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CARDIFF: Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-marred 1st T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday. The start of the match was delayed by nearly four hours and a further rain interruption meant what should have been a 40-over contest … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt forward Omar Marmoush will miss Sunday’s Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty, his club confirmed on Wednesday. Marmoush was substituted in the fourth minute of Egypt’s goalless draw with Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Tuesday. He sustained the … Read more
Seismic protests in Asia have had young people at their core.
Demonstrator in Kathmandu defied a curfew and set fire to government offices and the homes of politicians on Tuesday during an escalation of unrest.
[After an explosion of popular rage tore through the country, its respected army was the only institution left standing. It’s now in talks with the protesters.
KARACHI: Fashion designer Maria Butt, widely known as Maria B, has formally responded to a defamation complaint lodged in August by Saima Butt that centred on her social media posts, which were viewed as casting aspersions on the transgender community. In her reply submitted to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Maria B, through … Read more
WARSAW/WYRYKI-WOLA: Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told parliament it was “the closest we have … Read more
Today we look at the Make America Healthy Again movement.
Balendra Shah won an upset victory three years ago to become Kathmandu’s mayor. He’s using social media to coach protesters on the country’s next steps.
PARIS: Irish punk-rappers Kneecap believe the cancellation of a string of gigs in recent months has only added to their popularity, while a “ridiculous” upcoming court case in London against them will be “thrown out”. In an interview with AFP that saw the trio address their legal problems and their solidarity with the Palestinian cause, … Read more
