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Spanish fishing boat sinks leaving part of the crew dead, missing

Two people drowned and another was missing at sea after a fishing boat with 10 crew members on board sank…

Paris votes overwhelmingly to ban rental electric scooters

Paris has voted overwhelmingly to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, delivering a blow to…

Top UN officials call for new tool to find 100,000 ‘disappeared’ Syrians

The UN chief has urged the 193-member General Assembly [UNGA] to establish a new international institution to clarify the fate…

What’s Elon Musk’s new Twitter blue tick shake up?

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter,  has announced another set of changes to the platform’s paid feature, Twitter Blue.  Effective…

Formula Equal: Inside the plans to launch a ‘50% male, 50% female’ F1 team

CNN  —  For the past four years, Craig Pollock has been secretly laying the groundwork for a new Formula One…

Manchester United is for sale, who could buy the world-famous club?

CNN  —  The owners of Manchester United are more than simply the custodians of a soccer club. For, with its…

Christian Atsu: Ghana soccer star laid to rest in a state-assisted funeral

CNN  —  Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu has been laid to rest in a state-assisted funeral in Accra. Atsu had…

Lewis Hamilton indicates discomfort with Formula One’s return to Saudi Arabia

CNN  —  Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has indicated his unease about the sport’s return to Saudi Arabia at…

Yemen: The football match that gave ‘some enjoyment’ to war-torn country

CNN  —  The photos, taken earlier this month, have now been viewed thousands of times: a soccer stadium, packed to…

‘Our dreams never came true.’ These men helped build Qatar’s World Cup, now they are struggling to survive

CNN  —  Kamal was standing outside a shop with other migrant workers, having finished yet another grueling working day, when…