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Israeli greens hail blow to UAE oil deal

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Jerusalem, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):Israeli environmentalists applauded Thursday after a court dealt a blow to a controversial oil transport deal with the United Arab Emirates, agreed after the two countries normalised relations last year. The deal would have seen Gulf oil brought to Israel’s Red Sea […]

Europe, China clamp down in face of surging Covid infections

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Paris, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):European nations reimposed tough rules and China locked down millions on Thursday, as countries scrambled to contain surging coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant. The UK said the risk of hospitalisation was as much as 70 percent lower among people infected […]

Assange lawyers launch appeal against extradition

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London, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):Lawyers for Julian Assange have launched an appeal before Britain’s Supreme Court against a High Court ruling that he may be extradited to the United States, the WikiLeaks founder’s fiancee said Thursday. The December 10 decision by the High Court in London […]

Anti-doping agency lifts India’s lab suspension

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Montreal, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Thursday that it has reinstated, effective immediately, the accreditation of India’s national dope-testing laboratory, which had been suspended since mid-2019. The New Delhi-based lab can now resume its anti-doping activities, including urine and blood tests, the […]

At least four dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

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Athens, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):At least four migrants died after their boat was grounded on an islet north of the Greek island of Antikythera on Thursday, the Greek coastguard said. Some 90 migrants are currently stranded on the islet but cannot be evacuated before early Friday […]

Man City’s Mendy charged with another rape

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Manchester – December 22 (Online): Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a further count of rape. The French international, of Prestbury in Cheshire, is now accused of seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault relating to five women. The […]

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