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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:41:57 GMT
Egypt frees activist Ramy Shaath after he renounces nationality, family expects arrival in Paris today
Egyptian authorities have freed Egyptian-Palestinian rights activist Ramy Shaath from more than 900 days of detention after forcing him to renounce his Egyptian nationality, his family said in a statement on Saturday.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:56:09 GMT
Canada stun defending champions Russia to make ATP Cup final
Their Sydney showdown went to the wire after Shapovalov neutralised Roman Safiullin 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the opening singles match. But world number two Daniil Medvedev then thrashed 11th-ranked Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-0 to level it up with a flawless p...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:44:08 GMT
Kazakhstan detains ex-security chief on suspicion of treason

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:38:08 GMT
Eleven Colombian police wounded in explosives attack on truck
The truck was badly damaged in the blast. No civilians were reported injured. "We condemn the cowardly terrorist attack against members of the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad," in the city's Puerto Rellena area, Duque said on Twitter. "We sympathize with t...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:02:18 GMT
Australian tennis boss rejects blame for Djokovic drama
Three days after Australian border agents tore up Djokovic's visa over his Covid-19 vaccination status and placed him in a Melbourne detention centre, Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley addressed the widespread criticism of his organisation's role. ...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:02:17 GMT
Eerie calm returns to Kazakhstan after days of violent protest
After days of violence, a relative calm returned to Kazakhstan on Saturday. Former Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev called on the population to support the government to face this crisis.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:52:10 GMT
Bosnia Serbs mark national day amid fears of secession
The holiday, which falls on Sunday, marks the creation of the Republika Sprska (RS), Bosnia’s Serb entity that was declared three decades ago -- one of the events seen as putting the country on the path to a war in the 1990s that killed over 100,...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:45:21 GMT
Djokovic tested positive for Covid-19 in December, lawyers say in court papers
Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic contracted Covid-19 last month but was not experiencing symptoms and had written clearance from Australia's immigration department before travelling to the country with a medical exemption from its vaccination ...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:29:35 GMT
Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s visit with Myanmar military chief sparks angry backlash
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar seeking to revive peace efforts after last year's military takeover has provoked an angry backlash among critics, who say he is legitimizing the army’s seizure of power.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:11:00 GMT
Biden nominates Iraq veteran to head US operations in the Middle East
President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla to lead the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Pentagon announced Friday.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:34:19 GMT
CES show highlights: Robo-dogs, self-sailing boat, brain tech
Industry behemoths like Amazon and Google stayed away over the virus risk, but the more than 2,200 firms big and small in attendance still pitched their hopes for the next big thing. Here are some parting highlights from the show: Mind control? Fr...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:14:14 GMT
Self-driving race cars zip into history at CES
Members of Italian-American team PoliMOVE cheered as their Formula 1 racecar, nicknamed "Minerva," repeatedly passed a rival entered by South Korean team Kaist. Minerva was doing nearly 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) when it blew past...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:32:12 GMT
Injured Osaka pulls out of Australian Open warm-up
At the Melbourne Summer Set event this week, the Japanese superstar hit the court for the first time since her tearful early exit at the US Open, after which she took a long break to deal with personal issues. She was due to play a semi-final again...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 04:12:11 GMT
'Determined' Djokovic unstoppable if cleared to play Open: Kyrgios
The Serbian superstar was set to spend the weekend in a Melbourne immigration detention facility pending an appeal after he was dramatically refused entry to Australia over his Covid-19 vaccine status. Kyrgios has feuded with Djokovic in the past o...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 03:58:09 GMT
Rybakina targets top 10 after reaching Adelaide final
The towering Rybakina started slowly but had too much firepower for Doi, winning 6-4, 6-3 in 83 minutes. Rybakina served nine aces and hit 22 winners in the straight-sets win to book a final against either world number one Ashleigh Barty or rising ...



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