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SYDNEY: Australia's prime minister fended off accusations of racism and having blood on his hands on Tuesday (May 4), as...

MOSCOW: Russia reported 8,697 new Covid-19 cases today, including 2,699 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic...

MOSCOW: Russia reported 8,697 new Covid-19 cases today, including 2,699 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic...

WASHINGTON: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth splashed down off Panama City early Sunday, a...

TOKYO: The Japanese Grand Prix will remain at Suzuka until at least the end of the 2024 season after Formula...

PARIS: Benoit Paire has been barred from representing France at this year's Tokyo Olympics following repeated instances of “deeply inappropriate...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is expected today to take the landmark step of recognising the World War I-era Armenian...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Friday paused its newly opened travel bubble with Australia, the government in Wellington said, after a...

TOKYO: Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country’s southwest next month, the...

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday (Apr 23) heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent...

LONDON: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies suffered hefty losses on Friday (Apr 23) on concern that US President Joe Biden's plan...

NEW DELHI: Hospitals in India launched desperate appeals for oxygen today as the nation’s Covid crisis spiralled, while Japan issued...

TOKYO: Japanese car giant Honda said on Friday (Apr 23) that it would aim to have electric and fuel cell...

NEW YORK: Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said yesterday that an NFL rule change easing jersey number restrictions was...

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona crushed Getafe 5-2 today to stay in the hunt for the La Liga...

SAO PAULO: Brazil's Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said yesterday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games...

NEW YORK: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday (Apr 22) offered inventors US$100 million in prize money to develop ways...

TOKYO: Tokyo will not host its motor show this year because of the global pandemic, organizers said on Thursday (Apr...

DUBLIN: Irish authorities expect new restrictions on the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine should have a “fairly minimal” impact on...

WASHINGTON: US federal health agencies today recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after six recipients developed...