Sydney, Oct. 1 (BNA): The names on the U.S. team have changed, the Americans’ dominance has not. A’ja Wilson scored 19 points, Kelsey Plum added 17 and the United States beat China 83-61 on Saturday to win its fourth consecutive gold medal at the women’s basketball World Cup, The Associated Press (AP) reported. “It feels […]
Continue ReadingLondon, Oct. 1 (BNA): Arsenal meted out their usual punishment to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at The Emirates with Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka all on target in a 3-1 win to stay top of the Premier League on Saturday. Spurs’ Emerson Royal only added to the visitors’ misery when he was […]
Continue ReadingCape Town, Oct. 1 (BNA): The African soccer confederation has removed Guinea as host of the 2025 African Cup of Nations because of inadequate infrastructure, the latest in a series of switches and delays for the continental championship over the last 10 years. The decision was announced late Friday night and after Confederation of African […]
Continue ReadingLondon, Oct. 1 (BNA): Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut the outlook for its AA credit rating for British sovereign debt on Friday to “negative” from “stable” as it judged Prime Minister Liz Truss’s tax cut plans would cause debt to keep rising. Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced around 45 billion pounds ($50 billion) of […]
Continue ReadingKarachi, Oct. 1 (BNA): National Guard Commander, General HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, met with Commander of the V Corps of the Pakistani Army, Lieutenant General Mohammad Saeed, at the corps headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan. The National Guard Commander commended the advanced level of cooperation between the National Guard and the Pakistani Army, […]
Continue ReadingManama, Oct. 1 (BNA): Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs, Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, stressed keenness to support the national competencies to continue their academic education and boost their productivity. He was speaking as he received Eng. Meriam Foued Al Awadhi, an employee in the Southern Municipality, who presented him a copy of her Master’s […]
Continue ReadingGeneva, Oct. 1 (BNA): The University for Peace (UPEACE) has granted the Honorary Doctorate to Secretary General and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Higher Education Council, Shaikha Dr Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa. The celebration, held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, was attended by UPEACE Board of Trustees […]
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