Month: December 2022

Read More Like the players, brands have in the end shied away from confrontation with the hosts during the World Cup More than £100m will be spent by brands hoping to cash-in on World Cup fever, but when it comes to taking host Qatar to task over its human rights record protest marketing has taken…

Read MoreLai, 75, was jailed for five years and nine months and fined 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($257,000) on fraud charge.Lai, 75, was jailed for five years and nine months and fined 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($257,000) on fraud charge.

Read MoreAl Jazeera will be live at the awards to speak to the recipients about the importance of civil society in a time of war.Al Jazeera will be live at the awards to speak to the recipients about the importance of civil society in a time of war.

Read MoreCurrent world champions France take on an unbeaten England in this heavyweight quarter-final matchup.Current world champions France take on an unbeaten England in this heavyweight quarter-final matchup.

Read MoreMorocco, the only African team still in the World Cup, will face an in-form Portugal in their first-ever quarter-final.Morocco, the only African team still in the World Cup, will face an in-form Portugal in their first-ever quarter-final.

Read MoreJimmy Lai is sentenced to almost six years in prison for fraud and fined 2m Hong Kong dollars (£209,535).Jimmy Lai is sentenced to almost six years in prison for fraud and fined 2m Hong Kong dollars (£209,535).

Read More Apple Daily founder, who recently completed sentence over territory’s pro-democracy protests, convicted in contract dispute involving newspaper offices Hong Kong pro-democracy media owner Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine months on Saturday after being found guilty of fraud in a contractual dispute. Lai, the 75-year-old founder of…

Read More‘I will not close the door to playing with Brazil, nor do I say 100 percent that I’ll come back,’ Neymar said.’I will not close the door to playing with Brazil, nor do I say 100 percent that I’ll come back,’ Neymar said.

Read More High court will rule next week on challenge brought by Alexander Darwall to remove right to wild camp on moor Wild campers are planning to hold protests against a landowner’s attempts to outlaw sleeping under the stars on Dartmoor. Rallies attended by those who camp, and those who support the right to, will…

Read More US climate envoy says he will publicly criticise UK’s approval of Cumbrian mine if it adds to emissions John Kerry, the US climate official, has said he is closely examining the UK government’s approval of a new coalmine, over concerns that it will raise greenhouse gas emissions and send the wrong signal to…

Read More Series of attacks come after assault on North Carolina facilities cut electricity to 40,000 A string of attacks on power facilities in Oregon and Washington has caused alarm and highlighted the vulnerabilities of the US electric grid. The attacks in the Pacific north-west come just days after a similar assault on North Carolina…

Read More The White House insists Kyrsten Sinema’s move changes nothing Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has declared that she is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent, vowing to remove herself from the “partisan structure” of Congress, even as the White House says the decision will have no effect on which party controls…

Read MoreThe impacts of climate change hit communities across the country, yet voters in rural areas are the least likely to feel Washington is in their corner on the issueThe impacts of climate change hit communities across the country, yet voters in rural areas are the least likely to feel Washington is in their corner…

Read MoreThe challenges facing the Democratic Party heading into the next campaign have come into sharp relief just a few days after the party celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the 2022 midtermsThe challenges facing the Democratic Party heading into the next campaign have come into sharp relief just a few days after…

Read MoreInternational Federation of Journalists said 20 more journalist killed so this year compared with 47 in all of 2021International Federation of Journalists said 20 more journalist killed so this year compared with 47 in all of 2021

Read MorePeru’s poor, mainly peasants and Indigenous people, had hoped that Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight or at least end their invisibilityPeru’s poor, mainly peasants and Indigenous people, had hoped that Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight or…

Read More Campaigners hope overturning of Akif Rasuli’s 50-year sentence will be ‘first victory’ for criminalised migrants in Greek jails An imprisoned Afghan refugee wrongfully accused of smuggling people into Greece has been told he can walk free in a trial that activists hope will set a precedent for thousands of others in similar situations.…

Read More Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government will use human rights sanctions to punish “egregious human rights violations…

Read MoreBelarus also asked to be allowed to export its fertiliser products, which are currently subject to Western sanctions.Belarus also asked to be allowed to export its fertiliser products, which are currently subject to Western sanctions.

Read More Washington says Moscow is in turn offering Tehran ‘unprecedented’ military support Washington says Moscow is in turn offering Tehran ‘unprecedented’ military support

Read More Experts describe it as a ‘beautiful endemic rainforest species’, one of several that have not been seen for decades Marine life hit by ‘perfect storm’ as red list reveals species close to extinctionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The mountain mist frog, a species once found…

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Read More“The entire U.S. soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” the U.S. Soccer Federation said in a statement.”The entire U.S. soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” the U.S. Soccer Federation said in a statement.

Read More A top executive coordinated US election “enforcement” with federal agents US federal agencies worked closely with Twitter moderators to clamp down on “disinformation” during the 2020 election, while executives went to great lengths to scrub certain content they deemed false and dangerous following increasingly frequent sit-downs with law enforcement and intelligence orgs, according…

Read MoreGOP Rep. Michael McCaul says U.S. military aid that’s “destroying the Russian military” has been a “pretty good investment.”GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says U.S. military aid that’s “destroying the Russian military” has been a “pretty good investment.”

Read MoreThousands of visitors to Qatar have backed their teams by putting their own twist on traditional Arab dress.Thousands of visitors to Qatar have backed their teams by putting their own twist on traditional Arab dress.

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Read MoreFans have partied in the centre of European capitals, but some of the celebrations have turned ugly.Fans have partied in the centre of European capitals, but some of the celebrations have turned ugly.

Read MoreSupporters of Argentina from all over the world cheered the Argentinian side on to victory over the Dutch.Supporters of Argentina from all over the world cheered the Argentinian side on to victory over the Dutch.

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Read More Putin mentions potential settlement with Ukraine; blasts reported at Berdiansk airbase in Zaporizhzhia region; Brittney Griner ‘in good spirits’ after prisoner swap See all our Ukraine war coverageContinue reading…Putin mentions potential settlement with Ukraine; blasts reported at Berdiansk airbase in Zaporizhzhia region; Brittney Griner ‘in good spirits’ after prisoner swapSee all our Ukraine…

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Read MoreThe U.S. allegations are part of a deliberate effort by the U.S. to drive global isolation of Russia.The U.S. allegations are part of a deliberate effort by the U.S. to drive global isolation of Russia.

Read More Los Angeles’ resident big cat will have his health assessed after recent attacks on two chihuahuas and roaming too close to homes Los Angeles’s most famous mountain lion, known as P22, will be captured and studied in order to assess his health following recent attacks on two small dogs and close encounters with…

Read More Beijing is apparently relenting on its strict lockdowns, but Western commentators are still not happy China is shifting away from its strict zero-Covid policy. That’s clear from recent developments in the country and some signals from state media, which Zichen Wang of the famed Pekingnology newsletter laid out in methodical detail. The short…