Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931, Swiss researchers said Monday, following the first reconstruction of the country's ice loss in the 20th century.
Sri Lanka's new government came under international censure Monday over the use of tough anti-terror laws to detain protesters who forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down from the presidency last month.
Bangladesh stripped head coach Russell Domingo of his role overseeing the Twenty20 side and told him to focus on Test and one-day international cricket, just days before the Asia Cup.
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Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga filed a petition to the country's top court on Monday challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
August 22, 2022
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Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
August 22, 2022
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Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, badminton's highest-ranked openly gay player, said on Monday that she is relishing competing without having to hide her sexuality.
August 22, 2022
Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
August 22, 2022
Singapore's LGBTQ community on Monday welcomed the government's plan to decriminalise gay sex but warned that upholding the traditional definition of marriage would only promote further inequality.
August 22, 2022
Economy
Markets were broadly lower Monday as the rally from June's lows runs out of steam owing to renewed concerns about Federal Reserve plans to ramp up interest rates to combat runaway inflation.
August 22, 2022
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In contrast to festive summer crowds around him in central Kyiv, Vladyslav Zhaivoronok has a grim story to tell about the defence of Mariupol, the injuries he suffered and his weeks in captivity.
At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest and most isolated tribes put on life jackets and board a fishing boat for the journey across the lake to school.
Veteran lock Brodie Retallick is on the verge of returning from a broken cheekbone after being included as a non-playing member of the All Blacks squad for Saturday's home Test against Argentina.
Anthony Joshua has admitted "I let myself down" after the British heavyweight's antics following his crushing defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their world-title showdown in Saudi Arabia were heavily criticised.
August 22, 2022
Sports
Stand-in captain Tom Latham top-scored with 69 to lead New Zealand to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final one-day international series in Barbados on Sunday.
August 22, 2022
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A woman who is believed to be related to two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand is in South Korea, Seoul police told AFP Monday.
Ygor Coelho grew up avoiding bullets in his Rio favela -- now his exploits on the badminton court are inspiring Brazilians to pick up a racquet and try the sport themselves.
Han Myint Mo kicks up a gold-coloured metal ball, pirouettes and catches it on the blade of a knife held in her teeth -- keeping up a Myanmar juggling tradition on the edge of extinction.
Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
August 22, 2022
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