🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Tunisia vs Australia 1pm ⚽ Poland vs Saudi Arabia 4pm ⚽ France vs Denmark 7pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Mexico 10pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski and Christian Eriksen will be among the stars on display on day seven of the 2022 FIFA …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ⚽ England 0 USA 0 ⚽ Netherlands 1 Ecuador 1 ⚽ Wales 0 Iran 2 ⚽ Qatar 1 Senegal 3 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Tunisia vs Australia 1pm ⚽ Poland vs Saudi Arabia 4pm ⚽ France vs Denmark 7pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Mexico 10pm Al …
Read More »Black Americans more hesitant about overseas military intervention: report
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | African Americans are much less in favor of sending U.S. forces to defend Ukraine than the general U.S. population, according to the findings from a new poll from the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Only 21 percent of Black Americans supported sending military …
Read More »Huawei signs global ITU pledge to help 120 million people in remote areas connect to the digital world
In Africa alone, Huawei has laid more than 250,000 kilometers of optical fibers, enabling 30 million households to access high-speed broadband Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Wales vs Iran 1pm ⚽ Qatar vs Senegal 4pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Netherlands vs Ecuador 7pm ⚽ England vs USA 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The second round of group games in Groups A and B get underway on Friday with …
Read More »Biden renews call to ban assault weapons
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden renewed his call to ban assault weapons on Thursday. “I’m going to try to get rid of assault weapons,” Biden told reporters during a visit to firefighters in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The remarks came on the heels of a pair of high-profile mass …
Read More »Putin says Russia ready to export more fertilizers
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to expand the supply of fertilizers and work with all partners in this area. There are artificial barriers created by some countries to the export of Russian fertilizers, which are negatively affecting global markets, Putin said …
Read More »Museveni in Vietnam on three day state visit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has arrived in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for a three-day state visit at the invitation of his counterpart President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. In a statement by the Presidential Press Unit, at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, Museveni was …
Read More »UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote bid
London, England | Xinhua | The United Kingdom (UK) Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the approval of the UK parliament. “The Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence,” said …
Read More »Digital app released to boost physical activity – and help get children moving
Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | As the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks off, the World Health Organization, the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA have launched a new digital app designed to help increase physical activity and improve the health and well-being of millions of young …
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