A rocket from Thorgan Hazard knocked reigning champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 on Sunday and earned Belgium a blockbuster quarter-final with Italy. Hazard’s swerving shot before half-time sealed a 1-0 win for Belgium and settled a scrappy contest in Seville that never really lived up to its […]
It is the city’s first ‘black rainstorm’ warning of 2021 with more than 70mm of rain forecast. Source link
For the first time in a year, Australia is battling outbreaks in different parts of the country. Source link
The Czech Republic reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals Sunday after shocking 10-man Netherlands 2-0 in their last-16 tie in Budapest thanks to second-half strikes by Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick. A header by Holes and clinical finish by Schick came after Matthijs de Ligt was sent off in […]
Hayley Keith, a barber who works in Wellington, says that liberals mocked Trump for his views about the virus: “Before it was, ‘Oh, he’s crazy,’ with all of them pointing fingers and saying we’re crazy too. And I don’t want to say I told you so, but… “. She fell […]
“When you look at the Twitter ban and you look at the cryptocurrency ban, it really draws from the same government-driven fear which is: ‘To what extent can we allow Nigerian youths to exercise freedom on the internet?’,” said Senator Ihenyen, head of Nigeria’s blockchain and cryptocurrencies association. Source link
In Papua, Indonesia, there is a mangrove forest that only women are allowed to enter. It’s a special place where generations of women have gathered clams and shared stories. If men are found inside the forest, they are fined. BBC Indonesia’s all female crew was granted permission to enter. Video […]
Climate change has ended political careers in Australia and action over it remains widely debated. Source link
The death of a well-known Palestinian activist and critic of President Mahmoud Abbas has sparked protests in the occupied West Bank. Nizar Banat died after being arrested by security forces on Thursday. Mr Banat’s family have alleged that he was badly beaten during the raid. Hebron Governor Jamil al-Bakri said […]
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally had hoped to win a regional powerbase ahead of next year’s election. Source link