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Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:28:17 GMTIran slams UN watchdog censure motion in new blow to nuclear talks
Iran already announced it had disconnected some International Atomic Energy Agency cameras monitoring its nuclear sites in anticipation of the watchdog's adoption of the Western-drafted censure motion Wednesday.
The motion -- approved by 30 members...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:26:31 GMTDying children reflect brutal toll of Somalia drought
Barely out of her teens, Qasim is among dozens of weary parents crowding Banadir Maternity & Children Hospital, which has become ground zero for the starvation crisis sweeping across Somalia as a record drought grips the Horn of Africa.
Entire vill...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:44:18 GMTFrance begins choosing new parliament in test for Macron
Elections for the 577 seats in the lower-house National Assembly are a two-round process, with the shape of the new parliament clear only after the second round, a week later, on June 19.
But they provide a crucial coda to April's presidential elec...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:30:16 GMTCrusaders' impeccable record at stake in Super Rugby semi showdown
The Crusaders are the most successful team ever in the southern hemisphere club competition and have been invincible playing sudden-death matches on home turf.
In 27 years of Super Rugby, the 12-times champions have played 26 knockout games at home...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:21:44 GMTLive: Zelensky ties ‘fate of Donbas’ to battle for Severodonetsk
The battle for the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk is brutal and will determine the fate of the Donbas region, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian troops lay waste to the city in an assault aimed at controlling eastern Ukraine. Follow FRA...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:16:11 GMTJapan-based Cooper gets nod for Wallabies squad to face England
Rennie, who is to name his 35-man squad on Sunday, is restricted to picking only three overseas-based players and said that the trio had been outstanding form for their clubs in Japan.
"It's probably not that secret anyway but we've got Quade, Sam...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:14:12 GMTWarriors sweating on Curry fitness after Celtics loss
Curry left the Warriors' 116-100 loss to the Celtics with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter after being buried in a scrum of players tussling for a loose ball.
The 34-year-old star grimaced in pain after the incident in which he appeared ...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:54:10 GMTShanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears linger
The city eased many restrictions last week, after confining most of its 25 million residents to their homes since March as China battled its worst Covid outbreak in two years.
But the lockdown was never fully lifted, with hundreds of thousands in C...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:40:16 GMTSlash airline emissions to meet Paris targets: report
Airlines must start to slash emissions before the end of the decade and by 2025 if possible, said the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in a new report.
The 2015 Paris climate treaty enjoins nations to cap global warming at "well...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:34:13 GMTDana White says Asia, Australia back on UFC post-pandemic menu
The US-based Ultimate Fighting Championship will be back with a bang in Singapore on Sunday morning -- prime time Saturday night in the United States -- with two world title fights headlining a quality UFC 275 card.
The last time UFC staged an even...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:18:13 GMTF1 pitches up in Baku with Perez out to promote title credentials
'Checo' arrives on the Caspian Sea coastline fresh from his Monaco triumph and with the ink barely dry on a two-year extension to his Red Bull contract.
Monaco, following three second-place finishes, lifted Mexico's most successful F1 driver to wit...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 04:10:13 GMTTatum, Brown spark Celtics over Warriors for NBA Finals lead
Boston, bullied by the Warriors in a game two blowout in San Francisco on Sunday, bounced back with a dominant physical performance to regain the initiative in the best-of-seven series in a pulsating clash at the Celtics' TD Garden.
Brown led Bosto...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:14:13 GMTAmerican with monkeypox flees Mexican hospital
The 48-year-old man, originally from Texas, fled the hospital in Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast last weekend despite having been told by medical staff that he should be tested for monkeypox and kept in isolation, the state health departme...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:56:41 GMTBiden lays out Latin America economic plan at summit marred by no-shows
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a proposed new U.S. economic partnership with Latin America aimed at countering China’s growing clout as he kicked off a regional summit marred by discord and snubs over the guest list.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 02:04:26 GMTMigrant caravan to continue trek through Mexico Thursday
The migrants had set up a temporary camp on a basketball court in the southern Mexican town of Huixtla, some 40 kilometers from where they began their journey on Monday close to the Guatemala border.
Immigration authorities in Huixtla began slowly ...