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Sun, 15 May 2022 07:58:12 GMT
Saudi Aramco says Q1 profits jump 82% as oil prices surge
The announcement continued a string of recent positive economic news for Saudi Arabia, where a booming oil sector is fuelling the fastest growth rate in a decade. Aramco's net income of $39.5 billion was up from $21.7 billion compared with the sam...

Sun, 15 May 2022 07:56:21 GMT
Memorable Symonds moments: From explosive batting to 'monkeygate'
Affectionately nicknamed "Roy", he was also a rebel. AFP Sport looks at some of his memorable career moments following his death in a car crash: Breakthrough Symonds came into his own at the 2003 one-day World Cup with his maiden international cen...

Sun, 15 May 2022 07:56:11 GMT
New UAE president meets Macron as world leaders pay respects
Macron, who was re-elected this month, expressed his condolences to Sheikh Mohamed following the death of his half-brother Sheikh Khalifa, who died on Friday following a long illness. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US Vice President Kamala H...

Sun, 15 May 2022 07:12:11 GMT
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival
A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week after mob violence left nine dead and over 225 wounded, sparked by attacks on peaceful demonstrators by government loyalists. Protesters across the Buddhist-majority nation have f...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:52:09 GMT
Covid-hit Shanghai announces gradual reopening of businesses
Confronted with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic, China -- the last major economy still closed off to the world -- put the city of 25 million under heavy restrictions in early April. The rigid strategy to root out vir...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:44:08 GMT
Former Man Utd star Yorke gets coaching job in Australia
It is the ex-Trinidad and Tobago international's first senior coaching role. He is no stranger to Australian football, having been Sydney FC's marquee player in the inaugural A-League season of 2005-06, when the Sky Blues went on to win the first c...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:14:09 GMT
Schooling loses first SEA Games gold over swim controversy
Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen, Jonathan Tan and Mikkel Lee came home well clear of their regional rivals in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the SEA Games in Hanoi on Saturday night and celebrated winning gold. But while conducting a post-race interview t...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:13:15 GMT
Live: Missiles hit military target in Lviv region hours after Ukraine wins Eurovision
Russian missile strikes early Sunday hit military infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region, according to the local governor. The strike came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed hip-hop group Kalush Orchestra’s win in...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:10:20 GMT
Russian radio voices sow fear in Ukraine war zone
The six frightened women and lone man cowering in the heart of the east Ukrainian war zone had no idea whether to believe the monotone voice -- or who was actually patrolling the streets of the besieged city of Lysychansk above their heads. All the...

Sun, 15 May 2022 06:08:09 GMT
Andrew Symonds: Australian all-round great loved by teammates
A hulking presence at 6ft 2in (1.87m) with a grin as broad as his shoulders, he was a supremely talented all-rounder equally at home bowling spin or lively medium-pace. Despite his size, Symonds was a lithe and athletic presence on the ground, with...

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:38:18 GMT
Flamboyant Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in car crash
The 46-year-old, who played 26 Tests and 198 one-day internationals from 1998 to 2009, was involved in a single-car accident outside Townsville in Queensland state on Saturday night. Police said emergency services attempted to revive him, but he di...

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:38:14 GMT
Russia artist is 76-year-old voice of protest on Ukraine
The 76-year-old artist was up late, making placards to protest about the conflict in Ukraine. But the moment she stepped out of her home in Saint Petersburg on her way to demonstrate, two unknown men snatched the work from her and ran off. "It wa...

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:36:11 GMT
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival
A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week after mob violence left nine dead and over 225 wounded, sparked by attacks on peaceful demonstrators by government loyalists. In recent weeks, protesters across the Buddhist-major...

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:20:14 GMT
Charlo knocks out Castano to claim undisputed crown
Charlo, who fought to a controversial draw against Castano last year, battered the South American into submission in the 10th round of a classic battle in Los Angeles. Charlo, the reigning WBC, WBC and IBF champion, earned Castano's WBO belt with t...

Sun, 15 May 2022 05:05:27 GMT
Lebanon votes in first election since Beirut blast, economic crisis
Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon's first election since the deadly Beirut port blast and the country's economic collapse, making it a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amid soaring povert...



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