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China has announced it will remove significant tariffs on Australian wine in another key sign of improving relations between the two countries.Beijing imposed taxes of more than 200% in 2020 amid a string of economic blows to Australian exports.That year Beijing targeted Australian coal, barley, tim...
The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed.Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below.Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continu...
World,Back Page
Relatives of an Israeli held captive in Gaza were reportedly among those arrested by police at a protest in Tel Aviv, after the latest talks on a truce and the release of hostages broke down.Some family members and activists used cages to block a main road on Tuesday night, as they demanded more be ...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza."It is time to silence the guns," he said, speaking from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the enclave.He also called on Israel to give "total, unfettered" access to humani...
The US Senate has agreed a $1.2tn spending package that will fund the US government through September.Legislators narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the government with minutes to go before a midnight deadline.While votes on a series of amendments are expected to continue for several hours, the ...
It was just before eight o'clock and the auditorium at Crocus City Hall was filling up, ahead of a Friday night rock concert by veteran band Picnic."Some people in brown clothing, I don't know who they were - terrorists, military, whoever - broke into the auditorium and started shooting...
Sports,Football
It was late February 2022 when Tite revealed he would be stepping down as Brazil head coach at the end of the Qatar World Cup.That, in theory, gave the Brazilian FA (CBF) plenty of time to work on his replacement. As it turned out, though, it wasn't enough.Since then, the Selecao have had two ca...
Japan has warned football fans not to attempt to travel to “hostile” North Korea for next week’s World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang.The Tokyo foreign ministry “strongly requests the general public to refrain” from attending the match on March 26, the first for the two sid...
Sports
"If I were young now, I would love to go back to running."Rose Amankwaah was once dubbed 'the fastest woman in Africa', and has been reflecting on her days representing Ghana on the track after almost 50 years of public service.The 72-year-old is the longest-serving nurse at London...
Sports,Tennis
Poland's Iga Swiatek claimed another dominant win over Maria Sakkari to clinch her second Indian Wells title.In a repeat of the 2022 final, the world number one produced an almost identical score, beating Greece's Sakkari 6-4 6-0 in 69 minutes.That secured a 19th career title for Swiatek, 22...
Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong and 11 other people have been jailed for their role in the storming of the city's legislature during protests in 2019. Wong was jailed for just over six years - one of the longer sentences handed down by the district court on Saturday.Activists Ventus Lau and Owen Ch...
David Raya settled all lingering arguments about manager Mikel Arteta's judgement and his status as Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper amid the sound and fury of a dramatic Champions League win over Porto at Emirates Stadium.Raya's uncertain start as replacement for Aaron Ramsdale prompte...
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker praised referee Michael Oliver for not “crumbling” and giving Liverpool a last-gasp penalty in Sunday's 1-1 draw.Jeremy Doku made a chest-high challenge on Alexis Mac Allister with virtually the last kick of the game.Mac Allister and Reds boss Jur...
World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by 20-year-old lucky loser Luca Nardi in round three at Indian Wells.Italian Nardi, ranked 123 in the world, had originally been knocked out in qualifying but reached the main draw after another player's withdrawal.He hit 34 winners in a 6-4 3-6 6-3 win...
President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, taking repeated swipes at Donald Trump and covering the broad themes of his re-election campaign.Mr Biden used the term "my predecessor" to refer to Mr Trump 13 times in a speech that lasted more than an hour.He ...
A US Army analyst has been arrested and charged with selling sensitive military secrets to a contact in China.Sgt Korbein Schultz was arrested on Thursday at Fort Campbell in Kentucky following an inquiry by the FBI and US Army counterintelligence.According to the charges, he was paid $42,000 (&poun...
The families of seven Israeli hostages being held in Gaza have called for their release and safe return, at a press conference in London.The father of a 19-year-old being held said "all suffering" would end "on both sides" if the hostages came home.The families added that recent ...
City's 3-1 win over Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on Sunday means the 27-year-old is now on the longest unbeaten run in all competitions of any Premier League player past or present."It is difficult to understand what we have done in recent years without him. It would've been diff...
Sports,Cricket
The former South Africa fast bowler was clocked at 132.1km/h (82.08mph) playing for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League.Ex-Australia captain Meg Lanning was hit on the front pad by the delivery but an appeal for lbw was turned down.It is the first time the 130km/h...
England are 3-1 down going into the fifth Test and will suffer a first series defeat under Stokes' captaincy whatever the result in Dharamsala of this Test. But England’s captain says his side have ‘massively evolved’ despite results and the Test team have a spectacular se...
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