Islamist joins Israeli govt as PM Netanyahu loses vote to opposition

Israel’s parliament has voted to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister, approving in his stead a coalition government. Al Jazeera reports that Naphtali Bennett, the head of an ultra nationalist party that controls six seats in the 120-seat Knesset, was sworn in as Prime Minister after the parliament backed the new coalition government by…

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Madrid protests: Thousands rally against Catalan pardons

Ends of thousands of people have joined protests in the Spanish capital Madrid against controversial plans to pardon jailed Catalan separatists. Leaders of Spain’s right-wing parties joined the demonstration against the pardoning of 12 separatists behind a failed independence attempt in 2017. Protesters accuse the Socialist-led Spanish government of using the plan to shore up…

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2032 Olympics: Brisbane proposed as host by International Olympic Committee

Australian city Brisbane has moved a step closer to being named the host for the 2032 Olympic Games. Brisbane was and has now been proposed as host by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board. Several cities and countries had expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha and Germany’s Ruhr Valley….

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England’s opening win relieves tension, says Gareth Southgate

England boss Gareth Southgate says his side’s opening European Championship win over Croatia will “relieve some tension” in his squad. It is the first time England have won their opening game at the tournament. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in front of 22,500 fans at Wembley after being set up by Leeds midfielder Kalvin…

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UFC 263: Israel Adesanya beats Marvin Vettori to retain middleweight title

hair had previously met, when Adesanya claimed a split-decision victory over Vettori igerian-born Kiwi’s second Uaturday night’s rematch Adesanya, 31, showed his class with a virtuoso performance as he ped apahe Italian over the full five-round championship duration at the Gila Vettori started the bout in aggressive fashion and landed an early takedown, but Adesanya…

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French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas for 19th Grand Slam title

Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Top seed Djokovic, 34, was in deep trouble before rediscovering his energy to win 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. The Serb’s greater experience shone through as fifth seed Tsitsipas…

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JD Sports faces investor backlash over boss’s bonus

JD Sports is facing an investor backlash after handing its boss a £4.3m bonus despite benefiting from millions of pounds in Covid support. Executive chairman Peter Cowgill’s total pay, including a short-term salary reduction, reached nearly £5m. Shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis recommends that investors vote against JD Sports’ “inappropriate” pay policy. The retailer received…

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