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Former West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels, who played international cricket between 2000 and 2018, was yesterday charged under the ICC anti-corruption code. Samuels was charged by the ICC on behalf of the Emirates Cricket…
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) faces back-to-back setbacks, with New Zealand and England pulling out from their respective tours to the Asian country. Both teams cited security concerns. In an attempt to bring cricket back on…
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Head Coach Mickey Arthur said that the Sri Lankan players have shown a lot of commitment in the past and are determined to perform well in the ICC T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The former South Africa and…
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The Police Child and Women’s Bureau has arrested a youth for the alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl in Nugegoda. The arrested person is a 20-year-old married man residing in a neighbouring house of the girl, Police…
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UN: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reprimanded the world on Tuesday for the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as an "obscenity" and giving the globe an "F in Ethics." Addressing the…
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CHINA: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday proposed a Global Development Initiative, calling for bolstering confidence and jointly addressing global threats and challenges to build a better world for all. Xi made the remarks…
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UN: Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for COVID-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the government said. Queiroga will remain…
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UN: The Taliban, Afghanistan’s new rulers for a matter of weeks, are challenging the credentials of their country’s former UN ambassador and want to speak at the General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week, the…
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AUSTRALIA: A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked residents running into the streets of Melbourne. The shallow quake hit east of the country’s…
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RUSSIA: A student opened fire on Monday at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot by police and detained, officials said. Beyond saying that he was a student, authorities offered no further…
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