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WASHINGTON: The US economy will grow on the order of 20 per cent in the third and fourth quarters, a...

SAO PAULO: Brazil registered an additional 555 deaths attributable to the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and another...

Singapore: Newly-promoted minister Edwin Tong will resign as vice-president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), following his appointment as...

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow...

WASHINGTON: Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters,...

RENNES, France: A man who was held and released last week by French police investigating a fire at the gothic...

PARIS: French health authorities are making COVID-19 tests available free of charge without prescription as they closely monitor an uptick...

A family use a hand sanitizer station as the National Zoo reopens for socially-distanced patrons for the first time since...

Blacklisting companies based on country of origin or cited national security concerns sets a dangerous precedent, says an observer. PERTH:...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting after a person suspected of having COVID-19 returned...

MILAN: The governor of Lombardy, the Italian region hardest hit by the coronavirus, denied wrongdoing on Saturday (Jul 25) after...

JERUSALEM: The number of people to test positive for coronavirus in Israel topped 60,000 on Saturday (Jul 25) as the...

LONDON: Britain told its citizens to avoid all but essential travel to mainland Spain due to the risk from COVID-19,...

ISTANBUL: Turkey and Greece exchanged harsh words on Saturday (Jul 25) over the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a...

LONDON: England head coach Eddie Jones says he will not attempt to stop fans at the Twickenham Stadium singing "Swing...

LONDON: Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Aug 1 because of a hamstring...

DOHA: Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez has tested positive for coronavirus, his Qatari club Al-Sadd said on Saturday (Jul 25),...

LONDON: Manchester City's David Silva says his trophy-laden career with the Premier League club has exceeded his wildest dreams as...

ROME: The upcoming Palermo Ladies Open could lose its biggest draw in world number two Simona Halep after Italy decided...

NEW YORK: When the National Basketball Association (NBA) restarts its coronavirus-interrupted season on Jul 30 in its "bubble" in Orlando,...