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Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:40:13 GMT
US coach praises players for stand against sexual abuse in football
England beat the US 2-1 in Friday's friendly at Wembley with a Lauren Hemp goal and a penalty from Georgia Stanway either side of a Sophia Smith strike. But the build-up to the match in London was overshadowed by the damning revelations in a report...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:36:22 GMT
Phony heiress Anna Sorokin released from US immigration detention
Sorokin, who used the name Anna Delvey while scamming more than a quarter of a million dollars from hotels, banks and friends, was granted conditional release by a judge after posting a bond, a spokesperson for the US Immigration and Customs Enforce...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:24:21 GMT
Tiafoe into Japan Open final after 'weird' win
The fourth-seeded Tiafoe won 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 and will play either Canada's Denis Shapovalov or his fellow American Taylor Fritz in Sunday's final in Tokyo. No US player has won the men's Japan Open since Pete Sampras in 1996. Tiafoe, the world numbe...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:42:10 GMT
Death toll from missiles on Ukraine town rises to 14
The missiles struck before dawn on Thursday, with three landing in the town centre, just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the artillery battles of the southern front. "Sad news keeps coming to us from the analysis of the buildings hit during the attac...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 07:24:14 GMT
Cover-up complaints fly over Greek wire-tapping scandal
But the case, which has cast an unflattering light on the conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, remains a priority for the European Parliament. The European Union assembly is sending a fact-finding delegation in November to...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 06:26:16 GMT
First minors sentenced under Hong Kong security law
A 16-year-old girl and three 17-year-olds were members of a little-known pro-independence group that called itself "Returning Valiant" and promoted a violent uprising against China at street booths and on social media last year, the court heard. Th...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 05:57:25 GMT
Live: Fire breaks out on bridge linking Crimea and Russia, causing ‘significant damage’
A fuel tank was on fire early Saturday on the Kerch bridge linking Crimea and Russia, the Russian state news agency RIA reported, while Ukraine’s media reported an explosion there. One photograph shows “significant damage” to the road section ...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 05:30:24 GMT
Hotel receptionists aim for the stars at world championship
This is not a classy hotel, but rather a set erected on the upper floor of a red-carpeted casino in the picturesque Swiss city of Montreux, and the scene is playing out in front of dozens of spectators. Oberli is among 16 young people from around t...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 04:24:10 GMT
Title-chasing Verstappen fastest in final Japanese GP practice
The Red Bull driver blazed round the track in dry conditions with a fastest lap of 1min 30.671sec, 0.294sec clear of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Verstappen can clinch the title on Sunday if he wins the race with the fastest lap, no matter what his riva...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 03:32:19 GMT
France outclass South Africa in women's Rugby World Cup opener
Sansus and fly-half Caroline Drouin shone for the French, who raced 19-0 clear inside the first quarter at Eden Park but only made the game safe with three tries inside the final 15 minutes. France are among the leading contenders to win the ninth ...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 03:00:25 GMT
Thai king tells massacre victims' families 'I share your grief'
King Maha Vajiralongkorn met survivors and relatives at a hospital in northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province late on Friday, a day after an ex-policeman murdered 24 children and 12 adults on a three-hour gun and knife rampage in a sleepy rural area....

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 02:50:43 GMT
Indonesian football faces pivotal moment after stadium disaster
The tragedy a week ago that killed 131 people, including 32 children, in the aftermath of a top-tier match has forced officials and fans to confront failings in every aspect of the game in the country. Experts on Indonesian football speak of shaky ...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 02:20:23 GMT
Google looks to raise its smartphone game with latest Pixel 7
The device was unveiled this week in Brooklyn, where representatives from the Mountain View, California giant highlighted top-flight features that can silence background noise on the phone. First introduced in 2016, the Pixel was a late-comer to t...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 01:42:43 GMT
He's not even running -- but US midterms could make or break Trump
Instead he threw himself into the midterm election campaign with unprecedented gusto, staking his kingmaker reputation on a slew of controversial candidates in key primary races. His US Senate picks in open races -- mostly anti-abortion hardliners,...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 01:32:23 GMT
US ammunition supplies dwindle as Ukraine war drains stockpiles
Washington has become by far the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia launched the invasion on February 24, with more than $16.8 billion in military assistance provided since that date. But US stockpiles of some equipment are "reaching ...



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