Olympics: Japan emperor appears ‘concerned’ about COVID-19 spread through Games

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TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Naruhito appears "concerned" about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared by many in the public,...

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Brazil official warned Bolsonaro over internal pressure to buy Covaxin

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

A Senate panel probing the government's handling of the pandemic on Wednesday formally called the logistics department official, Luís Ricardo Miranda, to testify. A Brazilian...

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‘Loki is more powerful than all the Avengers’: New promo for MCU show intrigues fans, cast

June 21, 2021

Tom Hiddleston's fellow cast members, Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sophia Di Martino, are talking about him in the new Loki promo, only to discover...

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Up to 10,000 fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics events: Organisers

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympics events, organisers said on Monday (Jun 21), warning that competition could move behind closed...

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Swedish PM Lofven ousted in parliament no-confidence vote

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

It is the first time a Swedish prime minister has ever been ousted by a no-confidence motion put forward by the opposition. [caption id="attachment_13991" align="alignnone"...

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Dollar holds near multi-month high after Fed’s hawkish tilt

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

TOKYO: The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signalling it...

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Israel urges adolescents to get vaccinated, citing Delta COVID-19 variant

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

JERUSALEM: An Israeli health official on Monday (Jun 21) urged more 12- to 15-year-olds to be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing new outbreaks that he attributed...

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Ultraconservative Raisi elected Iran president as rivals concede

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021

TEHRAN: Congratulations poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday (Jun 19) for winning Iran's presidential election as his rivals conceded even before official results...

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Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub: Sports stars are ‘reclaiming their voice’

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

PARIS: When Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba removed Coca-Cola and Heineken bottles during Euro 2020 press conferences, it showed sports stars are rejecting sponsors’ products...

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Scarlett Johansson criticises Black Widow’s ‘hyper-sexualisation’ in Iron Man 2

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

Scarlett Johansson has criticised the "hyper-sexualisation" of her character Black Widow in Marvel film Iron Man 2. [caption id="attachment_13978" align="alignnone" width="976"] Johansson's standalone Black Widow...