Distinguished Russian rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Soldatova has formally confirmed her retirement from skilled sport, saying that she needs to totally consider her well being which was undermined by an consuming dysfunction. ...

Amid unrest that has left dozens of officers wounded this week, Philadelphia police could lose a lot of their crowd-control weaponry, because the Metropolis Council voted to ban use of tear fuel and rubber bullets in opposition to “peaceable protesters.” ...

The world’s second-largest financial system accelerated its restoration within the third quarter, rising four.9 % from a yr in the past, in line with new information from China’s Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS). ...

A brand new report by UBS and PwC reveals that the world’s super-rich “did extraordinarily nicely” throughout the coronavirus disaster this yr, growing their already-huge fortunes by greater than 1 / 4. ...

The worldwide response and fallout from the coronavirus pandemic serves as a costume rehearsal for a worldwide local weather disaster, the top of the UN's sustainable enterprise company has warned. ...

Demonstrators have set hearth to a constructing in Minnesota amid chaotic protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man this week, with dramatic scenes of clashes, looting and now arson rising on social media. ...

OPEC+ has mentioned the proposed minimize of 10 million barrels per day tentatively agreed after marathon talks would solely occur with Mexico’s nod. The nation, which is hellbent on boosting manufacturing, reportedly balked on the thought. ...

Juventus and Argentina ahead Paulo Dybala has mentioned his battle with the coronavirus after struggling “robust” signs after he turned one of many highest-profile footballers to be contaminated with the lethal illness. ...

The WikiLeaks co-founder, needed within the US for ‘endangering nationwide safety,’ now faces extradition to America because the Democrats and Republicans are ready to make use of him as an expendable pawn of their endless partisan feud. ...

Neoconservative mainstream media favourite Michael Weiss seems to have fallen for a satirical piece on Qassem Soleimani that claimed the person didn't solid a shadow and was nicknamed “Supermani.” ...