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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:18:14 GMT
US Open: Who said what on day 8
"Man, I was losing it in the locker room. Bro, I was going crazy. Yeah, I mean, that's my guy. So to see him post that, I was like, Do I retweet it as soon as he sent it? I was like, You know what, I'm going to be cool and act like I didn't see it a...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:50:34 GMT
School gardens a lifeline for hungry Cambodian children
Long before Covid restrictions ravaged the economy, malnutrition and poverty stalked Cambodia's youth -- the legacy of decades of conflict and instability following the Khmer Rouge's genocidal rule in the 1970s. Food insecurity has worsened since R...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:24:13 GMT
Sinner into US Open quarter-finals
The 11th seed squeezed past the 28-year-old Belarusian 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to set up last eight meeting with either Spain's Carlos Alcaraz or Croatia's Marin Cilic on Wednesday. The Monaco-based 21-year-old has performed consistently well at Gr...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 04:20:17 GMT
Japan to spend $12mn on ex-PM Abe's state funeral
Abe was shot dead on the campaign trail in July, and the government expects dozens of current and former heads of state to pay condolences at the September 27 service in Tokyo. But recent polls show about half of Japanese voters oppose the publicly...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:32:29 GMT
Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of 'disaster'
Soon after it invaded in February, Moscow largely took control of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of southern Ukraine and is now aiming to absorb them into Russia through referendums -- as it did with Crimea in 2014. Russia also blamed Western...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:22:19 GMT
Rescuers scour for survivors after dozens killed in China quake
The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. At least 65 people were killed, state media reported Tues...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 03:02:15 GMT
Asian markets mixed as bargain-buying tempers fears over outlook
However, the dollar lost some of its momentum against its major peers on profit-taking, with the euro finding some support ahead of an expected European Central Bank interest rate hike and sterling lifted by the election of a new prime minister. Ru...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:32:22 GMT
Lula voters nostalgic for social gains in Brazil
AFP spoke to Lula voters about the October 2 election pitting the leftist ex-president (2003-2010) against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Fed-up producer Writer, producer and cultural commentator Jonathan Raymundo, 33, is fed up with Bolsonaro'...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:20:25 GMT
Brazil's Bolsonaro still the 'Bibles, bullets and beef' candidate
AFP spoke to Bolsonaro backers from the "BBB" constituencies -- conservative Christians, security hardliners and farmers -- about the October 2 election pitting the far-right incumbent against leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2003-201...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:10:16 GMT
Sabalenka into US Open quarter-finals for second time
The world number six from Belarus triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 over her American opponent who she has now beaten in New York three times in the last five editions. Sabalenka eventually fell at the semi-finals in 2021 and her 2022 bid looked in danger on...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 02:00:26 GMT
Army taking on gangs in Colombia's biggest port
The "Shottas" and "Spartanos" gangs have been fighting for months over control of Buenaventura's drug trafficking trade, and other illegal activities such as micro-trafficking, extortion and kidnappings. But the army has tried to assert some state ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:56:14 GMT
'Kvaradona' leading upbeat Napoli's charge against Liverpool
Kvaratskhelia has been nicknamed "Kvaradona" after scoring four times and setting up another goal in the first five rounds of Serie A fixtures. The Georgian will be leading Napoli's bid for a big win in their Group A opener at the Stadio Maradona, ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:46:16 GMT
Power outages, damage as Typhoon Hinnamnor hits South Korea
The typhoon, one of the most powerful to bear down on the country in decades, hit the country's southern island of Jeju overnight before making landfall near the port city of Busan, which was battered by huge waves and heavy rain, damaging beachfron...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:42:19 GMT
Gender identity gets starring role at Venice Film Festival
The revelation by Crialese came at a press conference for his new film, "L'Immensita", which is inspired by his difficult adolescence. "I am never going to be like any other man... I was born biologically a woman," Crialese said. He added that, ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:36:15 GMT
Drug violence tests Mexico president's 'hugs not bullets' strategy
Mounting scrutiny of Lopez Obrador's approach comes as his critics accuse him of trying to militarize the Latin American nation by putting the National Guard under army control. A spate of violence in August in several cities, including Ciudad Juar...



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