DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India has farewelled coach Ravi Shastri with a win after ending its Twenty20 World Cup campaign beating Namibia by nine wickets in Dubai. India was out of semifinals contention and made sure there was no slip-up with a complete performance. It limited Namibia to 132-8 and overhauled that with
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes Unlimited adds 10 players to its basketball league, including Jantel Lavender, Courtney Williams, Odyssey Sims and Tianna Hawkins of the WNBA. The season will be played in Las Vegas running from Jan. 29 through Feb. 28. Players will earn points each week based on
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at bridging its artistic treasures with contemporary art. The inaugural exhibit “Tutti” (All) takes its inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2020 encyclical “Brothers All.” The document combines his appeals for environmental sustainability, greater
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, according to the country’s interior minister. The incident took place early Monday morning as four police officers outside Cannes police station were preparing to go on patrol, Gerald Darmanin told reporters. The assailant approached the officers
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A child sleeps in the ruins of a home eroded by rising sea levels on a beach in Togo. This haunting image, the work of Spanish photographer Antonio Aragón Renuncio, was intended to highlight a problem faced by many West African countries and has scooped the first prize in this
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chairman of a foundation that represents families of people killed when a passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 has told a Dutch court of his grief at losing his brother — no trace of whom was ever found. He also
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — United States center back Chris Richards is adapting well to life in Europe and has become a regular starter on loan at Hoffenheim. He’s already eyeing a place in parent club Bayern Munich’s first team next season on a squad that’s among the most competitive
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN James Corden has appeared in some film adaptations of hit Broadway musicals like “Cats” and “Into The Woods.” And that could be part of the problem. In the bit of a wicked move, a petition has been started to keep the late-night host out of the cast of the eagerly
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas Tech has named Baylor assistant and longtime Texas high school coach Joey McGuire as its next head coach. He will take over immediately at the end of the season. Sonny Cumbie will continue as interim head coach until then. McGuire is in his fifth season with
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A child sleeps in the ruins of a home eroded by rising sea levels on a beach in Togo. This haunting image, the work of Spanish photographer Antonio Aragón Renuncio, was intended to highlight a problem faced by many West African countries and has scooped the first prize in this year’s
Continue ReadingKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general has promised he won’t hold a government position after planned elections in July 2023. His comments come two weeks after he toppled a transitional government in a widely condemned coup. The military leader behind the takeover has repeatedly promised to hand over power to an elected civilian government
Continue ReadingBy DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. Still, daily numbers of new cases and deaths have remained high throughout the non-working period. Officials in the Kremlin said on Monday
Continue ReadingBy DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. Still, daily numbers of new cases and deaths have remained high throughout the non-working period. Officials in the Kremlin said on Monday
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s government has resigned for the second time this year, underscoring the political problems plaguing the small, oil-rich nation. The state-run KUNA news agency said Kuwait’s ruler, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, received the government’s resignation notice Monday. However, the report did not say whether Sheikh Nawaf would
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Unión Europea emitió un comunicado este lunes impugnando los resultados de las elecciones de Nicaragua. El bloque europeo dijo que las elecciones “se llevaron a cabo sin garantías democráticas y sus resultados carecen de legitimidad”. A través de un comunicado, la Unión Europea dijo que Ortega “eliminó toda competencia
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say a woman died after she was found in a Vancouver home suffering from multiple stab wounds. A suspect has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Police say officers were called to a home at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday on an assault with a weapon report. When they arrived,
Continue ReadingBy John Vennavally-Rao and Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — It’s taken 25 years to build, has faced long delays, and cost many billions of dollars more than expected, but the countdown is finally on to launch the James Webb telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Wilson Jr., for CNN The Brooklyn Nets extended their winning streak to five games with a 116-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Kevin Durant and James Harden combined for 59 points as the two NBA stars helped the Nets break their 10-game losing streak in Canada, improving their record to 7-3
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The first flood map of its kind demonstrates how low-lying areas of some of Canada’s major cities could become flooded within the next 80 years. The maps were developed by Slobodan Simonovic, engineering professor emeritus and flood-control expert at Western University.
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Morse, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers 13-7 on Sunday, with the Packers missing their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers who is in Covid-19 protocols. Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and the Chiefs’ defense throttled Rodgers’ replacement, second-year quarterback Jordan Love. Love, who was making his first career
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