Turnout for the runoff stood at 72.2 percent, marginally higher than in the first round of voting.Cyprus voters have elected the former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides as the next president of the small European Union member state, with his rival conceding defeat and congratulating him. Christodoulides, 49, defeated fellow diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis with 51.9 percent of the vote compared to 48.1 percent on the divided Mediterranean island on Sunday. Mavroyiannis, 66, told reporters: “Tonight a journey has ended, a great journey that I shared with thousands of people. I regret we couldn’t achieve the change that Cyprus needed.” Christodoulides, who…
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Sibling rivalry & fired coaches reunited – the spicy story of Super Bowl LVIIVenue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale Date: Sunday, 12 February Start: 11:30 PM GMT (4:30 PM MST)BBC coverage: Listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and follow live text on the BBC Sport website and appWhatever happens in Super Bowl 57, history will be made in Arizona’s state capital of Phoenix on Sunday.It was thought the Buffalo Bills would be here after the pre-season Super Bowl favourites were carried into the play-offs by an emotional wave of support.But while their safety Damar Hamlin continued to recover from…
Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries have warned that Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank could worsen regional turmoil as violence surges between Israel and the Palestinians. The meeting in Cairo on Sunday was hosted by the Arab League and attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas along with many foreign ministers and senior officials. The high-level gathering came amid one of the deadliest periods of violence in years. Israelis have killed at least 42 Palestinians so far this year. Ten people on the Israeli…
The status of the Gary Payton II trade from Portland took a turn on Sunday when Shams Charania reported that the Golden State Warriors had filed a complaint with the NBA over “potential misleading by the Blazers.” .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Separately, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that the Warriors are accusing the Blazers of withholding medical information regarding Payton II prior to the trade taking place, but are seeking a path to allow the transaction the go through. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Payton II was part of…
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On February 12, the Arab League is holding a conference on Jerusalem to demonstrate Arab support for the occupied city. The Palestinian Authority (PA) seems to have high hopes for it. President Mahmoud Abbas spoke about the suffering of the Palestinian people of Jerusalem, their rights and their steadfastness. Ahead of the event, Fadi al-Hidmi, the PA’s minister of Jerusalem affairs, declared that this conference would be “different” from previous ones and that it would produce interventions that would be felt on the ground. The event would put the occupied city at the top of the “Arab agenda”, he maintained.…
Sky Brown follows up bronze at Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a gold in park skateboarding at the World Championships in Sharjah; 14-year-old, who has a Japanese mother and British father, finished more than four points ahead of closest rival Last Updated: 12/02/23 4:23pm Sky Brown has become Great Britain’s first skateboarding world champion Olympic bronze medallist Sky Brown has become Great Britain’s first skateboarding world champion at the age of 14. Brown won gold in park skateboarding at the World Championships in Sharjah on Sunday with a best score of 90.83 from her three runs.The teenager was already top of…
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will not require surgery to address a partial ulnar collateral ligament tear he sustained and played through in the second half of the regular season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report. The pro-bowl signal caller will reportedly make a full recovery by the 2023 season. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Sources say doctors are confident Allen is benefiting from rest and is progressing well from his partially torn UCL and associated tendon and muscle injuries, which forced him to wear a brace for several games after suffering the injury in a Nov. 6…
The earthquakes have left residents of Iskenderun with no water or functioning sewage system, with electricity available in only half the city.Iskenderun, Turkey – Serizan Agbas, 61, has been sleeping in a chair in the garden of a school since the earthquakes devastated the southeastern region of Turkey on February 6. Agbas’s apartment block is still standing but was deemed not safe to stay in. So she stays out in the open and shares fire and food with rescuers. “Our pain is immense. I have only 15 lira [$0.80] in my pocket, I don’t even have a cigarette,” she told…
Rescuers have pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble in Hatay, Turkey, nearly a week after earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria and killed more than 29,000. The number of deaths in Turkey rose to 24,617 on Sunday while more than 4,500 were killed in Syria. According to Syrian government-controlled media, at least 1,408 people were killed & 2,341 injured – while the White Helmets reported 3,100 people dead & 5,070 injured in opposition-controlled areas, the humanitarian group told Al Jazeera. United Nation relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double…