Football: Swiss beat France on penalties to reach Euro 2020 last eight
BUDAPEST: Kylian Mbappe missed the crucial penalty on Monday (Jun 28) as world champions France were sent packing from Euro...
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US-UK travel corridor talks increasingly unlikely to conclude at end of July: Report
WASHINGTON: Talks between US and Britain regarding a travel corridor are increasingly unlikely to reach a conclusion by the end...
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The features you’ve been waiting for are finally coming to Instagram
SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram isn’t exactly the most convenient platform to use on a PC. And clearly the social network would...
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Taiwan reports first domestic case of Delta Covid-19 variant
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported its first domestically transmitted case of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus today, tightening controls...
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Sydney to enter two-week hard lockdown as COVID-19 cases grow
SYDNEY: Sydney will enter a hard two-week lockdown on Saturday (Jun 26) night as authorities try to contain a fast-spreading...
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Relentless Ronaldo makes Portugal believe again before Belgium
MADRID: Portugal felt the full range of emotions during the Euro 2020 group stage and with Cristiano Ronaldo in the...
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Canada’s Trudeau aiming for September snap election, say sources
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming for a September snap election that would capitalise on the country's emergence...
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Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers
Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from...
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Kate Herron on Loki’s LGBTQ revelation: ‘A small step but I’m happy, and heart is so full’
Tom Hiddleston's Loki made the revelation while in conversation with the female version of himself from another timeline, played by...
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Sydney faces ‘scariest period’ in pandemic amid Delta outbreak
NSW officials have so far resisted calls for a hard lockdown although Australia has a good record of successfully suppressing...
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Olympics: Japan emperor appears ‘concerned’ about COVID-19 spread through Games
TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Naruhito appears "concerned" about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared...
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Brazil official warned Bolsonaro over internal pressure to buy Covaxin
A Senate panel probing the government's handling of the pandemic on Wednesday formally called the logistics department official, Luís Ricardo...
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‘Loki is more powerful than all the Avengers’: New promo for MCU show intrigues fans, cast
Tom Hiddleston's fellow cast members, Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sophia Di Martino, are talking about him in the new...
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Up to 10,000 fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics events: Organisers
TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympics events, organisers said on Monday (Jun 21), warning that...
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Swedish PM Lofven ousted in parliament no-confidence vote
It is the first time a Swedish prime minister has ever been ousted by a no-confidence motion put forward by...
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Dollar holds near multi-month high after Fed’s hawkish tilt
TOKYO: The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets...
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Israel urges adolescents to get vaccinated, citing Delta COVID-19 variant
JERUSALEM: An Israeli health official on Monday (Jun 21) urged more 12- to 15-year-olds to be vaccinated against COVID-19, citing...
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Ultraconservative Raisi elected Iran president as rivals concede
TEHRAN: Congratulations poured in for ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday (Jun 19) for winning Iran's presidential election as his rivals...
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Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub: Sports stars are ‘reclaiming their voice’
PARIS: When Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba removed Coca-Cola and Heineken bottles during Euro 2020 press conferences, it showed sports...
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Scarlett Johansson criticises Black Widow’s ‘hyper-sexualisation’ in Iron Man 2
Scarlett Johansson has criticised the "hyper-sexualisation" of her character Black Widow in Marvel film Iron Man 2. Black Widow, aka...
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