Van der Poel wins Giro opener as Ewan falls short

Visegrád, Hungary, May 6 (AFP/APP): Dutch Alpecin rider Mathieu van der Poel won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, a 195km run from Budapest to the hilltop citadel at Visegrad. Van der Poel edged Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Pello Bilbao to the […]

Massive blast rips through Havana hotel

Havana, May 6 (AFP/APP): Rescuers searched for victims Friday after a powerful explosion ripped through a hotel under refurbishment in central Havana, with no casualties immediately reported. Shortly after 11:00 am, a cloud of dust and smoke billowed from the Saratoga Hotel after the blast […]

No Harry, Meghan or Andrew on queen’s jubilee balcony: palace

London, May 6 (AFP/APP): Queen Elizabeth’s son Prince Andrew, her grandson Harry and his wife Meghan will not join her on the Buckingham Palace balcony for this year’s Trooping the Colour, royal officials said on Friday. Instead, the 96-year-old monarch has decided to limit numbers […]

Embiid clears NBA concussion protocols ahead of key game

New York, May 6 (AFP/APP): NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid has cleared league concussion protocols, the Philadelphia 76ers said Friday, but the Cameroonian center could still miss a crucial playoff game against Miami. Embiid took part in a morning shooting practice session with the Sixers […]

Fifty civilians evacuated from Azovstal plant in Mariupol: Kyiv

Kyiv, Ukraine, May 6 (AFP/APP): Fifty Ukrainians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in the battered city of Mariupol Friday, officials in Kyiv said. “Today we were able to evacuate from Azovstal 50 women, children and elderly people,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said […]

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