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Three athletes among 16 new COVID cases at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO: The COVID-19 infections associated with the Tokyo Olympics rose to 148 after organisers reported 16 new cases on Monday, including three...

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes burn West

Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes...

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring...

5 sites in Saudi Arabia, Europe inscribed on world heritage list

Five cultural sites in Saudi Arabia and Europe have been inscribed on the world heritage list, the Unesco announced in a statement.

Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi catches glimpses of Opening Ceremony, urges all to ‘Cheer4India’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday "caught a few glimpses" of the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony as five-time world champion...

Olympic organisers announce 3 more Games-related COVID cases, none athlete

TOKYO: One Olympics concerned personnel and a contractor were among three COVID-19 cases detected on Monday by the Games organisers, a day...

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes

NEW DELHI: Indian photojouralist Danish Siddiqui was killed in clashes in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city in Afghanistan on Friday.

Top US commander to exit Afghanistan amid Taliban surge

The top US commander in Afghanistan is to hand over his command at a ceremony in the capital of Kabul on Monday,...