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China will send 431 athletes to the Tokyo Games as part of a 777-member delegation,…
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Olympic athletes to put on own medals at Tokyo ceremonies
Decision taken due to COVID-19 fear across the globe Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put…
Most Britons want COVID restrictions to remain
Two thirds of people in Britain think at least some coronavirus restrictions should stay in…
China’s Sichuan reports human case of H5N6 bird flu
China has confirmed one case of human infection with the H5N6 strain of bird flu…
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
The COVID-19 curve in the US is rising again after months of decline, with the…
Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet later this year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be meeting later this year…
Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 staff cluster in Games hotel hosting Brazilian delegation
A COVID-19 cluster has been detected at a Japanese hotel where dozens of Brazilian Olympic…
Pakistan bus blast kills 13, including nine Chinese
At least 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals and two Pakistani soldiers, were killed after…
Pak govt retains ban on radical Islamist party
The Pakistan government on Tuesday decided to retain the ban imposed on a radical Islamist…
Biden nominates Gawande to senior job at USAID
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated writer, surgeon and public health expert Atul Gawande…
Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raises to 17
The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to…
UK confirms lifting of most curbs next week
The UK government has confirmed that most Covid-19 restrictions in England will end next week…
11 kidnapped after armed attack in Nigeria
Nigerian police said a group of unidentified gunmen attacked a town in Kaduna state and…
Over 40 killed in Covid hospital fire in Iraq
More than 40 people have died after a fire broke out in a Covid-19 isolation…
Delta variant spreading worldwide at scorching pace: WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday warned of the…
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 187 mn
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 187 million, while the deaths have surged to…
Nepal receives 1.5 million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine from US
Nepal on Monday received over 1.5 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the…
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
China on Sunday said it will take necessary measures to respond to the US blacklisting…
Pope reappears after surgery
Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first…
Israel strikes Pfizer deal for new vaccine batch
Israel’s prime minister says the country has struck a deal with Pfizer to receive a…
S African police arrest 62 after violent protests
South African police said that they have arrested 62 people on Sunday in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng…