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ICC announces schedule for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will play Thailand at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on the opening day of the global qualifier which runs from September 18-25.
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Rights group accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushback
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 31 (ANI): Iranian and Turkish security forces have pushed back Afghans who attempted to cross their borders by opening fire on them including women and children, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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Gaby Lewis emerges as Ireland's top player in ICC Women's ODI Player Ranki
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Leah Paul and captain Laura Delany, returned maiden ODI centuries in the second fixture of the series, becoming the first pair to score hundreds in the same innings for Ireland Women. In that team-record-tumbling match, Ireland set their highest women's team total in ODIs of 337 for eight.
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Two teenage boys from Kerala drown in Ireland lake
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], August 31 (ANI): Two 16-year-old Kerala-origin boys living in the UK, have "tragically drowned" in a lake in Northern Ireland, local media reported.
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Silence settles in Baghdad as Al-Sadr's followers end protests, leave city
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Silence has settled on the streets of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protests and leave the city's green zone on Tuesday.
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Al-Sadr urges supporters to withdraw as clashes leave 30 dead
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an appeal for peace after clashes between his supporters and security forces left 30 people dead and hundreds injured.
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Iran to secure border with Afghanistan due to surge in terrorism
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): In the wake of rising terrorism across the border, Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazimi Qomi said that Tehran is set to secure the border between Iran and Afghanistan adding that the Islamic Emirate lacks forces to do so.
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EU expresses concern over violent protests in Iraq
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing protests in Iraq after the supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces clashed as the Shi'ite cleric announced quitting politics, the European Union urged all the parties to exercise restraint "to prevent further
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Death toll in Iraq clashes rises to 20: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): The death toll due to clashes between supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces over the cleric's announcement of quitting politics has reached 20, according to media reports.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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Iran cancels flights to Iraq's Baghdad due to riots: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Tehran International Airport has suspended all flights to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad until further notice against the backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in the area, media reported on Monday.
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