The former Premier League star who played for 13 clubs in total including West Ham Newcastle and Chelsea announced his retirement yesterday on Twitter. Embed from Getty Images His words “What a wonderful journey it has been. Besides all the …

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Why boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics could backfire

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics now over, attention is turning to next year's Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital Beijing. [...]

Manny Pacquiao says he will run for Philippine presidency in 2022

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy relationship with China. [...]

Australia had 'deep and grave' concerns about French submarines, PM says

• Explainer: Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal is fueling anger in the country. Here's why • Inside the creation of the US-Australia submarine deal [...]

Reading challenge winners to be announced tomorrow

The event will also be graced by the presence of Sheikh Mohammed [...]

Rare orchid named after Sheikha Fatima

The pavilion is considered to be one of the greenest pavilions at this year's Expo. [...]

Contestant gets UAE Hope Probe question wrong, loses Dh46,000

He was participating in Season 13 of Kaun Banega Crorepati, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan [...]

President Duterte to speak before UN General Assembly

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will address the United Nations General Assembly. The Palace said the President will speak on the first day of the High-Level General Debate of the 76th Session slated on Sept. 21. The Palace said the President is expected to discuss the country’s positions on global issues such as universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, climate change, and human rights. He is also expected to discuss the situation of migrant workers […] [...]

Endangered penguins in South Africa die from bee stings

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) – A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape Town, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said on Sunday. “After tests, we found bee stings around the penguins’ eyes,” said the foundation’s David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian. “This is a very rare occurence. We do not expect it to happen often, its a fluke. “There were also dead bees on […] [...]

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Zambales

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Zambales. PAGASA said the LPA situated 80 km west of Subic and embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Mindanao and Quezon. Flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […] [...]