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TOKYO: Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi daily said on Thursday (Jul 8),...

European football's governing body UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against England on Thursday over a laser pen shone at Denmark goalkeeper...

NICOSIA: The European Union will "never, ever" accept a two-state deal on ethnically split Cyprus, the head of its executive...

HERAT, Afghanistan: Taliban fighters on motorbikes roamed a provincial Afghan capital on Thursday (Jul 8) after a day of heavy...

OSLO: Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor has sold its Myanmar operations to Lebanese investment firm M1 Group for US$105 million, Telenor...

SINGAPORE: SP Group has started a trial to test and verify the possibility of transferring energy from the batteries of...

COPENHAGEN: Denmark captain Simon Kjaer said he was disappointed their unforgettable Euro 2020 run came to a halt in the...

TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to impose a virus state of emergency in Tokyo during the Olympics, reports said today,...

HANOI: Vietnam will impose restrictions at its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city for 15 days starting Friday to tackle...

BEIJING: China's central bank warned companies on Tuesday (Jul 6) against assisting cryptocurrency-related businesses as it shut down a software...

KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia will replace archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad as one of the...

JAKARTA: Indonesia reported today 34,379 new coronavirus infections and 1,040 new deaths, both daily records, data from the country’s Covid-19...

Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday after the previous day's rally, supported by expectations of a tighter market as output...

PARIS: France midfielder Ousmane Dembele on Monday apologised after a video emerged on social media of him appearing to denigrate...

PARIS: France's champagne industry group blasted on Monday (Jul 5) a new Russian law forcing foreign champagne producers to add...

TOKYO: Japan resumed rescue operations for 20 missing people early today after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central...

ROME: England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome yesterday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their...

RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank yesterday, Palestinian authorities said, in...

ROME: England thumped Ukraine 4-0 yesterday as Harry Kane’s double helped them reach their first European Championship semi-final in 25...