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New Zealand have the last laugh despite Scotland resistance

New Zealand have the last laugh despite Scotland resistance

Tofael Mahmud 2021-11-03 19:46:29

New Zealand Beat Scotland by 16 runs to further strengthen their semi-final spot claim, thanks to Martin Guptill excellence.   Scotland, however, was impressive in the first half of their i...

As politicians exit COP26, $130t worth of financiers take the stage

As politicians exit COP26, $130t worth of financiers take the stage

-- 2021-11-03 19:33:07

With national leaders gone from the UN climate conference in Scotland, attention turned on Wednesday to the state treasuries and the businesses and financiers responsible for carrying out the pledges...

Spain sees tourism back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

Spain sees tourism back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

-- 2021-11-03 19:22:17

International travel to Spain is recovering fast and could allow the tourism-dependent nation to reach pre-pandemic foreign visitor levels by 2022, the government said on Wednesday after data showed a...

China targets 1.8pc cut in average coal use at power plants by 2025

China targets 1.8pc cut in average coal use at power plants by 2025

-- 2021-11-03 18:47:02

China flagged on Wednesday it is targeting a 1.8 per cent reduction in average coal use for electricity generation at power plants over the next five years, in a bid to lower greenhouse gas emissions....

Lebanese carry 'worthless' stacks of cash after currency crash

Lebanese carry 'worthless' stacks of cash after currency crash

-- 2021-11-03 18:34:59

Restaurant owner Antoine Haddad has been in business for over 35 years but says he is running out of hope as Lebanon struggles with one of the deepest financial crises of modern times. The Lebanese p...

Pakistan's T20 form: Back where they belong

Pakistan's T20 form: Back where they belong

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-03 18:07:31

Lendl Simmons catches a mistimed slog in deep mid-wicket by Umar Gul at Mirpur and Pakistan gets bowled out within 84 runs. Windies won that game as Pakistan bid adieu to the T20 World Cup 2014 from t...

Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic

Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic

-- 2021-11-03 17:17:05

As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, according to Reut...

India on the edge of elimination

India on the edge of elimination

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-03 17:05:26

The blackcaps have thrashed India once again in an ICC tournament match by 8 wickets. This is the 4th successive defeat India faced in all ICC events against New Zealand.  The last time they def...

Nigeria building collapse: Death toll rises to 16, scores missing

Nigeria building collapse: Death toll rises to 16, scores missing

-- 2021-11-03 16:42:52

Rescuers combed through the rubble of a high-rise building in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos in search of survivors on Tuesday, a day after it collapsed while under construction, as the death toll...

‘Extreme brutality’ marks Ethiopia’s war, UN says

‘Extreme brutality’ marks Ethiopia’s war, UN says

-- 2021-11-03 16:16:03

The UN human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for co...

China's virus cases spike ahead of Communist Party meeting

China's virus cases spike ahead of Communist Party meeting

-- 2021-11-03 12:40:01

China's new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital Beijing ahead of a key gathering of the highest-ran...

Ethiopia declares state of emergency

Ethiopia declares state of emergency

-- 2021-11-03 09:58:37

Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa. The a...

Japan pledge brings $100b climate funding target closer, says Kerry

Japan pledge brings $100b climate funding target closer, says Kerry

-- 2021-11-02 21:30:58

The developed world's $100 billion climate financing target could be met a year earlier than expected, US climate envoy John Kerry said on Tuesday, citing new commitments made earlier in the day by Ja...

Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or just more broken promises?

Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or just more broken promises?

-- 2021-11-02 20:47:35

A new pledge by world leaders to halt deforestation by 2030 is likely to fail unless quickly backed by more funding, transparent monitoring and tough regulation of businesses and financiers linked to...

South Africa cruise past Bangladesh with ease

South Africa cruise past Bangladesh with ease

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-11-02 19:06:41

Bangladesh register another defeat, their fourth in a row in this World Cup, as South Africa cruise past them convincingly. With only 85 runs to chase, South Africa got home in 13.3 overs with 6 wick...

