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Zimbabwean protest leader Ngarivhume freed on bail
Zimbabwean opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume on Wednesday was granted bail at his fourth attempt since being detained on July 20 for calling protests against corruption
Iraqi rivers under threat from dams in Iran and Turkey
This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways,…
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer quits company
Mayer’s resignation comes days after TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims the wildly popular social media app can be used to spy on…
Saudi virus cases top 100 000 with new spike ahead of the hajj
On Friday, the kingdom announced a renewed lockdown in the city of Jeddah, gateway to the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, to counter the jump in cases
Singapore slammed for ‘cruel’ Zoom death sentence
Zoom has become popular during virus lockdowns worldwide for everything from virtual school classes to business meetings — but Human Rights Watch criticised its use to mete out…
Rose says Premier League players treated like ‘lab rats’
The Premier League conducted 748 tests on players and staff on Sunday and Monday as part of their bid to restart matches in June
‘No-vax’ Djokovic against compulsory coronavirus vaccination
The Serbian tennis ace, who is in lockdown in Spain, spoke out against being forced to receive a vaccination in order to travel to tournaments
Pandas mate in lockdown privacy
Stuck at home with no visitors and not much else to do, a pair of pandas in Hong Kong finally decided to give mating a go after a decade of dodging the issue
How the coronavirus has hit global sport
Here is a look at the effects on sport of the coronavirus, which on Monday had killed over 3 800 people while infecting more than 110 000 in over 100 countries
Indonesia seizes half-a-million masks amid coronavirus panic buying
Authorities were questioning two people after a raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly 600 000 surgical masks were found
Sharapova ends a career that was stuff of Hollywood
The Russian shot to international fame as a giggly 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 2004, the third youngest player to conquer the All England Club’s famous grass courts
Dieselgate sees recall of Mercedes vehicles
Daimler is accused of hiding that it used illegal software in diesel cars to cheat emissions tests
Formula One faces testing times over coronavirus
The F1 world championship, which gets under way in Melbourne on March 15, had already lost the Chinese Grand Prix from its schedule
United must make Champions League to boost coffers
The club’s revenue for the three months to December 31 fell nearly 20% because of a £39-million drop in broadcasting income
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline