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BAGHDAD: Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on Friday (Mar 5) for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012, saying he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because Iraq had suffered so much for so long. An Alitalia plane carrying him, his entourage, a security detail, and about 75 journalists, touched down at Baghdad International Airport slightly ahead of schedule just before 2pm local time (7pm Singapore time). Iraq is deploying thousands of additional security personnel to protect the 84-year-old pope during the visit, which comes after a spate of rocket and suicide bomb attacks raised fears for his safety. "I am happy to be making trips again," he said in brief comments to reporters aboard his plane, alluding to the COVID-19 pandemic which has prevented him from travelling. The Iraq trip is his first outside Italy since November 2019. "This is an emblematic trip and it is a duty towards a land that has been martyred for so many years," Pope Francis … [Read more...] about Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour

Last night, Pokémon Go's Kanto Tour bonuses - designed to make up for the fact the game's ticketed event was available to people who hadn't paid - were released and accidentally also made available to people who hadn't paid. This latest error was fixed within a couple of hours - the research questline and box of free remote raid passes disappearing for a while in the interim - but not before some players accessing it for free in Australia and New Zealand had claimed the bonuses already. Writing on top fan reddit TheSilphRoad , some fans expressed exasperation at this latest slip-up - while others simply found it hilarious. Pokémon Go players in Australia and New Zealand are reliably the first to encounter event-specific errors and bugs as they are the first timezones around the world where in-game changes become visible. It's only after local players report these issues that they are fixed in time for each event's later rollout through Europe and then America. These countries … [Read more...] about Pokémon Go Kanto Tour ticket holder bonuses live, briefly available to all

Bopanna and Aisam had begun the 'Stop War, Start Tennis' campaign to spread the peace message IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi are known as 'Indo-Pak Express'. Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images The much-popular Indo-Pak pairing of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi will be back after six years when it competes at the Acapulco ATP 500 event in Mexico from March 15. It will be first time that Bopanna and Aisam, known as 'Indo-Pak Express' will play together since they last competed at the ATP 250 event in Shenzen in 2014. The 2010 season turned out be breakthrough for Bopanna and Aisam as they reached the US Open final together, losing to great Bryan brothers. Bopanna even became world number three in that phase, touching his career-high rank in 2010. Their pairing generated huge interest in both the countries given the rivalry between the Asian neighbours. Since the 2012 was the Olympic year, Bopanna broke partnership with Aisam and … [Read more...] about ‘Indo-Pak Express’ to be back on Tour

Golfers in their various guises have to get by and stock their larders like everyone else. Two such gents in contrasting employment fought out the New Zealand Super 6s final at the Manawatū Golf Club on Sunday. Masterton electrician, Kerry Mountcastle, was the victor when he got the ball to rip back closer to the pin on the 93-metre playoff hole than did professional Josh Geary. There were 10 years in age between them, and in these infectious times, Mountcastle is probably as well off on wages as most of our domestic professionals. He declared afterwards that from 8am on Monday he'd be back installing solar panels. READ MORE: Kerry Mountcastle prevails at Super 6s in Palmerston North Lonely start to long-term appointment in sports psychology Wellington dominate Man-Wang in opening rep fixture Many lesser players than Mountcastle have turned professional only to discover if the roubles don't roll in, it can be a spartan existence unless they solicit outside backing … [Read more...] about A matter of survival for our leading golfers

The Bay Area is primed to add 'global culture destination' to its resume, and the region's leaders are plowing ahead to achieve the goal by 2035. Zhou Mo reports from Shenzhen. The once-buzzing hives of culture and leisure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have been silenced by the coronavirus, its sweeping attacks gutting museums, galleries, theaters, hotels and restaurants of the visitors who are vital to the life cycle of this reciprocal ecosystem. Without question, the situation is dire. But there is good news. The pandemic will be defeated and when it is, the stage will be set to put in motion a wide-ranging plan that will unleash the region’s potential and see it become a world-class tourism destination, an exchange hub for culture of the East and the West, and Hong Kong strengthened as an international cultural metropolis and tourism hub. The Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, released on Dec 30, lays … [Read more...] about A culture of success