Five killed as plane crashes in South Sudan

Five killed as plane crashes in South Sudan

-- 2021-11-02 19:05:23

An airport official in South Sudan says a cargo plane crash in the capital, Juba, killed five crew members Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what caused the plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Lt...

Taliban promise progress on girls' schooling soon

Taliban promise progress on girls' schooling soon

-- 2021-11-02 18:34:07

Afghanistan's Taliban government said it would announce good news soon on older girls being allowed to go back to school, but urged the international community to help it fund the process as most exte...

The Daily Star, Lebanon's oldest English-language daily, shuts down amid crisis

The Daily Star, Lebanon's oldest English-language daily, shuts down amid crisis

-- 2021-11-02 18:15:28

Lebanon’s Daily Star, one of the leading English-language newspapers in the Arab world and Lebanon’s oldest, has folded following a years-long financial struggle. An email reviewed Tuesda...

Bangladesh all out for 84

Bangladesh all out for 84

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-11-02 17:43:08

Poor batting show continues as Bangladesh falter with a total of 84 on the board. After being put into bat first, Bangladesh ended their innings by being bowled out with 8 balls to spare. Openers L...

Gunfire, blasts heard at military hospital in Kabul

Gunfire, blasts heard at military hospital in Kabul

-- 2021-11-02 16:41:19

At least two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan's biggest military hospital in Kabul, witnesses and Taliban officials said on Tuesday, reports Reuters. Interior ministry spokesman Qari Sa...

South Africa opt to bowl first against Bangladesh

South Africa opt to bowl first against Bangladesh

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2021-11-02 15:48:20

South Africa have won the toss and chosen to field first on their 4th game of the Group stage matches. Team Bangladesh have already made their exit from the Super 12s quite certain with 3 losses out...

Nearly 90 countries to slash methane emissions jointly

Nearly 90 countries to slash methane emissions jointly

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-02 13:43:50

Nearly 90 countries have joined a US- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of the main causes of...

Six dead, 100 feared missing after high-rise building collapses in Nigeria

Six dead, 100 feared missing after high-rise building collapses in Nigeria

-- 2021-11-02 13:14:31

At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a high-rise building that was under construction, the state emergency services chief said on Tuesday. Buil...

Global leaders pledge to reverse deforestation by 2030

Global leaders pledge to reverse deforestation by 2030

-- 2021-11-02 12:40:32

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 to invest in...

China, Russia pushing UN to lift sanctions on North Korea

China, Russia pushing UN to lift sanctions on North Korea

-- 2021-11-02 11:40:05

China and Russia are pushing the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang's exports of statues, seafood and textiles and expanding i...

From streets to social media: Inside the fight for Myanmar's soul

From streets to social media: Inside the fight for Myanmar's soul

-- 2021-11-02 11:28:25

As Myanmar's military seeks to put down protest on the streets, a parallel battle is playing out on social media, with the junta using fake accounts to denounce opponents and press its message that it...

Global Covid death toll crosses 5.0m

Global Covid death toll crosses 5.0m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-02 11:14:34

The global death toll from Covid-19 has now crossed five million even with mass inoculations underway the world over. The global Covid fatality figures and the total case count stand at 5,005,401 and...

Biden assures world leaders US will meet climate goals

Biden assures world leaders US will meet climate goals

-- 2021-11-02 09:45:41

US President Joe Biden on Monday sought to assure world leaders the United States would fulfil its promise to slash greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, but a setback at home hei...

Buttler century puts England into the semi-finals

Buttler century puts England into the semi-finals

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-02 00:19:53

England beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs in a highly contested match to secure their semi-final spot in this World Cup T20. With 164 runs as the target on a dual-faced wicket to bat on, Srilanka lost their...

Climate summit begins

Climate summit begins

-- 2021-11-01 20:11:35

A UN conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change kicked off on Monday, its task made even more daunting by the failure of major industrial nations to agree ambitious...