Italy crowned European champions after shootout win over England

Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Final – Italy v England – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – July 11, 2021 Italy celebrate with the trophy after winning Euro 2020 Pool via REUTERS/Michael Regan LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt

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Italy beat England on penalties to win Euro 2020

Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Final – Italy v England – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – July 11, 2021 Players during the penalty shoot-out Pool via REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after the Euro 2020 final ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley on Sunday to

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon for 20th Slam title

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 11, 2021 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Italy’s Matteo Berrettini REUTERS/Toby Melville Wimbledon, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic has beaten Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final to win a record-equaling 20th Grand

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Violence spreads to South Africa’s economic hub in wake of Zuma jailing

Stick-wielding protesters march through the streets as violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko Shops were looted overnight, a section of the M2 highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through the streets of

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Farmajo says, I warmly congratulate PM Abiy killing his own Tigray people

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said I warmly congratulate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on regaining a strong mandate from the people of Ethiopia. Somalia will continue to work with his government to further strengthen our bilateral relations to benefit our two people and wider region. ”I wish you great success, Mr.

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Iraq: Missing journalist appears with signs of torture, taken to hospital in Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visits journalist Ali al-Mikdam in hospital in Baghdad (IraqiPMO) By Alex MacDonald An Iraqi activist and journalist who went missing on Friday evening in Baghdad was found on Saturday evening with visible signs of abuse on his body and taken to hospital. Ali al-Mikdam, a prominent voice in the anti-government

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Turkey’s HISAR missile systems boost defense capabilities

HISAR A+ delivered with all elements, HISAR O+ at mass production stage, says official Turkey’s HISAR A+ air defense missile system has been delivered with all elements and the HISAR O+ system has reached the stage of mass production, a top official announced on Saturday. Ismail Demir, head of Turkey’s Defense Industries Authority, gave an

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Landslide victory for Abiy Ahmed’s party in Ethiopia parliamentary election

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 30, 2020. AFP The party has swept almost all seats in the Oromia region, where it didn’t have competition after leading Oromo opposition political parties boycotted the election. Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy

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New documents evidence killing of over 5,200 civilians by Assad regime

By Esref Musa and Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu Document shows Assad regime’s involvement in mass murder of thousands in Abdul Qader Al-Shaqfa Hospital in al-Waer district The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) unveiled new documents on Saturday, proving the Assad regime’s involvement in war crimes against civilians in a hospital in the city of Homs. Speaking at

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Barty beats Pliskova at Wimbledon for 2nd Grand Slam title

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 10, 2021 Australia’s Ashleigh Barty holds the trophy after winning her final match against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova REUTERS/Toby Melville Ash Barty got off to a perfect start in the Wimbledon final by collecting the first 14 points, then needed

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