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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:44:10 GMT
'Nothing wrong' with Saudi Asian Tour investment: Casey
Speaking ahead of this week's SMBC Singapore Open, where he finished tied-second in 2019, Casey welcomed the funding from LIV Golf Investments, which is majority-owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. "Look, investment is investment. Every...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:38:37 GMT
'France is shepherding EU policy-making for the next six months'
2022-01-19 10:01 'France is shepherding EU policy-making for the next six months'

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:38:12 GMT
Osaka all smiles as champion moves closer to Barty showdown
The Japanese 13th seed raced through the first set but had to work hard in the second on Rod Laver Arena before eliminating the 54th-ranked American 6-0, 6-4 in 65 minutes to make the third round. She will meet another unseeded American next after ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:26:11 GMT
Taliban arrest fighter who shot dead Hazara woman at checkpoint
The killing of Zainab Abdullahi, 25, has horrified women, who face increasing restrictions since the Taliban returned to power in August. The shooting took place in a Kabul neighbourhood inhabited mostly by members of the minority Shiite Hazara com...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:56:14 GMT
In UK 'rhubarb triangle', spring arrives in January
For four generations, Tomlinson's family have been cultivating "forced rhubarb" in the winter months at their farm in Pudsey, northern England, and are profiting from a resurgence in the plant's popularity. Hundreds of bright pink stems of the "Har...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:42:15 GMT
Emmanuel Macron to present priorities to the European Parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the European Parliament on Wednesday, just months before he is expected to stand for a second term. France currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. 

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:22:11 GMT
Indonesian militant jailed for 15 years over 2002 Bali bombings
The blasts, which came just over a year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, ripped through two bars packed with foreign tourists, and remain the deadliest militant assault in Indonesia's history. Zulkarnaen, a high-ranking member of the Je...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:04:15 GMT
Flamboyant former Vogue creative director Andre Leon Talley dies at 73
"It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Andre Leon Talley," a statement posted on his official Instagram account said, without specifying the cause of death. "Mr Talley was the larger-than-life, longtime creative director at Vogue duri...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:53:04 GMT
'A leadership challenge for Prime Minister Boris Johnson'
2022-01-19 08:31 'A leadership challenge for Prime Minister Boris Johnson'

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:50:12 GMT
Azarenka wants no-jab, no-play rule in women's tennis
The veteran Azarenka is a long-time member of the powerful WTA Players' Council, which is working through the challenges posed by coronavirus. Those were laid bare by the chaos and confusion that engulfed vaccine-sceptic Djokovic, who was deported ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:48:09 GMT
Indonesian militant jailed for 15 years over 2002 Bali bombings
The blasts, which came just over a year after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, ripped through two bars packed with foreign tourists, and remain the deadliest militant assault in Indonesia's history. Zulkarnaen, a high-ranking member of the Je...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:24:13 GMT
Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise Afghan government
No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with nations watching to see how the hardline Islamists -– notorious for human rights abuses during their first stint in power between 1996 and 2001 -– will rule this time around. Although ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:40:15 GMT
Israel police demolish Palestinian home in annexed east Jerusalem
The looming eviction of other families from Sheikh Jarrah in May last year fuelled an 11-day war between Israel and armed Palestinian factions in Gaza. Before dawn, Israeli officers went to the home of the Salhiya family, threatened with eviction s...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:32:14 GMT
92-year-old Malawian music legend finds fame on TikTok
And yet the Malawian music legend has become a social media star, with his song "Linny Hoo" garnering over 80 million views on the video-sharing platform and spawning mashups and remixes from South Africa to the Philippines. "They come and show me ...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:30:18 GMT
Blinken pledges US military aid on visit to Kyiv amid fears of Russian invasion
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Wednesday in Kyiv in a show of support amid fears of a Russian invasion, pledging to provide hundreds of millions in US military aid and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose a "diploma...



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