Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Anthony Joshua on points to become Unified World Heavyweight Champion! SCORECARDS: 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 Cruiserweight ✅ Heavyweight ✅@usykaa two weight World Champ 🇺🇦#JoshuaUsyk pic.twitter.com/SRFGDCQjlO — Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 25, 2021 What a finale! 💥#JoshuaUsyk pic.twitter.com/ZMFNunGO7B — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) …
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Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | The U.S. embargo on Cuba, which began in the 1960s, continues to make life difficult for the Cuban people, Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency reported on Friday. In an opinion piece released on the news agency’s website, Por Xin Ping, a commentator on international affairs, …
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United Nations | Xinhua | Food should be viewed as a human right, not as a commodity, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. “We need to re-think how we see and value food — not simply as a commodity to be traded, but as a right that every person …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Robert Lewandowski is determined to continue his current highly-flying form. Being awarded Europe’s most prolific goal-scorer (41 league goals) of the 2020-21 season, the 33-year-old European Golden Shoe winner announced to set new goals for the last years of his career. “To stay at the top …
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Read More »U.S. to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign visitors
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