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-Akbota, thank you for joining us. Let’s begin with your background. Can you tell us about your early career and education? -Thank you for having me. I graduated in 2015 from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Kazakhstan with a bachelor’s…
England secure top spot in Group C but fail to impress as they are held to a goalless draw with Slovenia in Cologne; boos were heard at full-time from some England fans; draw is enough for Slovenia also to progress…
Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk confirms he will vacate one of his four titles, the IBF belt; Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois expected to fight for it on September 21; Dubois holds IBF Interim belt and is mandatory challenger; Usyk…
The first UN-backed contingent of foreign police has arrived in Haiti, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. Around 200 police officers from Kenya landed in the capital of…
Britain’s Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak has pulled support from candidates Craig Williams and Laura Saunders over the UK General Election betting row. The British prime minister acted after coming under mounting pressure within the party to take a tougher…
Julian Assange is a heroic figure for many campaigners against state spying and censorship but regarded as a malicious hacker and danger to national security by his critics. The enigmatic WikiLeaks founder was born Julian Paul Hawkins in Queensland, Australia,…
Hungary’s Barnabas Varga has had a “successful operation” on the injury he sustained against Scotland on Sunday night, the Hungarian Football Federation has confirmed. The 29-year-old Ferencvaros forward collided with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn and following six minutes of treatment,…
Jack Harrison has rejoined Everton on a season-long loan from Leeds. Harrison, 27, spent last season on loan at Goodison Park and the Toffees announced on Monday afternoon he would return for the 2024-25 campaign. The winger told EvertonTV: “It’s…
Scotland began their journey home from Germany on Monday afternoon to the accompaniment of a Bavarian band following their exit from Euro 2024. Steve Clarke’s side lost 1-0 to Hungary in Stuttgart on Sunday to leave them bottom of Group A…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There’s some quietly ferocious, fiercely expressive dialogue in the playwright Annie Baker’s first feature, “Janet Planet,” and several moments of imaginative sublimity. The movie is a passionate and finely nuanced view…