Sport

Djokovic to open tennis centre at Bosnian ‘pyramids.’

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2022

Visoko (Bosnia)- On Wednesday, thousands flocked to a green valley in central Bosnia to witness the opening of the famous Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic regional tennis centre so that future generations can hone their skills. Djokovic arrived in Bosnia just days after winning his seventh

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Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK leadership

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2022

London(UK)- India-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, one of the frontrunners in the race to the UK prime minister’s office, has won the most votes (88) in the first round, reported news agency Reuters. Two candidates have been eliminated after Round 1 votes to choose Boris Johnson’s successor as the Conservative Party’s leader and the UK […]

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UK Conservative hopefuls strikingly diverse, firmly on right

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

London(UK)- Like most of his predecessors as Conservative Party leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is wealthy, white and male. There’s a good chance his successor will be different. The eight candidates running in a party election to succeed Johnson are four men and four women, with roots in Iraq, India, Pakistan and Nigeria as well as the U.K. The […]

Tech

Baby stars, dancing galaxies: NASA shows new cosmic views

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Greenbelt- A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendours of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released Tuesday from NASA’s powerful new telescope. The unveiling of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope began Monday at the White […]

Entertainment

‘Succession’ tops Emmy nominations, ‘Squid Game’ also scores

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Los Angels(USA)- “Succession” received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama about the rich and ruthless has a landmark rival in “Squid Game” the first non-English language series to vie for television’s top honour. Netflix’s “Squid Game,” a South Korea-set drama in which the poor are fodder for brutal games, earned a best drama […]

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Report: UK soldiers killed dozens of Afghan detainees

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

London(UK)- A BBC investigation alleged Tuesday that British special forces killed dozens of detainees in suspicious circumstances during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago. Citing newly obtained military documents, the broadcaster alleged that one SAS unit may have unlawfully killed 54 people in the southern Helmand province from 2010 to 2011. It

Africa Oceania Sustainability

Africa looks to private sector to fund ocean climate action

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Mombasa(Kenya)- Countries on Africa’s west coast are increasingly turning to climate funding initiatives to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities, aid biodiversity and take climate action. On the margins of the high-level political forum on sustainable development currently underway at the United Nations headquarters in New York, African coastal and island states and

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Harris vows US will strengthen its Pacific islands relations

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Suva (Fiji)- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris assured Pacific island leaders of more U.S. engagement after acknowledging Wednesday the United States may not have previously provided the diplomatic attention the region deserved. Harris’ virtual address to the Pacific Islands Forum, meeting in the Fijian capital Suva, comes as China vies for more influence in the […]

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US, allies aim to cap Russian oil prices to hinder the invasion

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Washington (USA)- With thousands of sanctions already imposed on Russia to flatten its economy, the U.S. and its allies are working on new measures to starve the Russian war machine while also stopping the price of oil and gasoline from soaring to levels that could crush the global economy. The Kremlin’s main pillar of financial […]

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Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2022

Colombo (Sri Lanka)- The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, slipping away in the middle of the night only hours before he was to step down amid a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air […]