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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:38:11 GMT
EasyJet flies into third straight annual loss
The airline, which flies mainly across Europe, posted a loss after tax of £169 million ($203 million) for its financial year to the end of September. That compared with a net loss of £858 million in 2020/21, EasyJet added in a statement. The Cov...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:46:18 GMT
'More to offer' than war: Ukraine works on display at Madrid museum
The works on show at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum of Art as part of the "In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930" exhibition include oil paintings, sketches and collages. Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza founded "Museums for U...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:38:11 GMT
Australia's Smith looking to end career-best year on a high
The Australian began 2022 by shooting the lowest score in US PGA Tour history to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. He claimed two more PGA Tour victories, including a first major at the British Open at St Andrews in July, before def...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:34:11 GMT
Recharged England face Pakistan challenge in long-awaited series
Under Stokes and former New Zealand great McCullum, England have remodelled their game -- winning six of their last seven Tests at home playing what has been dubbed "Bazball" after the coach's nickname. That came after a dismal sequence of just on...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:30:33 GMT
Lights go out on Hungary stadiums, theatres as energy crisis bites
The state-of-the-art grounds -- symbols of right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 12 years in power -- are among a long list of buildings no longer able to cope with rising energy prices in the central European country. Despite being ...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:18:11 GMT
'No cowards in an Australian team' - Cummins hits back at Langer
Langer last week attacked the anonymous "cowards" who leaked against him in the lead-up to his resignation this year after widespread reports in the Australian media, citing sources, about his intense coaching style. Cricket Australia chief Nick Ho...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:10:23 GMT
Mould and red tape: Ukrainians hosted in UK struggle to find own housing
A month later, the British hosts who sponsored them asked the family to move out, saying they needed the space for an elderly relative. Viktoriya, who asked only to use her first name, said she and her family were then moved to a caravan park in D...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:08:21 GMT
Biden monitoring China Covid unrest as US rallies pop up
The comments came after hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities over the weekend, in a rare outpouring of public frustration that has spread to international Chinese-speaking communities. "He's monitoring this. We all are," N...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:00:16 GMT
Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests
Four monks including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province's Bung Sam Phan district tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday, district official Boonlert Thintapthai told AFP. The monks have been sent to a health clinic to undergo drug re...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:36:11 GMT
US, Iran face off in winner-takes-all World Cup showdown
Ever since the draw for the tournament was made in April, the Group B game between the US and Iran has stood out as one of the highlights of the first phase in Qatar. Even with little riding on the result, the game at Thumama Stadium would have bee...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:46:19 GMT
China cities under heavy policing after protests
The country's leadership is facing a wave of protest not seen in decades, fuelled by anger over the unrelenting lockdowns as well as deep-rooted frustrations over China's political direction. A deadly fire last week in Urumqi, the capital of northw...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:54:14 GMT
Durant propels Nets past Magic, Celtics overwhelm Hornets
While the league-leading Boston Celtics romped again, leading wire-to-wire in a 140-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, the Philadelphia 76ers erased a 16-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-101 in star center Joel Embiid's return from i...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:38:14 GMT
Asian markets mostly rise after calm night in China
The gains were led by a rally in Hong Kong and Shanghai, with property firms enjoying a much-needed surge on the back of moves to ease funding restrictions on troubled developers. However, sentiment was tempered by warnings from top Federal Reserve...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 02:28:10 GMT
New Zealand golfer Ko returns to No. 1 in world
Ko, who first reached number one in 2015, passed American Nelly Korda, who had moved atop the rankings on November 14 after a one-stroke victory at the Pelican Women's Championship. "I'm very grateful to be world number one again," Ko said in a sta...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 01:48:19 GMT
Biden's ambitious climate plan stokes tension with EU allies
With the IRA set to be one of the main topics discussed during French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Washington this week, AFP answers some key questions about the spat. What are the measures in the IRA? The IRA, a behemoth piece of legi...



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