. "Women travelling for more than 45 miles (72 kilometres) should no...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:26:47 GMT
Save the Children says two staff missing after burnt remains found in Myanmar
NGO Save the Children says two of its staff are missing after burnt remains were found in Kayah state in Myanmar on December 25, 2021.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:16:28 GMT
Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died at age 90 on December 26, 2021.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:10:14 GMT
Saudi-led coalition hits Yemen rebel camp in ramped up air war
The coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognised government against the Huthis in a civil war, said it destroyed weapons storehouses in the rebel-held capital, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). "The operation in Sanaa...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:06:11 GMT
Anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90
"The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa," he said in a statement. "Desmond Tutu was a ...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 07:57:31 GMT
China's local Covid-19 case count driven to 21-month high
China reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian, China's latest Covid hot spot. 

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 07:26:11 GMT
Desmond Tutu, South Africa's moral compass
A tireless activist, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for combatting white minority rule in his country. "The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstandin...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 07:09:10 GMT
South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, was the moral compass of his beloved "Rainbow Nation", never afraid to speak truth to power, whatever its creed or colour.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 06:22:07 GMT
Early drama in Covid-hit Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Heading into the teeth of brisk southerly winds, LawConnect grabbed the front position from rival 30-metre (100-foot) super maxi SHK Scallywag from Hong Kong, which hit a major technical problem with a jib sail fitting after having led the fleet out...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 06:11:45 GMT
Deadly suicide bomb attack at bar entrance in eastern DR Congo
A suicide bomber killed at least five people at a crowded night spot in the city of Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, local officials reported. 

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 03:58:10 GMT
Early drama in Covid-hit Sydney to Hobart yacht race
LawConnect hit the front ahead of SHK Scallywag, a rival 30-metre (100-foot) super maxi from Hong Kong whose crew struggled to recover after encountering sail problems in a dramatic early development in the race. Spectator boats crowded into a clou...

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 03:34:08 GMT
Canada's Shapovalov tests positive for Covid in Sydney
The 22-year-old was among the first players to enter Australia ahead of the ATP Cup teams event from January 1, where he was supposed to be playing for Canada, and with the first Grand Slam of the year three weeks away. He said on Twitter he was ex...



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