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SYDNEY: Sam Kerr is poised to return to international football following a lengthy injury layoff after she was named Friday in Australia’s squad to take on Wales and England. But there was no indication whether the Chelsea striker — who has not played for the Matildas in almost two years — would again be handed … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were unable to conclude the second review talks within the deadline due to “outstanding issues” concerning the timing of the publication of a Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment report and differences over flood-loss estimates. Officials said Pakistan estimated the total economic losses from last year’s floods … Read more
Britain on Friday designated Google with “strategic market status” in online search, the first time it has deployed new powers to tackle the dominance of big tech and paving the way for interventions it deems necessary. The Competition and Markets Authority’s move enables it to compel the Alphabet-owned company to change the way it operates … Read more
At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display.
Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.
[Is it OK to check your phone’s power bank Can you charge your tablet in the overhead bin? What about a cordless hair dryer? The rules have changed this year. Here’s what to know.
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, its seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to move inland or to higher ground. Agency Phivolcs warned of aftershocks from the quake, which struck in the morning in waters off … Read more
[Workers, who were quitting at high rates a few years ago, are now “job hugging” — or, as one consulting firm put it, “holding on to their jobs for dear life.”
Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.
The artist, who died in 2008, would have reached that age this month. But buoyant birthday festivities around the globe come mixed with sobering news about his former home.