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BUENOS AIRES: Argentina confirmed a record 8,713 new cases of coronavirus yesterday and 381 resulting deaths in just 24 hours,...

SYDNEY: The Australian state at the centre of the country's coronavirus second wave today reported 148 new Covid-19 cases, more...

NEW YORK: Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan battled back to beat Karolina Muchova 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-2 yesterday and reach...

ASUNCION: Former Brazil star Ronaldinho was released yesterday by a Paraguayan judge after five months in detention over a forged...

NEW YORK: Serena Williams shook off some Covid-19 layoff rust to grind out a 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) win over Dutch...

NEW YORK: Third seed Daniil Medvedev launched the defence of his Western and Southern Open title with a tidy 6-4...

PARIS: Paris Saint Germain have asked the French League to once more postpone what would be their first match of...

LONDON: Arsenal have agreed permanent deals with defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares after their loan spells in the second...

VIENNA: Austria is expelling a Russian diplomat for breaching the Vienna Convention governing diplomats’ privileges and immunities, an Austrian Foreign...

TOKYO: Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, visited a Tokyo hospital today, as concerns grew over his ability to continue...

MANILA: Twin blasts that killed 15 people in the volatile southern Philippines could both have been suicide bombings, the military...

The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group....

The sentencing hearing for Brenton Tarrant opened in a Christchurch court with testimony from members of the Muslim community that...

MANILA: China's “nine-dash line” used to claim most of the South China Sea is a fabrication, the Philippine defence minister...

KENOSHA: A Black man was hospitalised in a serious condition yesterday evening after police in the US state of Wisconsin...

OTTAWA: Canada's main opposition Conservative Party today elected Erin O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and armed forces veteran, to be...

SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today extended a coronavirus lockdown in the country's largest city until the end...

WASHINGTON: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late yesterday that she will be leaving the administration of US President Donald...

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday he blames Donald Trump for “walking away” as Covid-19 ravaged the country,...

KINMEN (Taiwan): Amid rising tensions with Beijing, the de facto US ambassador in Chinese-claimed Taiwan took part today for the...