A fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa’s spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu is buried, a church leader announced Sunday. The fire was detected in the basement of a section of St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town at around 2 am (midnight GMT). © RODGER […]
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The president of the International Olympic Committee said he held a face-to-face meeting with Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who disappeared from social media after accusing a former top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault. In a statement Monday, the IOC said its president, Thomas Bach, had dinner with Peng on Saturday at
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20 © PA Wire Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists no player can be guaranteed their place (Nick Potts/PA) – PA WireLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists there is no room for sentiment in his team selection and previous performance is no guarantee of a regular place. Most of the German’s first-choice side are Champions League and Premier League winners having won the trophies in
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A Chinese city of 3.5 million near the border with Vietnam was on lockdown Monday after more than 70 coronavirus cases were discovered there over the past three days. China, the only major world economy still sticking to a staunch zero-Covid policy, is on high alert for any outbreaks as it hosts the Beijing Winter
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HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 33 points and tied a career high with 12 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans used a big third quarter to take control of the game and get a 120-107 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. © Provided by Associated Press – Sports Houston Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate
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Thousands of protesters descended in Ottawa over the weekend. Ottawa’s mayor said that the situation was ‘completely out of control.’The mayor of Canadian capital Ottawa declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions. © Adrian Wyld/AP Photo/picture alliance Thousands descended on Ottawa over the weekendThousands of protesters descended in Ottawa on
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China welcomed Argentina into its global Belt and Road Initiative Sunday as President Xi Jinping capped a weekend of frenetic diplomatic activity on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics. © Anthony WALLACE China’s President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Beijing on FridayXi has not left his country since the coronavirus
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(Reuters) – Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez urged fans not to jeer winger Ousmane Dembele after the France international was greeted with a chorus of boos on his return to the squad in Sunday’s LaLiga win over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. © Reuters/ALBERT GEA LaLiga – FC Barcelona v Atletico Madrid Barcelona bounced back from a
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A Navy SEAL candidate has died and a second is in the hospital after falling ill on Friday just hours after both had successfully completed the grueling culmination of initial SEAL training known as “Hell Week.” Play Current Time 0:15 / Duration 6:54 Loaded: 13.05% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen Documentary series takes an inside look at
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett he looks forward to visiting Israel in 2022 during a call that included discussion of the threat posed by Iran and its proxies, the White House said in a statement. © Bloomberg U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Naftali Bennett, Israel’s prime minister, shake
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