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Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:52:14 GMTGraft-accused S.Africa brothers face extradition from UAE
Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused of paying bribes for state contracts and influence over ministerial appointments in a scandal that dogged former South African president Jacob Zuma's administration.
"Dubai Police made the arrest after receiving a ...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:22:23 GMTUK's wounded Johnson presses on despite Tory rebellion
The beleaguered leader has claimed that Monday evening's dramatic ballot, which saw 211 Tory party lawmakers support him remaining prime minister but 148 vote against, was a "decisive result".
But most critics and commentators disagreed, arguing hi...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:22:23 GMTIce skating raises minimum age from 15 to 17 in 'historic' move
The decision by the International Skating Union (ISU) congress in Phuket, Thailand, came months after a Beijing Winter Olympics drugs scandal involving then-15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
"It's a very historic decision," ISU pres...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:06:11 GMTRussian superyacht in Fiji handed to US authorities
The $300 million Amadea, linked by the United States to billionaire Russian politician Suleiman Kerimov, a target of sanctions, was impounded on arrival in Fiji in April at Washington's request.
Supreme Court President and Chief Justice Kamal Kumar...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:58:59 GMTRoyal workshop: Brazil gets first cricket bat factory
Francisco, 63, is the proud owner of Brazil's first cricket bat factory, based in the small city of Pocos de Caldas in Minas Gerais state, population 170,000.
Not coincidentally, the leafy spa city is also the headquarters of Cricket Brasil, an org...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:58:55 GMTStep aside football: women's cricket booms in Brazil
But in an unusual scene for the football-mad country, they are indifferent to the goalposts nearby, instead swinging cricket bats and fielding drives.
Welcome to Pocos de Caldas, a city of 170,000 people that is the capital of a lovably quirky ques...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:52:09 GMTEnglish-language students swerve UK post Brexit
Covid has meant that the number of foreign students on such visits to the UK has fallen sharply.
But Britain's departure from the European Union is not helping the recovery, as post-Brexit administrative requirements have raised travel costs.
Abou...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:09:34 GMTSouth Africa confirms arrest of Gupta brothers in UAE for corruption
Dubai police on Tuesday said it was coordinating the extradition to South Africa of Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African president Jacob Zuma.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:17:17 GMTLive: Situation changing 'every hour' as fighting rages in Severodonetsk
Street fighting continued to rage for control of Severodonetsk on Tuesday, with the city's mayor saying the situation was changing "every hour". President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Monday that Ukrainian troops were "h...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:16:16 GMTRelief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
Last month, the city of 22 million stopped people from eating out, closed gyms and sealed off dozens of subway stations to try and stamp out a coronavirus outbreak.
The curbs are now finally easing, including at restaurants.
"I'm very excited, mai...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 04:04:13 GMTHong Kong pro-democracy figures set for largest national security trial
Under the security law, which Beijing imposed in 2020 following huge, sometimes violent democracy protests, the pro-democracy figures are charged with "conspiracy to subversion" for organising an unofficial primary election.
Subversion is one of th...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:37:51 GMTBritish journalist, Brazilian indigenous expert missing in the Amazon rainforest
A British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest after receiving threats, authorities and indigenous-rights groups said Monday, raising fears for their safety.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:36:10 GMTAvalanche sweep Oilers, advance to NHL Stanley Cup Final
Colorado swept the host Oilers 4-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference final to reach the championship series for the first time since winning the title in 2001.
The Avalanche will face either the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:54:10 GMTNew Zealand Rugby makes public apology to top woman player
The experienced hooker had accused management of overseeing a culture that failed to support player wellbeing on their unsuccessful tour of Europe last year, during which she said she suffered a mental breakdown.
The 30-year-old's social media post...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 02:53:35 GMTMexico's Lopez Obrador to skip Biden's Summit of the Americas over 'exclusion' of some countries
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Monday he would skip the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States due to Washington’s failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.