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Nineteen people were killed, including nine children, and dozens of others were injured from an apartment building fire in The Bronx borough of New York City on Sunday, according to city officials and local media.

Lang died of a "rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital Cancer Center in New York, according to a statement from the family released by music executive Michael Pagnotta. "We are very sad to hear that legendary Woodstock icon and long time family friend Michael Lang has passed at 77 after a brief illness," Pagnotta said on Twitter, adding, "Rest In Peace." Lang was only 24 when he helped organize the Woodstock festival in August 1969 in the Catskill Mountains of New York state. Читать дальше...

Aid agencies have suspended their work in an area of Ethiopia's Tigray region after a deadly air strike on a camp for people displaced by the brutal war, the UN's emergency response agency said Sunday.

Leicester had won 15 consecutive matches but the Tigers paid for their ill-discipline against a Wasps side who had only won one of their last eight matches. Ellis Genge was yellow-carded for pushing Francois Hougaard in the face and Tommy Reffell was also sin-binned. Jimmy Gopperth punished Leicester with three second-half penalties in a match where they were awarded a penalty try. Leicester scored a try through Julian Montoya, with England's George Ford adding two penalties and a conversion.... Читать дальше...

Vil himself has gone into hiding, fearful that the criminal gang, one of several terrorizing Haiti's capital city, might find him. In that fateful encounter Thursday, Vil and two colleagues -- Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley -- were walking through a dried-up river bed in the foothills overlooking Port-au-Prince while working on a story. As they walked, members of a gang seeking to dominate the area and control a strategic passage to the country's south, suddenly opened fire. "The bullets were flying... Читать дальше...

The agreement was reached after several days of talks hosted by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble with state leaders to try to defuse a bitter political crisis. "The ongoing election of the House of the People (lower house) will be completed between the periods of January 15 and February 25, 2022," said a statement issued after the talks in the capital Mogadishu. Roble and Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo, have long been at loggerheads over the long-delayed elections... Читать дальше...

Sony's superhero sequel has now accumulated worldwide ticket sales of $1.42 billion in four weeks out, helping brighten a mostly pallid picture for the Covid-slammed industry. Its domestic gross of $669 million places it sixth all-time, surpassing "Titanic" and "Jurassic World." The domestic box office in November and December was down 32 percent from the 2019 period, said David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. He described the industry's overall picture as "mostly wreckage" -- except... Читать дальше...

"Data presented at the cabinet meeting indicates that here, in Israel, between two to four million citizens in total will be infected during this current wave," Bennett wrote on his Twitter account. A country of just 9.4 million, Israel has seen infections nearly quadruple over the past week compared to the previous one. The health ministry reported 17,518 new infections on Saturday. A lack of testing sites created huge pressure on the existent ones, causing the government to revise its testing... Читать дальше...

The Globes -- in the past billed as Tinseltown's biggest party and the key first stop on the film awards circuit -- have this year been stripped of their usual A-list glamour, as a row swirls over organizers' ethical practices. NBC has scrapped its TV broadcast, and instead the Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- whose members vote on the Globes -- will announce the winners on social media from 6:00 pm (0200 GMT Monday). "The Golden Globes this year are going to be like no other Golden Globes we've ever seen before," said Marc Malkin... Читать дальше...

The latest body was found submerged under water, rescue official Rodrigo Castro of southeastern Minas Gerais state said, updating the toll from seven on Saturday. "We have eight confirmed dead and we still need to find two missing victims," he said. On Saturday, panicked tourists watched helplessly from other vessels as a large rock fragment broke off a ravine and plunged onto four boats in Furnas Lake. More than 30 people were injured, including nine who had to be hospitalized, authorities said. Читать дальше...

The video sharing app has surged in popularity in France since 2020 especially among under 25s. Presidential candidates are seeing engagement on the platform soar as they court young voters ahead of the April election.

One Sudanese protester was killed Sunday as security forces fired tear gas at thousands who rallied to keep up pressure on the military, one day before the UN is to launch talks aiming to end weeks of crisis after a coup.

The Australian government had not given tennis star Novak Djokovic an assurance that a medical exemption that he said he had to enter Australia without a Covid-19 vaccination would be accepted, government lawyers said in a court filing on Sunday.

