Djokovic targets year-end No.1 record on return to action in Paris
Novak Djokovic said his targets for the rest of 2021 include clinching the year-end number one spot and helping Serbia in its Davis Cup campaign, as he returns to competition at ...
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Harvard’s modern-day Darwin warns against humanity’s downward slope
The Harvard University scientist who has called for setting aside half the planet as a nature preserve says the slope of human history will always be downward unless there is ...
French security officers fired at man with knife in Paris station
Paris railway security officers opened fire on Monday evening at a man who threatened them with a knife in Paris train station Saint Lazare, French media reported on Tuesday.
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Verry Elleegant storms home to win Melbourne Cup
Verry Elleegant won the A$8 million ($6 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, storming home in the final straight to win by three-and-a-half lengths from local favourite Incentivise.
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British fishing vessel still held in France, owner says (Update)
A British scallop dredger seized by France is still being held at the port of Le Havre, the owner of the ship said on Tuesday, after a British minister said ...
Coca-Cola to fully acquire Gatorade rival BodyArmor for $5.6 bln
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Monday it would buy the remaining stake in BodyArmor it did not already own for $5.6 billion, as the soda maker amps up its sports ...
UK factories see output growth slow, prices rocket
British factories saw output growth slow and costs soar in October as they struggled to cope with supply bottlenecks, a survey showed on Monday, underscoring the dilemma facing the Bank ...
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of ...
COP26 inaccessible for Israeli minister in wheelchair, Church of England apologises for Nazi comment
Israel’s energy minister was unable to participate in the United Nation’s COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday because the transportation offered to her was not accessible by wheelchair, ...
Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
More than 100 global leaders late on Monday pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by $19 billion in public and private funds ...
Wolves up to seventh as Everton suffer third straight loss
Everton suffered their third straight Premier League defeat as they fell to a 2-1 loss to in-form Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Monday.
Wolves started strongly, forcing Jordan Pickford into ...
Novavax Covid vaccine gets first authorization; expects more within weeks, CEO says
By Carl O’Donnell and Dania Nadeem
Novavax Inc expects regulators in India, the Philippines and elsewhere to make a decision on its Covid-19 vaccine within “weeks,” its chief executive ...
‘Put a price on carbon, nature cannot pay’: EU urges COP26
By Kate Abnett and Mark John
Countries must put a price on the carbon dioxide emissions causing climate change, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the United Nations ...
Hungary fans banned from Poland qualifier after Wembley clashes
Hungary fans will be barred from attending their team’s final World Cup qualifier away to Poland following clashes with police during last month’s group game against England at ...
US vaccines for children plan fully operational next week, White House says
The United States is rolling out Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week, but most of the 15 million shots being shipped initially are unlikely to be available ...
Biden says US will meet its climate goals, urges help for developing nations
By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici
President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would keep its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions by more ...
Top US court justices weigh in on Texas near-total abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday held arguments in a major abortion dispute, weighing whether Texas state courts should be barred from hearing cases brought against abortion providers under ...
‘One minute to midnight’ says Johnson as climate conference opens (Updated)
By Mark John and Katy Daigle
A UN conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change opened on Monday, with world leaders, environmental experts and activists pleading ...
US top court declines to weigh public access to surveillance court rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether the public has a right to see significant decisions issued by a secretive court that approves government surveillance requests ...
From splurge to ‘common prosperity’: Alibaba tones down Singles Day
Alibaba Group’s (9988.HK) annual ‘Singles Day’ shopping spree is set for its most sober tone ever this year, as the retail giant preaches sustainability rather than hyping the usual ...
Good omens hard to find as global climate conference begins
A UN conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change was set to start on Monday, its task made even more daunting by the failure of major ...
Ryanair posts profit amidst Boeing stand-off
Ryanair (RYA.I) on Monday reported its first quarterly profit since before COVID-19, but downgraded its annual forecast to a loss of up to 200 million euros ($231 million) on plans to ...
Barclays CEO Staley resigns after Epstein probe
Barclays (BARC.L) chief executive Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Istanbul Oct retail prices climb
Retail prices in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul rose 3.29 per cent month-on-month in October for an annual increase of 20.76 per cent, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) said on Monday.
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