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Afghanistan bats first in T20 match against West Indies

Hello, good morning/afternoon! Welcome to CricketCountry's live cricket blog and updates' post for the first T20 worldwide (T20I) of the 3-match series between ...

President Trump Breaks Silence of Kushner Reports, Dismisses As 'Fake News'

As for Trump, he took to Twitter to once again call out the "fake news" media in a series of unfavorable tweets. But Kelly said such back-channel communicatio...

Paul McCartney: "Sgt Pepper Came About Because Of A Mistake"

Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band . That's just one of the details former Beatle Paul McCartney revealed when he sat down for a lengthy interview with his...

Cities light up green in support of Paris climate agreement

The US coal industry has welcomed Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate change agreement , indicating the move will save US ...

Putin says still chance to do global climate deal despite US withdrawal

Petersburg Economic Forum. He seemed to be referring to the conclusion of US intelligence agencies that Russian Federation tried to interfere in last year's ...

UN Security Council Unanimously Broadens Sanctions On North Korea

But the resolution doesn't impose new sanctions regarding North Korea's most recent missile tests as the US and its Western allies had urged. Treasury's mov...

Durham, Chapel Hill mayors commit to Paris agreement

The Paris Agreement commits governments to hold the increase in average global temperature to 2 C above pre-industrial levels. Trump's move to yank Americ...

Won't judge Trump for exiting Paris accord

Putin's comments drew laughs from the audience, which had gathered in St. Petersburg , Russia, for an annual economic forum held over three days. At a meetin...

Foreign businessmen note good investment climate in Russian Federation at meeting with Putin

Speaking at an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said Friday that it is Ambassador Sergei Kislyak's duty to maintain contacts with various people in Washi...

PM Modi interacts with Russian Governors to strengthen bonds

Pitching India as a favourable investment destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the Russian business fraternity to explore the enormous ...

United States buildings light up green in solidarity with Paris climate accord

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Friday a new initiative to create clean energy jobs throughout ny state. New York's own environmental reforms include a com...

Trump touches orb in Saudi, lights up internet

Peace is possible, he said , insisting that it is not a battle between faiths or civilizations. The first daughter spoke of the need for transformation at Su...

Peduto Commits Pittsburgh To Paris Climate Accord, Despite Trump's Decision To Withdraw

Activist groups including the Sierra Club and Indivisible Chicago will lead the march beginning at 4:30 p.m. Friday. President Donald Trump announced Thur...

Fighting climate change is 'global consensus'

Speaking alongside Chinese Premier Li Keqiang , the EU's Donald Tusk said efforts to reduce pollution and combat rising sea levels would now continue without t...

Flynn to give Senate panel some documents in Russian Federation investigation

Former White House staffer Boris Epshteyn confirmed he has been contacted for information as part of the House investigation. Later in the day, the president ...

Trump abandons Paris climate change agreement

EDT (1900 GMT) on Thursday in the White House Rose Garden, ending his tweet with "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Although Trump did not name the source of the r...

Woakes ruled out of Champions Trophy

If only England could ... take your pick, Roy's dismissal or Chris Woakes' early departure with a side strain. Morgan said Woakes would be a big loss if h...

Merkel: 'We have to protect Mother Earth' after Trump quits Paris Accord

Outrage from all quarters ensued. Disney's chief executive Robert Iger and the entrepreneur Elon Musk both resigned from White House advisory councils in op...

At least 34 dead in Manila casino attack

A gunman stormed a mall-casino complex in the Philippines, torched gambling tables and stuffed a backpack. Earlier in the day, the SITE Intelligence Group ha...

May's lead narrows slightly to 12 points - ICM poll

There's even a very unlikely outcome whereby the opposition Labour party could team up with the Scottish Nationalist Party in the result of a hung parliament ...

Police brings drunk man home, snaps selfie with him

They took him home, got him into bed, and waited for a friend of Park's to return home before taking off-but not before snapping a selfie to remind Park just ex...

Theresa May's lead over Labour falls ahead of vote

The fact that dozens of seats are not behaving the way they were expected to will undoubtedly make uncomfortable reading for Prime Minister Theresa May . In a ...

Democrats Plot 'Revolution' to Circumvent Trump's Paris Decision

Merkel, whose country hosts this year's global climate summit, said Trump's decision was "extremely regrettable and that's putting it very mildly". The US i...

Scott Pelley out as CBS Evening News anchor

CBS had hoped Pelley's hard-news credentials - he has won numerous rewards for his reporting including a record 33 Emmys - would help the broadcast catapult th...

North Korea increased its pace of developing nuclear weapons: Mattis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday voiced support for the unanimous U.N decision and called on North Korea to refrain from repeated nuclear tests an...

Why can't the Afghan government protect Kabul?

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said such accusations will only hinder the peace process. Tens of thousands of Afghans fleeing the conflict in th...

Troops guard Brazil's federal buildings amid street clashes

A demonstrator dressed in a black feathered costume holds a sign stating Brazil's President Michel Temer "get out", during an anti-government protest in Br...

Infiltration bids have fallen after surgical strikes, says Rajnath Singh

Congratulating both BSF and Army for securing the country's borders and the sharp decline in infiltration, Mr Singh emphasised on the need for the security fo...

Activists Investigating Ivanka Trump's Factory Disappear in China

Ivanka Trump is US President Donald Trump's daughter and a White House adviser, whose fashion brand sells clothing, footwear and accessories. The first daugh...

Dollar General stock rises 5% after first-quarter profit, revenue beat

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