Day: March 21, 2022

Fun & Games

Pakistan stun West Indies with their first win at 2022 women’s cricket World Cup

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TDPel Media
Pakistan have grabbed their first World Cup victory of the tournament, and in doing so have made qualifying for the semifinals much tougher for the West Indies. In a weather-affected 20 overs apiece game in Hamilton on Monday, Pakistan triumphed by eight wickets with seven balls remaining under lights at Seddon Park. The bottom-placed side in the competition stunned their third-placed opponents in a game which seemed highly unlikely to take place for much of the day after heavy rain in Hamilton until midday. Batting first after Pakistan skipper Bismah Mahroof won the toss and opted to bowl as ...
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Government Policy

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

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Reuters
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the decision on Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, U.S. officials said, which currently features an exhibit on the plight of the Rohingya. It comes nearly 14 months a...
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