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Protests Erupt In Poland Over Govt’s Plan To Quit Int’l Domestic Violence Treaty

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ The people of the European country of Poland are protesting against the government for quitting international treaty on combating domestic violence against women and children. According to reports, thousands of citizens took to the streets in Warsaw, Poland, carrying anti-government banners and accusing the government of trying to legitimize domestic violence. Protesters included a large number of young women holding banners against domestic violence. The protests began after the government announced its withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on the Prevention of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.…

English county giants Surrey feel the strain due to coronavirus

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“Surrey’s CEO Richard Gould. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – The coronavirus pandemic has had serious ramifications across English county cricket, with even giants Surrey facing “huge financial strains”, their CEO Richard Gould told AFP on Sunday. Gould said that having made around £45 million ($58 million) last year they would take a £30 million hit this year with cricket starting late due to the lockdown imposed in March. Gould was speaking as Surrey played bitter city rivals Middlesex on the first day of a two day friendly at the Kia…

Wickets, runs and socially distanced fans — cricket in the coronavirus era

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“Light at the end of the tunnel? Surrey welcomes the first members of the public to a live sporting event in England since the coronavirus pandemic swept through the country in mid March. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – Surrey cricketers Mark Stoneman and Ryan Patel on Sunday experienced something no other sportsmen in England have enjoyed since March when they strode to the wicket at The Oval – applause from a crowd desperate to witness live action in the flesh after the coronavirus lockdown. The Premier League football season has…

Cricket one-day Super League launched to determine World Cup spots

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“Captain Eoin Morgan lifts the World Cup as England celebrate winning the final a year ago at Lord’s. ©AFP” /> New Delhi (AFP) – A new Super League to determine qualification for the 50-over World Cup will launch this week but the governing body warned Monday that the cost of staging international cricket will inevitably rise because of the coronavirus pandemic. World champions England and Ireland will hold the first match in the 13-nation league in Southampton on Thursday. The seven top-placed nations in the Super League will join hosts…

Rain frustrates Broad’s bid for 500 wickets, England charge

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“Waiting game – Covers protect the pitch as rain delays the start of the fourth day’s play in the third Test between England and the West Indies at Old Trafford on Monday. ©AFP” /> Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Rain kept Stuart Broad waiting for his 500th Test wicket as bad weather frustrated England’s bid for a series-clinching win over the West Indies at Old Trafford on Monday. Play was due to start at 11:00 am local time (1000 GMT), on the fourth day of the decisive third Test. But…

Singaporean Man Admits Working As A Chinese Agent In US

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COURTESY BY: https://www.bolnews.com/ A Singaporean man has admitted being guilty in the US to working as an agent of China. US officials said that Jun Wei Yeo was accused of using his political consultancy in the US as a front to gather data for Chinese intelligence. Jun Wei Yeo pleaded guilty in the federal court to be serving as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in 2015-19. He was earlier accused of collecting confidential information using his political consultancy as a front. He admitted that he scouted for Americans…

Erdogan joins thousands to pray for first time at Hagia Sophia mosque in 86 years

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COURTESY BY: https://tribune.com.pk/ At special service for historic reopened mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recites Surahs from the Quran TURKEY: Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday prayers both inside and outside the historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis. Before the Friday prayers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited from the Quran inside the reopened mosque, choosing from both the Surah Al-Fatihah and the Surah Al-Baqarah. Later, four…

Mike Pompeo sets agenda for a new Cold War with China. Russia will be key

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ On the day his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was goading the world to rise up against the tyranny of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump dialled his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the inclusion of Beijing in future talks on strategic arms control, oil security and Iran developments. According to diplomats based in Washington and Moscow, this was President Trump’s fifth call to President Putin in the past two months as Russian Federation is the key to holding a rampaging China accountable in…

Roach rocks England with Stokes wicket in third Test

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“Key wicket – England’s Ben Stokes was clean bowled by West Indies’ Kemar Roach for 20 on the first day of the third Test at Old Trafford. ©AFP” Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England suffered a major setback when talisman Ben Stokes was dismissed for just 20 on the first day of the decisive third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Friday. The hosts were 131-4 at tea, with fast bowler Kemar Roach having removed second-Test century-makers Dom Sibley and Stokes on his way to fine figures…

England and West Indies to compete for Richards-Botham Trophy

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“Legends and friends: Viv Richards and Ian Botham. ©AFP” /> Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England and the West Indies will contest the new Richards-Botham Trophy when they next meet in a Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday. The trophy has been named in honour of West Indies batting great Vivian Richards and celebrated England all-rounder Ian Botham, who were team-mates at English county Somerset before becoming opponents on the world stage. It will be the Wisden Trophy that is up for grabs when the third…