India to test travellers from Brazil, S. Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains
NEW DELHI: India will make Covid-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South...
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Germany partially closes borders despite EU criticism
KIEFERSFELDEN (Germany): Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol today over a troubling surge in...
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Inferno on Afghanistan-Iran border as dozens of oil tankers catch fire
KABUL: Dozens of oil and gas tankers carrying millions of dollars’ worth of fuel caught fire on Saturday, creating an...
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Spain’s Catalonia holds key vote under cloud of pandemic
BARCELONA: Catalonia goes to the polls today for an election Madrid hopes will unseat the region’s ruling separatists more than...
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Kriti Sanon rides into Tiger Shroff-starrer Ganapath
Backed by Vashu Bhagnani, Vikas Bahl, Deepshikha Deshmukh and Jackky Bhagnani, Kriti Sanon and Tiger Shroff-starrer Ganapath is scheduled for...
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Hesitant Wawrinka bundled out of Australian Open in epic
MELBOURNE: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka admitted that hesitating at a crucial time during a draining five-set Australian Open...
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Musk’s bitcoin bet fuels gains in companies already invested
Driven in part by interest from institutional investors, the price of bitcoin has quadrupled in the past four months, surging...
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Mitchell masterclass as Jazz march on, Curry shines
LOS ANGELES: Donovan Mitchell poured in 36 points as the Utah Jazz extended their Western Conference lead on Tuesday with...
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Jaishankar, Blinken talk over phone, discuss Myanmar situation, issues of mutual concern
After Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, the two governments...
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No sex, partying or shopping for athletes at Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee published first of the four ‘playbooks’ on Wednesday, which will act as a guide for everyone...
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US ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps
WASHINGTON: The United States is "deeply disturbed" by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps...
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World leaders call pandemic ‘greatest test of solidarity in generations’
In a joint statement, the leaders issued an appeal for multilateralism, calling the coronavirus pandemic one of the biggest challenges...
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Joe Biden set to boost US refugee admissions to over 8 times after Trump cut
Former President Donald Trump had drastically reduced the refugee admissions cap to only 15,000 before he left office. Biden's plan...
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Watch Me singer Silento charged with murdering his cousin
The police said Silento is in DeKalb county jail, charged with murder in connection with the January 21 death of...
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Biden administration indicates in no hurry to engage China
The Biden administration has not fully articulated its strategy towards China, the world's second largest economy, but has indicated it...
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How Hong Kong’s lowliest politicians became its champions of freedom
As the political climate in Hong Kong has rapidly changed, the councilors’ advocacy for the Chinese territory’s fragile democratic institutions...
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2nd SpaceX ‘Starship’ explodes during landing test
This is a very big machine trying to land very fast. SpaceX tested one of its giant, silver "Starship" prototypes...
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US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
The statement reflects new pressure by the Biden administration on the government of Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country and...
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Iran, Taliban officials say US pushing war in Afghanistan
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told visiting Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar that the...
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Space station detectors found the source of weird ‘blue jet’ lightning
A ‘blue bang’ sparks an unusual type of lightning in the upper atmosphere Scientists have finally gotten a clear view...
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