"I hope today to reach a certain social standing, inshallah (God willing)," said Lamia al-Rashidi, 27, who participated at the weekend contest in the Rumah desert northeast of the capital Riyadh. The event formed part of the prestigious King Abdelaziz Festival, was previously a men-only affair. "I've been interested in camels ever since I was little," said Rashidi, whose family owns 40 camels. "Once this event was opened to women, I decided to participate," said the young woman, wearing a black... Читать дальше...

The long-awaited football bonanza is here as hosts Cameroon face Burkina Faso on home soil in the opening match of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). Follow the match with FRANCE 24's liveblog.

France full-back Hernandez rammed home Milan's second shortly after the break when slid through by the impressive Rafael Leao before making absolutely sure of the points from the penalty spot just before the hour mark. Zlatan Ibrahimovic had opened the scoring in the third minute with a simple tap-in from a low cross from Leao, who had been sent bursting past the Venezia backline by Hernandez. Stefano Pioli's Milan are two points ahead of local rivals Inter, who host Lazio at the San Siro in one... Читать дальше...

In an interview published in British daily The Guardian, Consumer Affairs Minister Alberto Garzon lashed out against Spain's "so-called mega-farms", calling them unsustainable. "They find a village in a depopulated bit of Spain and put in 4,000, or 5,000, or 10,000 head of cattle," he said. "They pollute the soil, they pollute the water and then they export this poor quality meat from these ill-treated animals." Garzon is the coordinator of the tiny United Left party, a junior member of the minority... Читать дальше...

The coup, led by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 25, derailed a power-sharing transition between the military and civilians that had been painstakingly established in the wake of longtime autocrat Omar-al-Bashir's ouster in 2019. Security forces fired tear gas as pro-democracy protesters headed towards the presidential palace, witnesses said, amid roadblocks seeking to prevent people converging there and at army headquarters -- the epicentre of mass demonstrations that forced Bashir out. Читать дальше...

The Slovakian overall World Cup champion moved to within 35 points in the big crystal globe standings of Mikaela Shiffrin, who failed to complete her second run. Vlhova turned the tables on Wendy Holdener, who led her by 0.08sec after the first run, to beat the Swiss skier by 0.23sec. In third came Swede Anna Swenn-Larsson at 1.06sec. Vlhova holds a 40-point lead over US star Shiffrin in the slalom standings ahead of the next race on Tuesday at Schladming in Austria.

Ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi, who assumed his post in August, had proposed a salary hike in the last weeks of his previous job as judicial chief. But the new government which he leads changed its mind. Hit by severe economic sanctions imposed since 2018 by the United States, Iran has seen its inflation rate surge to close to 60 percent. Shargh, a newspaper representing the reformist viewpoint, on Sunday published video of a protest by hundreds of men and women in front of parliament in Tehran. Читать дальше...

Kohli is expected to return as captain and key batsman after missing India's defeat in the second Test in Johannesburg because of a back spasm. Kohli's fierce competitiveness was missing in the closing stages at the Wanderers last Thursday as South Africa chased down a challenging target of 240 to level the series at 1-1. Indian coach Rahul Dravid pointed out that a damp outfield affected the ball and made the Indian bowlers less effective but there seemed an air of resignation as the South Africans got closer to their seven-wicket win. Читать дальше...

The energy-rich nation of 19 million people has been rocked by a week of upheaval with nearly 6,000 -- including a number of foreigners -- detained over the unrest. At least 164 people were killed in the riots, including 103 in the largest city Almaty, which saw some of the fiercest clashes between protesters and police. The new figures mark a drastic increase in the death toll with officials previously saying 26 "armed criminals" had been killed and 16 security officers had died. In total, 5,800 people have been detained for questioning... Читать дальше...

Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state, a government spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday.

Nadal decided to play the lower level tournament to get some match practice after missing much of 2021 with injury and Covid. He has not been totally fluent this week and was pushed hard by the American qualifier, but Nadal had too much experience for the 24-year-old serve-volleyer. It was Nadal's 89th title on the ATP tour and the win ensures he has won at least one singles crown every year for the past 19 years. Cressy, who had to win through two rounds of qualifying just to make the main draw... Читать дальше...

The battered English team defended desperately in the final overs to cling on for a draw with just one wicket left -- and end Australia's quest for a five-Test series whitewash ahead of this week's final Hobart match. The question asked after the gripping finish to the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground was: Did Cummins, in his first series as captain, leave his declaration too late on Saturday when Australia had amassed a massive lead? Australia declared at 265 for six, leaving the tourists with a massive 388 runs to win. Читать дальше...