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South Africa v Afghanistan: Cricket World Cup – live! | Sport
8.41am EDT 08:41 3rd over: Afghanistan 9-0 (Hazratullah 9, Noor Ali 0) Hazratullah gets a couple to backward square leg, and then hoists one over midwicket, safely clear of the field but it gets nowhere near the boundary, pretty much stopping as soon as it lands. 8.38am EDT 08:38 2nd over: Afghanistan 4-0 (Hazratullah 4, …
The World This Weekend – Foreign Policy
This week, the United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman—a charge Iran has denied. The attack on the Norwegian-owned and Japanese-owned oil tankers came during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Tehran, the first such trip since the 1979 revolution. In Hong Kong, protests escalated over …
UNCW women’s soccer backs their World Cup teammate
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– The UNCW women’s soccer team piled into Mac’s Speed Shop on Friday afternoon to watch their teammate Sydney Schneider play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the Jamaican national team. Schneider is a junior at UNCW and a goalkeeper for the Seahawks. The New Jersey native record three saves in Jamaica’s …
Hong Kong leader expected to delay extradition bill ahead of more mass protests | World news
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam is expected to announce a halt in efforts to pass a controversial new extradition law, after a week of mass protests and street violence put heavy pressure on the city’s leaders. Lam is holding a press conference at 3pm on Saturday to reveal her plans, after meeting with top Chinese …
Women’s World Cup on TV: Group E favorites look to clinch second-round berths
The buzz: New Zealand, in its fifth Women’s World Cup, is still looking for its first victory, with its opening loss to the Netherlands pushing its winless streak to a tournament record 13 (three draws and 10 defeats). New Zealand hasn’t scored in more than half those games and if the Ferns don’t make history …
Sam Kerr slams vile gay slur on Twitter after Matildsa World Cup win
Australia’s golden girl Sam Kerr was forced to defend her sexuality online after she was attacked with a homophobic slur on Twitter just moments after helping the Matildas beat Brazil in the World Cup. Instead of celebrating the side’s 3-2 win, the 25-year-old striker was dealing with a vile post by anonymous user EnemyOne who …
Ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Justice Department takes action
Millions of seniors have been falling victim to some form of elder abuse, neglect or monetary manipulation around the world. It’s a problem here in the U.S., too. On Friday — the day before World Elder Abuse Awareness Day — thirty-three-year-old Yahaira Diaz, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was accused by federal prosecutors of taking part in …
Women’s World Cup 2019: What to look out for on day nine
Jill Roord scored an injury-time winner for the Netherlands in their opening Group E match against New Zealand Fifa Women’s World Cup 2019 Host nation: France Dates: 7 June – 7 July 2019 Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and the BBC Sport website and app England confirmed their place in the World Cup’s last …
England v Argentina: Women’s World Cup 2019 – live! | Football
3.16pm EDT 15:16 16 mins: Houghton has an optimistic shot from a free-kick a good 30 yards from goal, which soars way over the bar. 3.15pm EDT 15:15 14 mins: Gentile slides in on Bronze, giving away a free-kick. “Is the ‘21st Club’ statistician suggesting that Luton Town would have an 11% chance of beating …
Largest world stock of animal-killing virus destroyed by UK lab
Image copyright Pirbright Institute Image caption The rinderpest virus, shown here infecting a cell, is highly contagious in cattle Scientists have destroyed the UK’s laboratory stocks of a virus that once caused devastating cattle losses. These stocks accounted for most of the world’s lab samples of rinderpest, which were held at The Pirbright Institute in …
