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UAE president pays first visit to Qatar since blockade
One source said the club were in “serious negotiations” with the 37-year-old but an agreement had not yet been reached because of issues with Ronaldo’s image rights.
The Portuguese forward left United last month after giving an explosive…
Landslide in Colombia leaves three dead, 20 trapped
Crews were searching for people riding on a bus and a motorcycle that were caught up in the accident in a remote areas of a municipality called Pueblo Rico in northwest Colombia.
“Nine rescued, three fatalities and an estimated 20 who…
France, England in World Cup spotlight after Messi helps Argentina into quarters
Didier Deschamps’ French side are aiming to become the first team to win successive World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 after winning Group D in Qatar.
Led by electric Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, the French are heavy…
Gunmen kidnap over 15 worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack
The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, during evening prayers Saturday and carried out the kidnappings after shooting and wounding the imam and another worshipper, said local police spokesman Gambo Isah.…
Musk says Twitter clash with Apple a ‘misunderstanding’
“Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store,” Musk tweeted.
“Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.”
Musk also tweeted a video clip of “Apple’s…
England and Wales is now less Christian than ever before
The findings from the 10-yearly census, carried out in 2021, came just over a month after Rishi Sunak became Britain’s first non-Christian and first Hindu prime minister.
They showed rapid growth among the Muslim population. However, “no…
China Covid lockdowns shut delivery workers out of their homes
Officials in the Chinese capital have doubled down on the country’s hallmark zero-Covid policy in recent weeks, one of an array of cities to impose sweeping shutdowns, mass testing and teleworking mandates as caseloads have hit all-time…
Saudi Arabia stun Messi and co in shock World Cup win over Argentina
It meant that a goal by eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi failed to provide the magical spark La Albiceleste needed to overcome a dogged opponent seeking to make a splash in their own backyard.
This was the first world cup being…
Iran team do not sing national anthem before first World Cup game
Ahead of the game in Qatar, captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh said the team would decide together whether or not to refuse to sing the anthem in a show of solidarity for demonstrations that have rocked the regime in Iran.
The Iranian players…
7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands, tsunami alert issued
“This was a big one,” Joy Nisha, a receptionist with the Heritage Park Hotel in the capital Honiara, told AFP. “Some of the things in the hotel fell. Everyone seems OK, but panicky.”
An AFP reporter in Honiara said the shaking lasted for…