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If an alien landed on Earth today and read Western media reports on China, they would reach an unambiguous conclusion: China is a comprehensively and uniquely evil nation. It jails and kills civilians for no reason, commits all sorts of atrocities on its people (who are apparently also filthy and …

Into the third round of their entertaining featherweight contest on the UFC 262 main card at the Toyota Center in Houston, Brazilian star Barboza stepped up the pace as he caught Burgos with a lightning-quick overhand right. At first Burgos appeared to have eaten the punch as he remained on his …

A veteran of 11 years in the UFC, Oliveira finally ascended to the top of the pile at 155lbs with a remarkable recovery from a first-round onslaught before finishing Chandler with a barrage of blows early in the second round at the Toyota Center. The Brazilian, 31, captured the title …

The first shipment of 150,000 doses arrived in the country on May 1, before being accepted by the country’s regulator on May 13. A day later, the first jab was administered, given as part of a limited pilot project in the city of Hyderabad, in the south of the subcontinent. …

The Brazil playboy, who last Saturday signed a new four-year contract extension with the Ligue 1 giants, is being punished for a booking in the semifinal at Montpellier, which PSG won 6-5 on penalties on Wednesday. After the hosts equalized following a Kylian Mbappe double, the world’s most expensive player …

The Kansas City Royals ended their 11-game losing streak by winning 6-2 at the Chicago White Sox, but the major talking point of the game came when visiting third baseman Hunter Dozier hit a popup shot and ran to first base as opponent Jose Abreu came to catch the ball. With reigning American League MVP …

The co-founder of the music platform has been backed by club legends Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp in his purported bid, which emerged in the wake of fans criticizing Kroenke and his father, Stan, who own Arsenal through their Kroenke Sports Enterprises company. Tantalizingly for supporters who have protested against the pair since Arsenal’s involvement …

What would the Messiah do? Whose side would he be on? In Jerusalem, Palestinian sufferings are beyond question. Homes confiscated, people shot at, ethnically cleansed. Israeli soldiers are the aggressors – that much is clear. Would Jesus then unleash his righteous fury against them? Tricky because, don’t forget, he was …

“The Secretary-General reminds all sides that any indiscriminate targeting of civilian and media structures violates international law and must be avoided at all costs,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in the statement on behalf of Guterres. Guterres was particularly “dismayed by the increasing number of civilian casualties, including the death of …

As pandemic restrictions are slowly rolled back across the US, the idea of mandating Covid-19 vaccines has become a hotly-debated topic. While the concept of vaccine passports remains only a potential reality, young adults appear to be willing to go along with it.  While 18-29-year-olds remain the age group that …