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Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:42:49 GMT
Energy deals top agenda as UAE president meets Macron in Paris
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan meets his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday at the start of a two-day visit focused on fuel and transport deals as France attempts to diversify its energy sources ...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:42:11 GMT
Open champion Smith hailed in Australia as LIV concerns grow
The 28-year-old produced a stunning last round 64 to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday, holding off playing partner Cameron Young and third-placed Rory McIlroy. The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a staggering performance", while The Australian broads...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:12:10 GMT
Thai democracy activists targeted by Pegasus spyware: report
Massive demonstrations engulfed Thailand's capital Bangkok two years ago as thousands called for greater civil freedoms, as well as a loosening of the strict lese-majeste laws that prevent any criticism of the monarchy. The report by Canadian cyber...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:10:16 GMT
India's parliament begins voting for new president
Droupadi Murmu, from the Santhal tribe, has been nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for the largely ceremonial position. If elected, she would be India's first tribal president and second female president. The...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:54:12 GMT
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
Nikolas Cruz took an AR-15 assault rifle into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018 and killed 17 students and staff members. Cruz -- who was 19 at the time -- has already pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:45:58 GMT
Parkland school shooter faces possible death penalty as sentencing trial begins
Four years, five months and four days after Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his trial for the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to reach a jury begins Monday with opening statements.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:32:25 GMT
Sudan's gold rush wreaks havoc on health
In recent years, a growing number of traditional miners have flocked to her village hoping to strike it rich. But they leave behind hazardous white-powdered waste laden with toxic chemicals including mercury used in the gold extraction process. Th...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:08:11 GMT
Rugby Australia condemns fans who branded Eddie Jones 'traitor'
Video has emerged of Jones, who is Australian, being heckled several times after the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday which England won 21-17. One clip showed him in a fiery verbal exchange with supporters after being called "a t...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:06:13 GMT
'I'm a competitor with belief!' warns record breaker Fraser-Pryce
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has that in spades and on Sunday once again demonstrated her steely desire and sprinting prowess as she bagged a record fifth women's 100m title. "The secret behind my success is that I am a competitor, I love to compete and...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:02:11 GMT
Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote
Ranil Wickremesinghe automatically became acting president when Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned last week after fleeing to Singapore. A state of emergency allows troops to arrest and detain suspects, and the president to make regulations overriding exi...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:52:26 GMT
Six memorable moments from week two of the Tour de France
Here AFP Sport looks at some of the thrills and spills that have made the 109th edition of the world's most prestigious bike race such an enthralling spectacle. Pogacar mountain meltdown There are no sure things in sport and Tadej Pogacar's fall fro...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:52:21 GMT
Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
During the country's worst-ever economic crisis, which has driven rampant inflation and spurred protests that last week brought down the president, Sri Lankans are buying less, eating less and working less. "It's very difficult to live, even a loaf...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:46:15 GMT
France on alert as forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
Forecasters have put 15 French departments on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures as neighbouring Britain was poised to set new heat records this coming week. The heatwave is the second to engulf parts of southwest Europe in weeks, ...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:40:05 GMT
Live: EU weighs fresh sanctions on Russia as Ukraine war fuels global crises
The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday. The bloc’s foreign ministers are considering banning gold purchases from Russia, which would align with sanctions already imposed by G7 partners. Follow FRANCE 24 for l...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:26:13 GMT
Pakistan's Khan calls for early election after state assembly victory
Twenty seats were up for grabs in the Punjab by-election, which was seen as a popularity test for the former international cricket star dismissed by a no-confidence vote in April. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won 15, with the Pakistan M...



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