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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:04:30 GMT
'I'm no cannon fodder': Russians flee to Georgia
The latest wave of Russian exiles since the war began in February has seen military-aged men pour into the Caucasus country -- by cars in a column stretching for some 20 kilometres, by bicycles and some walking kilometres by foot to the border cross...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:56:08 GMT
USA set basketball World Cup record with 145-69 thumping of South Korea
Eight of the Americans' 12-strong roster hit doubles figures, led by Brionna Jones with 24 points, eight rebounds and one assist in Sydney. A'ja Wilson drilled 20 points and Breanna Stewart 18 as the three-time defending champions ran riot, with Sh...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:54:09 GMT
Tokyo stocks end 2.7% lower on slowdown fears

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:44:10 GMT
Rohit backs Kumar as India look to fix T20 bowling
India went past Aaron Finch's Australia by six wickets to clinch the three-match T20 series 2-1, and now host South Africa for a white-ball series starting Wednesday. The team's batsmen, including Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, have been in good...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:50:14 GMT
Ex-Russian officer flees army call-up: 'I am disgusted'
"I don't want to be killing my Slav people, my brothers, my sisters," the middle-aged man tells AFP from a modest hotel room in Finland, where he arrived on Thursday. "I am physically disgusted to be in the presence of our Russian citizens who supp...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:48:10 GMT
Death toll from Venezuela floods rises to eight
Around 40 members of a Methodist church had gathered in Tachira state on Friday when heavy rains caused flooding, state governor Freddy Bernal tweeted. Some of the worshippers were bathing in the river when the rains came down, suddenly raising the...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:42:12 GMT
Ukrainian heavy industry ground down by Russia's war
In the gigantic ArcelorMittal steelworks and iron mine complex in Kryvyi Rih, three of the four blast furnaces have been shut down, while the mine lies dormant. The last working blast furnace, a cathedral of metal surrounded by colossal pipes, was...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:40:13 GMT
Porsche, luxury carmaker with storied history
Dial 911 Porsche made waves at the Frankfurt international motor show in 1963 when it unveiled a new car with a six-cylinder engine designed to succeed its 356 model. The manufacturer originally intended to call it the 901 -- but Peugeot had alread...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:38:12 GMT
Porsche to race onto German stock exchange with mega IPO
While the listing comes at a difficult time for global markets -- roiled by the war in Ukraine and surging inflation -- the maker of the 9-11 sports car expects to leverage its brand power. "Some potential clients may not yet be able to afford a P...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:02:10 GMT
Macau casino stocks surge on mainland travel hopes
Macau is the only place in China where casinos are legal and the former Portuguese colony used to dwarf Las Vegas for the scale of bets placed each month. But China's strict zero-Covid controls have laid waste to the gaming sector, hammering the ci...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:44:09 GMT
Inflation hits home for Mongolians struggling for basic goods
Each transaction nets them a small profit -- but when the value of the tugrik fluctuates it makes that more difficult, and lately the currency has taken a dive. This year the currency has fallen almost 15 percent against the US dollar -- most of t...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:40:47 GMT
Petrol stations: running out of road?
Faced with the drive away from hydrocarbons as governments seek to fight global warming, compounded by fuel shortages due to the Ukraine conflict and consequent soaring prices, there is little doubt that the internal combustion engine’s days will ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:30:14 GMT
Five rescuers killed in Philippine typhoon
The typhoon dumped heavy rain and unleashed fierce winds as it swept across the main island of Luzon on Sunday and Monday, toppling trees and flooding low-lying communities. So far, there have been no reports of widespread severe damage. The five...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:10:24 GMT
Deeply divisive Monroe biopic 'Blonde' hits Netflix
While there is almost universal praise for the visceral lead performance by Ana de Armas, critics cannot agree whether the uncompromising, nearly three-hour film is an artistic tour de force or another cruel layer of exploitation perpetrated against...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:06:10 GMT
US, South Korea begin naval drills after North's missile test
Washington is Seoul's key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from the nuclear-armed North. South Korea's hawkish President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to beef up joint military exercises...



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