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Police probe 'online threat' to JK Rowling over Rushdie tweet
Scottish police said on Sunday they were investigating an apparent "online threat" made to Harry Potter author JK Rowling in response to her tweet supporting Salman Rushdie following his stabbing. "We have received a report of an online threat being made and officers are carrying out enquiries," said a Police Scotland spokeswoman.
Pressure on Springboks after All Blacks bounce back
A week after enjoying the adulation of South African rugby supporters, the Springboks found themselves back at square one after losing to New Zealand's All Blacks in a wide-open southern hemisphere Rugby Championship. Coach Ian Foster suggested that the All Blacks were in the process of turning around their fortunes after losing five of their previous six games.
Kenya's Ruto leading in tight presidential race: early results
Deputy President William Ruto is edging ahead of his main rival Raila Odinga in Kenya's presidential election, partial official results showed Sunday, underscoring the tight race as the country anxiously awaits the final outcome. The winner of the presidential race needs to secure 50 percent plus one vote and at least a quarter of the votes in 24 of Kenya's 47 counties.
Gunman detained after firing shots in Canberra airport
A gunman fired around five shots inside Canberra's main airport Sunday, sending passengers fleeing but injuring no one before he was detained by Australian police. Images posted on social media showed a police officer restraining a man on the ground inside the terminal as the emergency alarm sounded in the capital's main airport.
Saudi Aramco unveils record $48.4 billion profit in Q2
Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday unveiled record profits of $48.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022, after Russia's war in Ukraine and a post-pandemic surge in demand sent crude prices soaring. Aramco was priced at 40.8 riyals ($10.86) ahead of the Saudi stock exchange's opening on Sunday. ht/th/hc
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of nuclear plant strikes
Kyiv and Moscow have exchanged blame for fresh shelling around Europe's largest nuclear facility, which is in Russia's control and has come under fire repeatedly in the past week. But pro-Moscow officials in the occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia blamed the shelling on Ukrainian forces.
'Now Hiring': US employers struggle to find enough workers
Salespeople, food servers, postal workers -- "Help Wanted" ads are proliferating across the United States, as companies struggle to deal with a worker shortage caused by the pandemic, a rash of early retirements and restrictive immigration laws. Many simply took early retirement.
Luck decides life and death in Ukraine's war zone
When rockets scream across the skies of eastern Ukraine the people below are hostage to fortune. All have survived, for now at least, on the eastern front of the war between Russia and Ukraine where life and death seem a simple matter of chance.
Nicaragua's presidential couple in insatiable bid for power, experts say
First they jailed their opponents, now they've set their sights on the Catholic Church: Nicaragua's first couple -- President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo -- are in a bid for absolute control over the lives of citizens, experts say.
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