Former FIFA secretary general Valcke and BeIN sports chairman indicted
Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of Qatar-based media group BeIN Sports, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, have been charged in Switzerland in connection with the award of television rights for the World Cup and Confederations Cup, Swiss …
Can a video game save a life? African refugee puts players in his race for survival
The goal of Lual Mayen’s video game is to survive the horrific ordeal of a refugee, an experience that his family knows well, but the 25-year-old developer’s ambition is to change the world.
Two killed in Sydney-Melbourne train derailment
Two people were killed and a number of others were injured when an Australian interstate train derailed outside Melbourne on Thursday evening, police said.
EU’s Gentiloni does not expect government crisis in Italy
European commissioner for economic affairs and former Italian prime minister Palo Gentiloni said on Tuesday he did not foresee a government crisis in Italy, after the leader of a coalition party Matteo Renzi threatened on Wednesday a showdown in the It…
Brazil postpones delivery of administrative reform: source
Brazil’s government has decided to postpone the submission of an administrative reform draft to the congress, one source with knowledge of the matter said.
Kenyan police killings in poor Nairobi districts continue: rights group
Kenyan police shot dead at least eight people in Nairobi slums in the past two months, violating laws on the use of excessive force, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, even though officials have said they are determined to end such incidents.
More coronavirus cases in Iran’s Qom; religious gatherings under threat
Iranian health officials urged all religious gatherings to be suspended in Qom, news agency ISNA said on Thursday, after two more people tested positive for the coronavirus in the holy city, where two died of it this week.
South Sudan to form unity government by Saturday deadline
Oil-rich South Sudan’s former rebel leader and its president will form a unity government by Saturday’s deadline, they announced on Thursday, quashing fears the deadline would be pushed back again.
Britain must stick to fair competition commitments: Luxembourg PM
Britain must stick to the level playing field commitments it made in a political declaration that accompanied the legal Brexit treaty, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said on Thursday.
Japanese data on cruise ship coronavirus infections backs quarantine strategy
Newly released data from a Japanese research institute appears to back the government’s case that its quarantine strategy for the Diamond Princess cruise ship was successful in stemming contagion of the coronavirus among passengers.
