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Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:34:11 GMT
Netherlands edge closer to World Cup Super 12 with tense Namibia win
At a sun-soaked but near-empty Kardinia Park in Geelong the African nation was restricted to 121-6 in their 20 overs, with the Dutch using seven different bowlers to put the clamps on. De Leede was the best of the bunch, taking 2-18, complemented b...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:04:10 GMT
Taiwan's Foxconn unveils more electric vehicle prototypes
The world's largest contract electronics maker, Foxconn already plays a lynchpin role in assembling gadgets for a host of top international brands including Apple's iPhones. The company has moved to diversify beyond electronics assembly and embrace...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:58:17 GMT
Mountainous Lesotho finds gold in trout fish farming
The yield is not grain or fruit, but rainbow trout -- the bounty from an undulating river at the foot of the peaks of Lesotho. Fishermen haul nets bulging with trout onto a floating platform. The fish are killed and put on ice, the first step on t...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:34:14 GMT
Zelensky set for Frankfurt book fair as Ukraine stars
Ukrainian authors led by "punk poet" Sergiy Zhadan will feature prominently at the world's biggest publishing event. Zelensky will make his speech Thursday via video link at the five-day annual fair, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors fro...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:24:09 GMT
Australia backs plan for intercontinental power grid
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra to ink a new green energy deal between the two countries. Albanese said the pact showed a "collective resolve" to slash greenhouse gas emissions throu...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:16:11 GMT
Neymar expected to testify at corruption trial in Barcelona
Neymar had been set to testify on either October 21 or 28 but the judge agreed to bring forward his hearing to avoid a clash with his football commitments. Wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, the 30-year-old arrived at the Provincial Court of Barce...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:56:11 GMT
New landslide in Venezuela kills three people
"I am informed that there are three dead in El Castano, it was a mudslide that came from the mountain," said Maduro, referring to a neighborhood in Maracay, the capital of northern Aragua state, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of the capital Car...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:50:12 GMT
NYCFC knock out Miami, Dallas edge Minnesota
In Texas, FC Dallas needed penalties to beat Minnesota United in Texas after the game ended 1-1 after extra-time. The swift exit for Miami means the loss was the final game for the club's veteran Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, the former Real M...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:36:15 GMT
China sees 'much faster timeline' on taking Taiwan, Blinken warns
Xi is on the cusp of securing a third five-year term at the helm of the world's most populous nation, delivering a landmark Communist Party Congress speech on Sunday that hailed his decade in power and restated his vow to one day "reunify", or force...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:12:09 GMT
Injured Hopkins the hero as Chargers sink Broncos
Hopkins, who spent most of the game with his right thigh heavily strapped after hurting himself on a second quarter extra-point, made no mistake from 39 yards to seal victory at SoFi Stadium. The win sees the Chargers improve to 4-2 while their AFC...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:08:12 GMT
France prepares for major disruptions as unions call transport strike
The move comes after workers at several refineries and depots operated by energy giant TotalEnergies voted to extend their strike action. Their industrial action has seriously disrupted fuel distribution across the country but particularly in north...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:28:09 GMT
Argentina requests arrest in Qatar of senior Iranian official
Iran's vice president for economic affairs, Mohsen Rezai, is wanted by Argentinian special prosecutors for alleged participation in the planning of the July 18, 1994 bomb attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, or AMIA, which kill...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:16:11 GMT
"The dream is over" says Higuain after final match
Higuain's final match was a defeat for his Inter Miami side to defending champions New York City in the Major League Soccer playoffs ending any hopes he had of bowing out with another trophy. "The dream is over, now another life begins," Higuain to...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:16:10 GMT
Asian markets up, sterling holds gains after UK budget U-turn
After a volatile few weeks during which the pound hit a record low, new finance minister Jeremy Hunt sought Monday to reassure investors as he unveiled a new spending package, doing away with tax cuts and warning of much lower spending. The move --...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:10:15 GMT
Test skipper Cummins named Australian ODI captain
The 29-year-old Cummins will lead the side through to the ODI World Cup in India next year. "I have thoroughly enjoyed playing under Finchy and have learnt an enormous amount from his leadership," Cummins said of his long-time teammate. "They are...



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