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The youngest ever life peer has taken her seat in the House of Lords, which she wants to abolish.

Staff are no longer allowed to wear accessories for social movements to minimise risk of "perceived bias".

The Ghost Army used inflatable tanks and Hollywood-style special effects to trick the German army.

SINGAPORE, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China squandered a 2-0 lead to ultimately draw 2-2 with Singapore away in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers second stage here on Thursday, courtesy of Wu Lei's brace.

SYDNEY, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Home team Australia on Thursday notched up a 2-0 clean sheet over Lebanon in their first leg of the FIFA World Cup 2026 second-round qualifiers before more than 27,000 spectators at Sydney's Commbank Stadium.

HONG KONG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- A pair of strikes from Eldor Shomurodov and Rustamjon Ashurmatov in the second-half helped Uzbekistan beat Hong Kong, China 2-0 away in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifying tournament second stage here on Thursday.

(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is set to leave the Western Athletic Conference to join the Southland Conference, ESPN reported. The change will take place for the 2024-25 season and will cost UTRGV a $2 million exit fee to the WAC, per Wednesday's report. However, the UTRGV said in a statement that there was "nothing definitive to announce" at this time. "As you

HONG KONG, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong maintained the fourth place globally in a financial centers index published Thursday by British and Chinese think tanks, as the unique advantages of being backed by the motherland and connected to the world bolstered the financial hub's resilience.

ISLAMABAD, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Thursday that its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 105 million U.S. dollars.

Spring officially arrived on Tuesday, but parts of southern Ontario could see their "most significant snowfall so far this season" starting Friday.

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TOKYO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Financial assets held by Japanese households hit a record 2,141 trillion yen (14 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2023, thanks to higher stock prices, Bank of Japan data showed Thursday.

CAIRO, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said.

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ANKARA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- In a move that surprised the market, Türkiye's central bank raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points on Thursday, reversing a one-month pause and responding to calls for stronger action to fight soaring inflation.

The bank raised its one-week repo rate to 50 percent from 45 percent, citing the need to counter rising prices. The move surprised an

LONDON, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold its benchmark interest rate at 5.25 percent, the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.

Overnight, clear skies will dominate the western regions of the country, while the eastern areas will experience considerable cloud cover. Light precipitation, primarily in the form of rain, is expected in certain areas but is projected to cease by morning. In the eastern regions, a gentle northerly wind will prevail, while other areas will experience mostly calm conditions....

Robert is the Director of Operations for a major company and travels a lot to various locations. He will put about 50,000 miles per year on his car and wants something comfortable and reliable for the long commutes. What car should he buy?

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly was pictured as a clown on stickers found in the concourse at Stamford Bridge

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"This year we meet under the shadow of the WMO’s report showing the latest temperature increases that have been off the charts."

Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert recently bragged about securing over $20 million in water and infrastructure projects for her district — despite having voted against the very funding that made it possible. As political commentator Luke Beasley points out in his latest YouTube video, this is a prime example of the two-faced dishonesty of the GOP. — Read the rest

“Hopefully, this will send the message that it’s inappropriate for the instructors, the teachers, to teach sexual orientation and gender identity," a sponsor of the bill said.

Despite spending more than £1bn since the summer of 2022, the Blues face the prospect of finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League for a second successive season.

Historically, Portuguese footballers have had a love-hate relationship with Italy. Some of the very best have played in Serie A. However, some genuine talents have failed to make their mark there despite how talented they were, as per the unlucky Tiago Mendes and one of my favourite players of all time, the enigmatic Ricardo Quaresma.