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Why China’s football dream lies in tatters

[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe world's most populous country is ranked 90th in the men's Fifa world rankings - just ahead of Curaçao and LuxembourgOn a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ebb.With a minute left on the clock and trailing Japan 6-0, Chinese defenders were likely wishing for the sweet relief of the final whistle.But Japan's Takefusa Kubo was not feeling charitable. After watching
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Kim Schatzel steps down as University of Louisville president. What we know

[ad_1] Kim Schatzel has resigned as the president of the University of Louisville effective immediately after roughly two years serving as the institution's president, officials announced Wednesday."The University of Louisville Board of Trustees thanks Dr. Schatzel for her two years of service, which have seen her build a team that has increased enrollment and retention and grown the university's reputation as a research powerhouse," board chair Diane Medley said in
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Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to ‘impugn the integrity’ of US judicial system

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department on Wednesday of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration's criticism of the courts for rulings that blocked parts of the president's agenda.U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell’s comments came in an order denying the Justice Department’s bid to remove her from a case over an
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Goldberg says Trump officials should accept Signal chat mistake

[ad_1] Jeffrey Goldberg has told the BBC that top Trump officials who accidentally added him to a group chat discussing bombings in Yemen, should accept their mistake. Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, has released the full exchange from the Signal group chat. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday "someone made a big mistake" inviting Goldberg, but he says none of the messages put the lives of service members
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Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada

[ad_1] A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work at a Canadian university because of the current US political climate, which he worries is putting the US at risk of becoming a “fascist dictatorship”.Jason Stanley, who wrote the 2018 book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, has accepted a position at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.Stanley
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Two arrested after woman killed during Edgware police car chase

[ad_1] Two men have been arrested after a woman died when she was hit by a driver who had been travelling away from Metropolitan Police in north-west London.The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. They remain in custody, the force said.The crash happened at about 14:10 GMT in Grahame Park Way, Edgware, on Tuesday. The
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US

[ad_1] Donald Trump has announced new trade taxes of 25% on cars being imported to the US.The US President said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with collections starting the next day.Trump claimed the measure would lead to "tremendous growth" for the car industry, promising it would spur jobs and investment in the US.Analysts have said the move will increase prices, hitting brands such as Toyota
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Four US soldiers missing for two days in Lithuania

[ad_1] The Lithuanian army says it is searching for four US soldiers missing for two days during drills in the Baltic state amid reports they had died.The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with Belarus, the military said earlier. The US Army said the vehicle had been found submerged in water.The Lithuanian army said on X that a "rescue operation is
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Final motorbike Hairy Biker Dave Myers rode sells at charity auction

[ad_1] Rebecca WoodBBC Midlands TodayChloe HughesBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaThe BSA Goldstar is the last one that Dave Myers (right) rode while filming Hairy Bikers Go West"That bike still has his DNA on it... I really really hope that the person who gets it, loves it."Lilian Myers, widow of one half of the Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers, was determined to see the last motorbike he rode when filming the programme
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Zelensky hopes US will ‘stay strong’ in face of Russian demands

[ad_1] Jeremy BowenInternational Editor in ParisWatch: BBC asks Zelensky about Russian conditions for a ceasefire dealUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes the US will "stay strong" in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Moscow said a maritime truce announced on Tuesday to allow safe passage for commercial vessels would only begin once Western restrictions on Russia's