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Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:40:15 GMT
Kohli 'perfect' and training after invasion incident: Dravid
Kohli on Monday took to social media to condemn the actions of an intruder who filmed the inside of his room at a Perth hotel as India prepared last month for the ongoing tournament in Australia. "It's made me feel very paranoid about my privacy," ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:24:11 GMT
Japan name World Cup squad to put 'Tragedy of Doha' behind them
Former Barcelona youth star Takefusa Kubo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma were among the 26 players named as Japan prepare to take on Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in a tough Group E. Japan have appeared at the past six World Cups but they were denied ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:20:21 GMT
Iran protests rage on in defiance of crackdown
Iran has for the past six weeks been rocked by protests of a scale and nature unprecedented since the 1979 Islamic revolution, sparked by the death in September of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the Tehran morality police. The authorities hav...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:54:10 GMT
Timeline of a disaster: Seoul's fatal crowd crush
The plan On October 27, two days before, police estimate 100,000 people will attend the Halloween event in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district. They announce plans to deploy 200 officers. As the party is not an "official" event, authorities do not pl...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:52:13 GMT
Unpaid wages top Qatar migrant worker complaints: UN
The International Labour Organization said the number of worker complaints more than doubled in a year to 34,425 with the launch of a new online platform, in a report which called on Qatar to bolster the implementation of reforms launched after crit...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:48:10 GMT
Sony hikes net profit forecast as weak yen boosts business
The Japanese conglomerate said it now expects net profit to March 2023 to reach 840 billion yen ($5.7 billion), up from 800 billion yen previously forecast. It also slightly increased its sales outlook to 11.6 trillion yen. The yen has lost more t...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:36:11 GMT
Saudi Aramco posts 39 percent jump in profits
The announcement came as the OPEC+ cartel of oil producers was set to implement production cuts that have drawn the ire of the United States, which says the move -- approved at a meeting last month -- amounts to "aligning with Russia" in the conflic...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:08:12 GMT
Gay struggle offers new window on Berlin Wall's fall
Art exhibitions, films and city tours are casting a new spotlight on LGBTQ life in the now defunct state, capturing the imagination of generations born after the Berlin Wall tumbled on November 9, 1989. "It was a high-wire act," said East German ar...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:04:13 GMT
Afghanistan set Sri Lanka 145 to win World Cup clash
The leg-spinner bowled superbly in his four overs, finishing with 3-13 and not conceding a boundary in his spell. Both sides still have a mathematical chance of making the top two in the group, and therefore the semi-finals, but whoever loses is ef...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:04:12 GMT
China iPhone factory under lockdown boosts bonuses for workers who stay
China is the last major economy committed to a zero-Covid strategy, persisting with snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines in a bid to stamp out emerging outbreaks. But new variants have tested local officials' ability to snuff out fl...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:52:09 GMT
Toyota keeps net profit forecast despite production woes
The world's top-selling automaker said it now expects to sell half a million fewer vehicles than planned in the current financial year because of a global chip shortage and other supply problems. Chief financial officer Kenta Kon warned that "headw...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:34:17 GMT
Sabalenka surprises Jabeur, Sakkari edges Pegula at WTA Finals
Sabalenka shook off an error-strewn start to beat the Tunisian, a finalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open this year, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. "I think it's the biggest win of the season for me," said Sabalenka, ...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:34:13 GMT
Nets hold off Pacers for second win of NBA season, Bucks march on
As the Nets ended a four-game slide, the Milwaukee Bucks remained the only unbeaten team in the league, improving to 6-0 with a hard-fought 110-108 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Bucks, led by 31 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo, were up by...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:28:15 GMT
Gold Trip wins horse racing's Melbourne Cup as favourite fourth
Carrying 57.5kg, 10-1 shot Gold Trip held off Emissary in second and High Emocean, third, with 2-1 favourite Deauville Legend fourth in the 3,200m (two-mile) handicap considered the ultimate test of stamina. It was Zahra's first victory in the famo...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:28:09 GMT
Japan name former Barca prodigy Kubo in World Cup squad
The Blue Samurai have been drawn with Germany, Spain and Costa Rica in a tough Group E and will look to Kubo and fellow attacker Mitoma to provide the spark. Kubo, 21, was invited to join Barcelona's La Masia academy at the age of nine and was know...



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