Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Strasbourg Kylian Mbappe scored his fourth high-stakes penalty in five days as he converted from the spot in the 96th minute to spare PSG’s blushes at the Parc de Princes against 19th-place Strasbourg. PSG struggled to break Strasbourg down even after Marquinhos opened the scoring for them …
Read More »LIGUE 1: ‘Drama King’ – Reactions as ‘Scuba diver’ Neymar sees Red in PSG’s tricky win against Strasbourg
The defending champions were hoping to continue with their impressive form before the World Cup break when they hosted the 19th-placed visitors. The hosts dominated proceedings from the start and soon found themselves ahead after Neymar set up Marquinhos who fired home in the 14th minute to put the hosts …
Read More »Twitter sees sudden mass layoffs as Elon Musk admits ‘massive drop’ in revenue
Twitter temporarily closed its offices and cut workers’ access to internal systems on Friday as it began sacking staff without notice, a week after the billionaire Elon Musk took over the social media platform. The firings, which could see as many as half of Twitter’s 7,500 workers dismissed, came as …
Read More »Russia sees “no point” in maintaining diplomatic presence in the West – Russia’s foreign minister
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has stated that there is “no point” in maintaining the country’s current level of diplomatic presence in the West. Speaking to state media RIA Novosti, Lavrov said Russian diplomats work in tough conditions caused by the war in Ukraine. “It makes no sense, …
Read More »Nicolle Wallace: Biden Sees Nothing Political As He Pre-Promises Florida Aid For Ian
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace said President Biden sees nothing political in Hurricane Ian as he has already pre-promised aid to Florida. Video of Wallace: Nicolle Wallace said on her show Deadline: White House: This President, this White House has already approved whatever aid is requested by the state of Florida. …
Read More »Canada sees new high in asylum seeker crossings from US
Asylum seekers are forced to cross border at informal points of entry due to contentious deal between US and Canada. The number of asylum seekers entering Canada at informal points along the country’s border with the United States has reached the highest level since 2017, federal police data shows, as …
Read More »UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan
The UN chief landed in Sindh province before flying over some of the worst-affected areas on his way to Balochistan, where he met with local residents, some of whom were directly impacted by the floods. Many had lost their loved ones, homes and everything they owned, amid the near continuous …
Read More »Ruthless ‘beating’ sees Jabeur make history
Ons Jabeur reached a second consecutive Grand Slam title match without needing to produce her best tennis, taking full advantage of a shaky showing by Caroline Garcia to win their U.S. Open semifinal 6-1, 6-3. The No. 5-seeded Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at Wimbledon in July …
Read More »Britain sees record number of migrant crossings in the English Channel: report
Twenty-seven boats made the journey, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defense. As channel crossings continued into Tuesday, around 40 people including young children were rescued and brought ashore in Dover, southern England, by the UK’s Border Force. The previous daily record of migrants recorded was 1,185 on November 11, …
Read More »Thailand sees cannabis craze after embracing medical use
Mada, 21, works at a weed dispensary in eastern Thailand, her boyfriend grows cannabis plants at home, and several of her friends sell bongs, pipes and buds in pop-up stalls and bars. Thailand has gone “baa her”, or crazy, for cannabis since the plant was effectively decriminalised last month. New …
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