Couples in New Zealand who have a miscarriage or stillbirth will be eligible for paid bereavement leave under a new law approved by parliament. MP Ginny Andersen, who put forward…
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Malaysia: Man who buys his first-ever Jack Dorsey tweet speaks out
The buyer of Twitter’s first ever tweet by its founder Jack Dorsey for $2.9m (£2.1m) sees it as a wise investment. “It’s a piece of human history in the form…
Portugal: Own goal gives host victory against Azerbaijan
Reigning European champions Portugal made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they edged a stubborn Azerbaijan. Maksim Medvedev’s unfortunate own goal proved the difference when a…
Gibraltar: Norway win 2-0 against host in World Cup qualifier
Norway players wore T-shirts bearing the message ‘Human rights on and off the pitch’ before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers. Captain…
Belgium: De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku strike in World Cup qualifier
Wales threatened to cause another major upset against Belgium before succumbing to the stellar quality 3-1 defeat at the hands of world’s number one-ranked side in their opening World Cup…
Switzerland: Fifa gives former president Sepp Blatter additional ban of six years eight months
Fifa has banned ex-president Sepp Blatter from football until 2028 after giving him a new suspension of six years and eight months. Former Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has received…
France: Ukraine holds defending champions in 1-1 draw World Cup qualifier
France were held to a surprise draw by Ukraine as they got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign under way. The world champions began confidently and deservedly went ahead when…
Turkey: Surprise World Cup defeat for Netherlands
Netherlands began their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a surprise defeat by Turkey. The Dutch, runners up in 2010, fell behind when Burak Yilmaz’s deflected shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Tim…
Israel: Netanyahu falls short of majority amid vote count
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could struggle to secure enough seats in parliament to stay in power, incomplete results from Tuesday’s election show. With almost 90% of votes counted, his right-wing…
Egypt: Container ship blocks Suez Canal
Tug boats and diggers are trying to free a huge container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking one of the world’s key shipping routes. Egyptian…