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FIFA would like to stress that violence should have absolutely no place in football ZURICH, Switzerland, March 7, 2022/ — FIFA (www.FIFA.com) is shocked at the tragic incident that took place at La Corregidora stadium in the city of Queretaro during the fixture between Queretaro and Atlas. The violence was unacceptable and intolerable. FIFA joins the Mexican Football Association and Concacaf in condemning this barbaric incident and encouraging the local authorities to bring swift justice to those responsible. Our thoughts are with all those who suffered its consequences. Once again FIFA would like to stress that violence should have absolutely no…

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – About 200,000 people remained trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday after fighting stopped evacuation efforts over the weekend, with no sign that massive international sanctions were deterring Moscow from its invasion of Ukraine. Oil prices soared to their highest levels since 2008 in Asian trade after the Biden administration said it was exploring banning imports of Russian oil. Russia provides 7% of global supply. © Reuters/@AYBURLACHENKO FILE PHOTO: Fire is seen in Mariupol at residential area after shellingJapan, which counts Russia as its fifth-biggest supplier of crude oil, is also in discussion with the…

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights, even as congressional efforts to restore the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act have faltered. © Provided by Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on the anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a landmark event of the civil rights movement, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)Under a blazing blue sky, Harris linked arms with rank-and-file activists from the civil rights movement and led thousands across the bridge where, on…

The former chief executive of India’s National Stock Exchange has been arrested, officials said Monday, in a bizarre corporate misgovernance scandal featuring a supposed Himalayan yogi. © Umesh GOSWAMI The former CEO of India’s National Stock Exchange Chitra Ramkrishna claimed she was guided by a Himalayan mystic who may not actually exist Chitra Ramkrishna — a high-flying executive once feted as the “queen of the bourse” — allegedly took business advice from a mystic throughout her 2013-2016 tenure at one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges. She was detained by Central Bureau of Investigation, India’s equivalent of the FBI, in Delhi…

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has offered financial support and any other help required to Ukrainian former world number 31 Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has enlisted in his country’s reserve army amid Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. © Reuters/SUHAIB SALEM ATP 500 – Dubai Tennis Championships© Reuters/Matthew Childs FILE PHOTO: WimbledonStakhovsky, who won four ATP titles and had a shock win over Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon in 2013, joined Ukraine’s reserve army last month despite a lack of military experience. The 36-year-old posted a screenshot on Instagram of his conversation with Djokovic via WhatsApp, in which the Serbian world number…

Several Western countries, including the UK and the United States, have called on Interpol to suspend Russia from the international law enforcement organisation, according to British Home Secretary Priti Patel. © Ozan KOSE The network of 194 member countries aims to facilitate the policing of international crimesThe UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have requested “the immediate suspension of Russia’s access to its systems”, Patel tweeted on Sunday. The grouping asked Interpol’s executive committee to make a decision this week. “Russia’s actions are a direct threat to the safety of individuals and to international law enforcement cooperation,” Patel added.…

Gigi Hadid has pledged to donate her earnings from the Fall 2022 fashion shows “to aid those suffering from the war in Ukraine, as well as continuing to support those experiencing the same in Palestine”. The 26-year-old model announced her decision on Sunday (6 March). © Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Model Gigi Hadid attends the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards at the Rainbow Room, Rockefeller Center, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)“Having a set Fashion Month schedule has meant that my colleagues and I often present new fashion collections during heartbreaking and traumatic times in history,” she…

China is planning for its next-generation crew launch vehicle for missions to its space station and the moon to have a reusable first stage. © Provided by Space A Chinese Long March 2F rocket launches the three Shenzhou 13 astronauts to the country’s Tiangong space station module Tianhe on Oct. 16, 2021 local time. China now wans a reusable rocket for future astronaut launches. The new rocket would allow a reusable launch option for sending astronauts or cargo to China’s new Tiangong space station, while a larger version would allow China to send crew on lunar and deep space missions. It…

Princess Diana is being seen from a new lens! A never-before-seen image of the People’s Princess appears as part of the new exhibition, Life Through a Royal Lens, dedicated to the royal family, in Kensington Palace. In the black and white photo, Diana, who was thought to be 27-years-old at the time, looks away from the camera. For the occasion, the princess wore a sleek one-shoulder gown, with her hair feathered just below her ears. The royal’s keen eye for accessorizing was put on display, as she wore a pair of diamond drop earrings.© Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty…

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called for more commitment from state governments to eliminate open defecation in the nation. According to the ministry, having only 76 open defecation-free local government areas in the nation is a far cry from its target. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, said this during the opening ceremony of a national retreat for states on the Clean Nigeria campaign in Abuja. In a statement, she said the Clean Nigeria campaign was launched because Nigeria has the highest number of people practising open defecation (46 million) in the world. A woman…