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October 9, 2021 version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ standalone=”yes”?><status code Source Link Merkel allies quit German parliament to allow conservatives to rebuild David Barret

October 9, 2021 version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ standalone=”yes”?><status code Source Link Soccer-LGBT+ fan groups alliance criticises Newcastle takeover David Barret

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October 9, 2021 MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United scored two second-half goals but Manchester City, who had 10 players for most of the match after Georgia Stanway was sent off, grabbed a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw in their Women’s Super League derby clash on Saturday. Visitors City saw Stanway dismissed in the […]

October 9, 2021 version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ standalone=”yes”?><status code Source Link Motor racing-Hamilton vows maximum attack from 11th on the grid in Turkey David Barret

October 9, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will continue to respect European Union law, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, after the country’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that parts of EU law were incompatible with Poland’s constitution. The ruling plunged the European Union into an existential crisis on Friday and raised the possibility of Poland leaving […]

October 9, 2021 version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″ standalone=”yes”?><status code Source Link Taiwan president to pledge defence of sovereignty, democracy David Barret

In a late-August ruling, China’s supreme court declared one of the country’s most infamous work practices illegal. Known as “996,” the term is shorthand for a work schedule spanning from 9AM to 9PM, six days per week. Though popularized by the country’s soaring tech firms, often evoking images of hip urban startup employees with stock […]

October 9, 2021 TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s embassy in Australia said former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was a “pitiful” politician on Saturday after he denounced Chinese pressure against Taiwan during a visit to the island. Abbott visited Taiwan, which is claimed by China, in a personal capacity this week, meeting President Tsai Ing-wen and saying […]

October 9, 2021 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights. Their meeting took place several weeks before Joe Biden is expected to meet the […]

October 9, 2021 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis that could push fresh flows of refugees to its neighbours and beyond. “The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains really […]

October 9, 2021 ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton was fastest in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday but will start 11th due to a grid penalty with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas on pole position. Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen qualified third for Red Bull and will join […]

October 9, 2021 BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has called on European Union institutions “to respect member states’ sovereignty” after it backed a Polish court ruling that some EU law is incompatible with the Polish constitution. Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a Hungarian government decree on Saturday, his press chief told state news agency MTI, welcoming […]

Joshua Jahani Contributor Share on Twitter Joshua Jahani is a lecturer at Cornell University and New York University, and a board adviser at the investment bank Jahani and Associates specializing in the Middle East and Africa. Cryptocurrency remittances are a lifeline for Afghans after the abrupt U.S. withdrawal led to Western Union temporarily ceasing operations […]

October 9, 2021 Cairo (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister said on Saturday that an Afghan delegation had asked the United States to lift its ban on the central bank’s reserves during a meeting with their U.S. counterparts in Doha, Qatari-based Al-Jazeera television reported. Amir Khan Muttaqi said that Washington would offer Afghan people coronavirus […]

October 9, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France will launch a campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty as part of its upcoming presidency of the European Union, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. A conference will be held in Paris gathering civil society groups from countries where the death penalty is in use […]

October 9, 2021 By Jason Hovet and Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czechs wrapped up voting in a tight election on Saturday in which Prime Minister Andrej Babis battled criticism that he mismanaged the pandemic, stoked fast-rising debt with handouts and tended to his own business interests in office. The billionaire, who denies all the accusations, […]

October 9, 2021 LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik will make his sixth appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup later this month after being recalled to the squad on Saturday to replace injured middle-order batsman Sohaib Maqsood. Maqsood was ruled out of the showpiece tournament after suffering a lower back injury in […]

October 9, 2021 By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – U.N. officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have been moved to camps on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. The Bangladeshi government has moved nearly 19,000 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan […]

October 9, 2021 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The chief minister of New Delhi on Saturday warned of a looming power crisis in the Indian capital of 20 million people due to coal shortages, which have already triggered electricity cuts in some eastern and northern states. Arvind Kejriwal said he had urged the federal government of […]