The Ukrainian government has no data confirming any reported buildup of Russian forces on the nation’s borders, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s spokesman said on Sunday, likening the speculation from Western media to propaganda. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry does not confirm any of these allegations, the president’s spokesman, Sergey Nikiforov, to..
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Issued on: 07/11/2021 - 21:08 The head of Libya's national unity government plans to run for president next month, according to a senior official, an apparent breach of a pledge to remain neutral when he took office in March under a U.N.-backed peace process. Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has become popular with…
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World champion Anna Shcherbakova set a new personal best in the free skate as she stormed to glory at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Italy, finishing ahead of compatriot Maiia Khromykh and successfully restoring her quad. Known for her abilities to perform the quad Lutz and quad flip…
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Bagnaia’s 2021 title hopes came to an end late on in the previous Emilia Romagna GP when he crashed out of the lead, with Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo emerging from the Misano weekend as the world champion. The Ducati rider put those demons behind him to qualify on pole in Portugal…
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France forward Antoine Griezmann scored a top-corner screamer in a Liga clash for Atletico Madrid, racing from the halfway line before smashing a shot into the net in a goal some have described as the best of his career. The 30-year-old put loan club Atletico 2-1 up at Valencia on…
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Novak Djokovic overcame losing the first set to beat defending champion Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Masters and go some way to avenging his US Open final defeat, winning a final lauded by viewers for the level of its quality. In a hugely-anticipated final between the two best players in…
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The Yamaha rider struggled to seventh in Saturday’s qualifying at the Algarve GP and couldn’t make much inroads from there, despite feeling like he had pace to match race winner Francesco Bagnaia. Quartararo would run as high as sixth, but got stuck behind the Pramac Ducati of Jorge Martin and…
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Issued on: 07/11/2021 - 16:47 Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at multiple anti-coup rallies, with protesters in several cities joining a call for two-days of civil disobedience against last month's military takeover. Hundreds of anti-coup protesters rallied in the capital Khartoum, as well as in its twin…
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MUMBAI: India's manufacturing capital Chennai came to a standstill on Sunday (Nov 7) with many areas flooded after the southern Indian coast was battered by heavy rainfall overnight, prompting authorities to issue warnings and evacuate people from low-lying areas. Local media showed footage of cars submerged under water, uprooted trees…
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China aims to bring the proportion of good water quality in its coastal regions up to 79 per cent, to basically eliminate heavy polluted weather, to effectively control soil pollution risks and to significantly enhance the capability of treating solid waste and new pollutants, the council said. The government also…
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A new collection from Princeton University Press of his youthful writings may have been mistitled Billy Wilder on Assignment, since a good number of the articles included, some from his teens, appear to be pieces written on spec and accepted by one p..
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