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Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:06:11 GMTGreat Barrier Reef suffers 'widespread' bleaching event
Surveillance flights over the reef revealed damage due to heat stress ranging from minor to severe bleaching across the 2,300-kilometre (1,243-mile) network of corals, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said.
"Bleaching has been detected...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:04:11 GMTSpanish teen Alcaraz books Indian Wells semi against 'idol' Nadal
The 18-year-old roared back in both sets to beat Norrie 6-4, 6-3 and become the second-youngest Indian Wells ATP semi-finalist ever, behind a 17-year-old Andre Agassi in 1988.
"I have no words to describe my feelings right now," said Alcaraz, who f...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:02:11 GMTSpain's Pol Espargaro sets pace at scorching Indonesian MotoGP
The 30-year-old Spaniard has never won a MotoGP race but fired a warning with his leading time of 1 min 33.499 at the new Mandalika circuit on the tropical island of Lombok.
Second in the first practice session for Sunday's race was Portugal's Migu...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:24:12 GMTKyrgios defiant after tumultuous Indian Wells loss to Nadal
Kyrgios insisted the ugly incident was barely worthy of comment, and not on the scale, for example, of ATP colleague Alexander Zverev's meltdown in Mexico, that saw the German fined $40,000 for bashing an umpire's chair with his racquet.
"Did I thr...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:10:21 GMTMessi left to pick up pieces at PSG after jeers and Champions League failure
Unhappy Paris Saint-Germain fans targeted the Argentine as well as Neymar during the 3-0 win over Bordeaux that followed the club's spectacular Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid.
"We understand their disappointment, their fee...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:10:18 GMTNadal thwarts Kyrgios to reach Indian Wells semi-finals
The unflappable Spaniard, who claimed a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, improved to 19-0 in 2022 and notched his sixth win in nine career meetings against the mercurial Aussie, who surrendered the first set on a point...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:54:11 GMTUS comic Pete Davidson not going to space after all
The 28-year-old star of Saturday Night Live, who has been in the news recently because of his relationship with Kim Kardashian, is "no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission," Blue Origin said in an announcement late Thursday.
The spac...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:52:09 GMTShenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy
The city of 17.5 million, under full lockdown since Sunday, resumed work, factory operations and public transport in four districts and a special economic zone, Shenzhen's government said late Thursday.
Those areas have "achieved dynamic zero-Covid...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:42:10 GMTArgentina parliament approves IMF deal for $45 billion debt
The late-night vote greenlights the new credit program ironed out between Argentine officials and IMF staff as they sought to finalize the debt, the legacy of a record loan contracted in 2018 by the government of former president Mauricio Macri.
O...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:20:15 GMTAsian traders take breather, Hong Kong slips after huge surge
After a painful start to the week, global stocks have enjoyed a massive bounce in the past few days thanks to optimism over peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv and after Beijing's signal that it was ready to shore up markets and ease off its tech cr...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:18:10 GMT'Living legend' Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes to the silver screen
Ibrahimovic, Sweden's most successful player, still plays for AC Milan at age 40, and is known for his bravado and swagger, standing in contrast to his typically more humble compatriots.
After starting out with Sweden's Malmo FF in 1999, he has gon...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:08:14 GMTUnwed and unwanted, Chinese single mothers fight for rights
Millions of single mothers like her have it rough in a country where out-of-wedlock births are frowned upon, and where only married women can claim maternity benefits.
Li, a Shanghai resident, got pregnant with her boyfriend, but he left her to rai...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:54:17 GMTNASA rolls out its mega Moon rocket -- here's what you need to know
It left the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building around 5:47 pm Eastern Time (2147 GMT) and began an 11-hour journey on a crawler-transporter to the hallowed Launch Complex 39B, four miles (6.5 kilometers) away.
Around 10,000 people ha...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:54:16 GMTOscar spotlight shines on India's rural women journalists
The journalists of "Khabar Lahariya" (Waves of News) have built a huge following across Uttar Pradesh, a northern state with more people than Brazil, covering a beat that runs from cow thefts to sexual violence and corruption.
They have earned the ...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:42:10 GMTPogacar tests cycling superpowers at Milan-San Remo
The first 'Monument' race of the season provides a typically ravishing backdrop on the Italian Riviera on which the double Tour de France champion is expected to again show why he is the most complete rider in the sport.
Capable of winning on almos...