‘No Time to Die’ marks the end of Daniel Craig’s service with a slightly bloated Bond film

‘No Time to Die’ marks the end of Daniel Craig’s service with a slightly bloated Bond film

 

 

After 25 movies over 60 years, billing a James Bond adventure as the end of something requires a certain leap of faith. Still, Daniel Craig’s yeoman service comes to its conclusion with “No Time to Die,” a big and length-wise bloated epic that includes the desired bells and whistles,

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SPD narrowly wins German election against Merkel’s CDU but uncertainty remains over next leader

SPD narrowly wins German election against Merkel’s CDU but uncertainty remains over next leader

 

Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) will begin negotiations to form a ruling coalition after preliminary results showed the party narrowly winning the largest share of parliamentary seats following Sunday’s federal election.

With all 299 of Germany’s electoral districts reporting, the SDP won 25.7% of the vote, beating out the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),

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Team US in the driver’s seat after strong opening day at Ryder Cup

Team US in the driver’s seat after strong opening day at Ryder Cup

 

 

Powered by a raucous home crowd, Team US took a strong 6-2 lead at the 43rd Ryder Cup.

The home side dominated the opening session at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, Friday, taking an early 3-1 lead.
Although Spanish pairing Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia provided some European resistance,

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US-China policy: Biden is bringing together Japan Australia and India to stare down China

US-China policy: Biden is bringing together Japan Australia and India to stare down China

 

 

Forget France, AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines — one of the most important moments for the future of US influence in Asia is due to take place on Friday in Washington.

US President Joe Biden is holding the first in-person meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as “the Quad,”

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Biden holds first call with French President Macron since diplomatic crisis erupted

Biden holds first call with French President Macron since diplomatic crisis erupted

 

 

President Joe Biden spoke for the first time Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron after a major diplomatic crisis exploded between the two longtime allies over a deal to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.

In the 30-minute call, Biden appeared to acknowledge missteps in how the United States approached the talks.

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Malaysia Thailand and Vietnam are leaving their zero-Covid policies behind but they aren’t ready to open up experts warn

Malaysia Thailand and Vietnam are leaving their zero-Covid policies behind but they aren’t ready to open up experts warn

 

After months of lockdown, parts of Southeast Asia are leaving behind their “zero-Covid” policy and charting a path toward living with the virus — despite experts’ warnings that it may be too early to do so.

Covid-19 swept across the region this summer, fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant,

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Lionel Messi substituted on home debut as Paris Saint-Germain score late winner

Lionel Messi substituted on home debut as Paris Saint-Germain score late winner

 

Lionel Messi’s home debut for Paris Saint-Germain was far from how he would have dreamt it, with the Argentine forward being substituted by Mauricio Pochettino in the second half as his side went in search of a winning goal against Lyon.

Lucas Paqueta had given the visiting team the lead after 54 minutes, before Neymar equalized from the penalty spot just over 10 minutes later.

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Stocks tumble as Wall Street’s fears turn to China

Stocks tumble as Wall Street’s fears turn to China

 

 

The Dow and the broader US stock market fell to close sharply lower Monday as Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande’s debt crisis made American investors uneasy.

It was the worst performance since May for the S&P and the Nasdaq, while the Dow logged its worst day since July.
Stocks spent the whole day deep in the red and the Dow fell more than 970 points at its low point.

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Explainer: Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine deal is fueling anger in the country. Here’s why

Explainer: Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine deal is fueling anger in the country. Here’s why

 

The US and UK will be sharing technology and expertise with Australia to help it build nuclear-powered submarines as part of a newly-announced defense pact between the three countries. The move has sparked fury in France, which has lost a long-standing agreement to supply Australia with diesel-powered subs.

But it’s not only the French who are furious.

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US Women’s National Team players’ association calls identical contract proposal ‘PR stunts’

US Women’s National Team players’ association calls identical contract proposal ‘PR stunts’

 

 

The US Soccer Federation offered the women’s and men’s national teams identical contracts, a proposal that the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) called “PR stunts.”

The sport’s national governing body made the offer to both teams in an attempt to resolve an ongoing dispute with the US Women’s national soccer team over equal pay.

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