Apart from looking after her toddler, Maram Khalifa’s days consist mostly of trying to find ways to bring her husband home. © BBC Maram Khalifa’s husband, a prominent Sri Lankan civil rights lawyer, has been in prison for 20 monthsHejazz Hizbullah, a prominent Sri Lankan civil rights lawyer, has been in prison for about 20 months, […]
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Novak Djokovic had put the Australian Open at risk and made other tennis players “look like fools” after travelling to Australia unvaccinated, world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas said Thursday. © Christophe ARCHAMBAULT Novak Djokovic made other tennis players look like fools after travelling to Australia unvaccinated against Covid-19 said world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas The Serbian
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Is Europe a safer place after a week of diplomacy that has criss-crossed the continent? The short answer is probably no. From marathon talks in Geneva between the US and Russia, to the first meeting of the Nato-Russia Council in more than two years, to a session of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in
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Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital of Khartoum as thousands took to the streets Thursday against a coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock, activists said. © Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Sudan – Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.The demonstrations in Khartoum and elsewhere in
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Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Ralf Rangnick to succeed at Manchester United, saying the interim boss needs time to implement his ideas. Rangnick took over after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November, and will lead United through the end of the season before moving into a consultant role. United’s results have improved under Rangnick, though
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Crowds at the troubled Australian Open will be capped at 50 percent capacity as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to rise in Melbourne, it was announced Thursday. © Brandon MALONE Australian Open crowds are to be capped at 50 percent capacity because of Covid restrictionsFace masks will also be mandatory at the opening Grand Slam of the
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious omicron variant, which poses a test to its “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 policy and its ability to successfully host the Winter Olympics. © Provided by Associated Press People wearing face masks
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A swift Covid-19 lockdown in China has reportedly led to a woman getting stuck at the house of a man she met on a blind date. © Shenzhen TV Ms Wang has spent at least four days locked down with her dateA woman, only identified as Ms Wang, posted on Chinese social media platform WeChat last
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The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a stay of the OSHA vaccine-or-test requirement on private businesses of 100 or more workers, dealing a setback to the Biden administration’s effort to control the COVID pandemic. By a 6-3 vote, with the three liberal justices — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — dissenting, the court
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Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has returned to training on Thursday ahead the Group D second game against Sudan on Saturday. Omeruo picked up an injury and was substituted in the Super Eagles 1-0 against Egypt in the group opening game. During Wednesday training, he trained alone which cast a doubt on his availability for
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