San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Twitter users voted with a majority in a weekend poll indicating that Elon Musk should step down as CEO of the social media company. Among the 17.5 million votes cast in Musk’s 12-hour poll, which closed early Monday, 57.5 percent were in favor of …
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Canberra Australia | Xinhua | A South Australian winery has started trialing a new technology to combat international wine fraud. Grosset Wines, based in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, have swapped out their usual bottle caps in Australia and Britain for ones that use Enseal — a product designed by owner …
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Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Following is the list of FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winners: 1930 – Guillermo Stabile (Argentina) – 8 goals 1934 – Oldrich Nejedly (Czechoslovakia) – 5 goals 1938 – Leonidas (Brazil) – 7 goals 1950 – Ademir (Brazil) – 9 goals 1954 – Sandor Kocsis (Hungary) – …
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✳ It is Mbappe versus Messi ⚽ FINAL 🏆 France 🇫🇷 3 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 (Extra time) Doha, Qatar | QNA | Argentina will face defending champion France in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 18. Defending champions France have made their way back to the …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY – FINAL ⚽ Argentina vs France 6pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The World Cup final pits the two best teams in the World together and consequently we can expect a close match on Sunday in the Lusail Stadium when France take on Argentina. Small margins will decide who lifts …
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United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The United Nations on Friday launched the International Decade of Indigenous Languages to help them survive, and protect them from extinction. Preserving their languages is “not only important for them, but for all humanity,” said UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi. “With each indigenous language …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have made 2022 the deadliest in this area since the United Nations started systematically documenting fatalities in 2005, a group of UN experts said Thursday. Altogether 150 Palestinians have …
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Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed on Friday that the organization will reconsider the format for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The 2026 tournament will see the number of teams expanded from 32 to 48, and it had originally …
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Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | Two randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola vaccine administration strategies in adults and children found that all the regimens were safe in both age groups, according to a newly published study. The study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, enrolled volunteers at …
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Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Fernando Santos became the latest victim of failing to live up to World Cup expectations after he was sacked as Portugal coach on Thursday. Although the 68-year-old had been under contract until after the 2024 European Championships, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement announcing his …
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