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Europe: Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
Pope Francis Sunday announced a special collection would be taken up in all of Europe’s Roman Catholic churches on April 24. …read more Source: Standard...
World: Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
Pope Francis Sunday announced a special collection would be taken up in all of Europe’s Roman Catholic churches on April 24. …read more Source: Standard...
Serena, Murray ousted in Miami shockers
World number one and three-time defending champion Serena Williams and second-ranked Andy Murray both crashed out of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on a Monday filled with upsets. Russian 15th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova stunned 21-time Grand Slam champion Williams 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-2 while British world number two Murray dropped a third-round match to...
Japan’s Abe hosts Mugabe as Tokyo, Beijing vie for Africa influence
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the start of their talks at the latter’s official residence in Tokyo/AFPTOKYO, Japan, Mar 29 – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday welcomed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe the 92-year-old former guerrilla fighter who is widely...
Klitschko going for Olympic gold in Rio
Former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko hopes to box for a second Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro, if the timing of his rematch against Tyson Fury allows. Hamburg-based Klitschko turns 40 on Friday and would relish the chance to box for more Olympic medals having won the Super heavyweight gold for Ukraine at the 1996 Atlanta Games....
ICC evaluating its work over the past 12 years
Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi acknowledged questions raised about the court’s efficiency in its core mandate of delivering justice transparently and timely/CFMCAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 23 – International Criminal Court (ICC) President Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi has announced elaborate strategies that she intends to spearhead...
Trump outlines isolationist policy and advisor team
Trump, who is closing in on the Republican presidential nomination, had been under pressure to name a foreign policy team, amid reports that mainstream experts are loath to endorse him/FILEWASHINGTON, United States, Mar 22 – White House hopeful Donald Trump outlined Monday a starkly isolationist stance and a advisory team drawn from the energy...
World’s first Pele shrine shines in war-torn Ukraine
In the heart of an eastern Ukrainian city shaken by echoes of guns stands the world’s first shrine to football legend Pele that miraculously survived nearly two years of war. The creator of the unlikely Lugansk museum painted in Brazilian gold and green and adorned by a bronze statue of Pele and a giant football at its front door is a...
Denmark tops global ‘happy’ index, Burundi at bottom
Denmark lost to Switzerland in the 2015 version of the World Happiness Report but was named the happiest country once again in this year’s report/AFPNEW YORK, United States, Mar 17 – Denmark, closely followed by Switzerland, is again the happiest country in the world while crisis-torn Syria and Burundi are the most miserable, according to a...
City in Champions League quarters
Manchester City reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time despite a lethargic second leg goalless draw against Dynamo Kiev. The draw, however came at a prize for the former English champions who lost two defenders, Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otemedi. The Citizens kept their first clean sheet in 10 Champions League […]...
