By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Australia’s David Warner has been ruled out of the rest of the second test against India after suffering concussion but team mate Nathan Lyon is confident the opener will be fit for the third match in Indore next month. Warner managed scores of one and 10 in the series …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The United Nations will spend $250 million from its emergency fund to tackle “forgotten crises’ around the world, including helping communities that are facing the risk of famine in Africa, its secretary general said on Saturday. “I’m announcing the largest-ever allocation from our United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund,” Antonio Guterres …
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By John Irish MUNICH (Reuters) – Failure to renew a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia would be catastrophic as millions in Africa are on the cusp of famine, the head of the U.N. food agency warned on Saturday. Negotiations will start in a week on extending …
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By Tarek Amara SFAX, Tunisia (Reuters) – Thousands of members of Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights. The protests in eight cities marked an escalation in the union’s confrontation …
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(Reuters) -England’s Stuart Broad blitzed New Zealand’s top order in a dazzling spell under the Bay Oval lights to leave the hosts reeling on 63 for five after the third day of the first test on Saturday, 331 runs shy of their unlikely victory target. England had earlier ridden half centuries from Joe Root, Harry …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand rose to nine on Saturday as the clean-up continued on the battered North Island and authorities worked to find missing people. The cyclone hit the uppermost region of the North Island on Sunday and tracked down the east coast, causing widespread devastation. Police on …
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PARIS (Reuters) – France’s conservative right-wing Les Republicains party on Saturday sacked Aurelien Pradie as deputy party leader, after Pradie failed to join the party in backing President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age. Macron wants the French to retire at 64 instead of 62, a policy he says would save France’s creaking …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union have an understanding of what needs to be done to resolve problems around the Northern Ireland protocol but they have not agreed to a deal yet, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Saturday. Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, he also said Britain wanted to …
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By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin gave a spectacular rearguard response to help India overcome Nathan Lyon’s spin masterclass as the hosts nearly matched Australia’s first-innings 263 on a dramatic day two of the second test on Saturday. Patel smashed 74 and dominated his 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket …
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(Reuters) -Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco Plc is planning to review its presence in the UK banking sector in a move that could lead to a sale of its banking arm, Sky News reported on Saturday. The supermarket chain operator is lining up Goldman Sachs to advise on the future of Tesco Bank, the report said. …
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