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Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi Resigns As Crisis Deepens

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after key coalition parties withdrew their support for his government. In a statement on Thursday, the president’s office said Mattarella had “taken note” of the resignation and asked Draghi’s government to remain on in a caretaker capacity. …

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Key Russian Pipeline Resumes Pumping Gas To Europe

Russia has resumed pumping gas to Europe through its biggest pipeline after warnings it could curb or halt supplies altogether. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline restarted following a 10-day maintenance break but at a reduced level. On Wednesday, the European Commission urged countries to cut gas use by 15% over …

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CIA Chief Says No Intelligence That Putin Is In Bad Health

There is no intelligence that Vladimir Putin is unstable or in bad health, the director of the CIA has said. There has been increasing unconfirmed media speculation that Mr Putin, who turns 70 this year, may be suffering from ill health, possibly cancer. But William Burns said there was no …

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Chevrons Stars Soar On T20I Global Rankings

Zimbabwe cricket team‘s all-rounders Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams have made big strides on the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Twenty International (T20I) Player Rankings following their heroics during their successful campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers held in Bulawayo last week. The experienced pair proved why they …

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Davis Cup Team Back In Action Next Month

Zimbabwe’s Davis Cup tennis team is expected be back in action next month when they compete in the Africa Group III in Algiers, Algeria. The event is due to take place from August 10 to 13 with hosts Algeria, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe taking part. …

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Isaac Mpofu Sets New Zimbabwe Marathon Record

Isaac Mpofu smashed the Zimbabwean national record in the men’s marathon after finishing 10th at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States, on Sunday. Mpofu’s time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 57 seconds shaved nearly two minutes from the previous record held by Cuthbert Nyasango, who set a …

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Russia Hits Google With Record US$366 Million Fine

Russia’s court has fined American tech giant Google more than 21 billion rubles ($366 million) on Monday, for its failure to delete prohibited information on the conflict in Ukraine, RIA Novosti has reported from the court. Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has slapped a turnover-based fine on the IT-company for its …

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Unbeaten Zimbabwe Win Group With Bowling Masterclass

Zimbabwe 132 all out (19.3) beat Netherlands 95 all out (18.2) by 37 runs BULAWAYO – Zimbabwe came up with an incredible bowling performance to be crowned the winners of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B in Bulawayo on Sunday. The Netherlands bowling unit was fired up …

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Zim Players Based Abroad Wrap

Several Europe-based Zimbabwean players were in action over the weekend as they continued their preparations for the 2022/23 season. Marvelous Nakamba had another decent outing as Aston Villa faced Leeds United in their second friendly of the season. The Zimbabwean midfielder was introduced in the second half as part of …

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Ukraine War: Zelensky Fires Security Chief & Top Prosecutor

President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine’s security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas. A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had …

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