Vietnam to impose widespread curbs in largest city to tackle coronavirus
HANOI: Vietnam will impose restrictions at its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh city for 15 days starting Friday to tackle...
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China deepens crypto crackdown with central bank warning
BEIJING: China's central bank warned companies on Tuesday (Jul 6) against assisting cryptocurrency-related businesses as it shut down a software...
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Olympic Council of Malaysia: Zii Jia replaces Khairul Anuar as flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia will replace archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad as one of the...
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Indonesia reports record Covid-19 deaths of more than 1,000
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported today 34,379 new coronavirus infections and 1,040 new deaths, both daily records, data from the country’s Covid-19...
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Oil rises further on hopes of tighter supply as OPEC+ talks abandoned
Oil prices rose slightly on Tuesday after the previous day's rally, supported by expectations of a tighter market as output...
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Barcelona’s Dembele offers ‘sincere apologies’ over racism storm
PARIS: France midfielder Ousmane Dembele on Monday apologised after a video emerged on social media of him appearing to denigrate...
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French champagne industry group fumes over new Russian champagne law
PARIS: France's champagne industry group blasted on Monday (Jul 5) a new Russian law forcing foreign champagne producers to add...
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Japan resumes rescue work after deadly landslides, 20 missing, reports Kyodo
TOKYO: Japan resumed rescue operations for 20 missing people early today after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central...
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England and Denmark set up semi-final clash at Euro 2020
ROME: England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome yesterday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their...
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Israeli fire kills Palestinian in West Bank unrest
RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank yesterday, Palestinian authorities said, in...
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England thrash Ukraine to reach Euro semis as Kane scores twice
ROME: England thumped Ukraine 4-0 yesterday as Harry Kane’s double helped them reach their first European Championship semi-final in 25...
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Saudi suspends UAE flights due to virus variant
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries, including the neighbouring United Arab Emirates, to protect against a coronavirus...
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Automated systems at Facebook check for posts in groups and news feeds that violate the platform’s rules about what content is acceptable.
Downton Abbey 2 started production in April this year and will wrap up in August. The upcoming sequel to Downton...
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Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts
SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns yesterday...
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S.Korea’s Moon and North’s Kim exchanged letters ahead of Biden summit, says report
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead...
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Sydney braces for rise in Covid-19 cases as Delta outbreak worsens
SYDNEY: Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), today warned residents to brace an increase in Covid-19 infections over...
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J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine shows strong activity against Delta variant
WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said late yesterday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and...
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Federer, Barty seek to polish up their Wimbledon act
LONDON: Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty will return to Centre Court at Wimbledon today hoping to produce more assured performances...
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EU-approved Covid-19 vaccines protect against Delta variant, says official
BRUSSELS: Europe’s drug regulator said today the Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union offered protection against all coronavirus variants,...
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Sydney’s COVID-19 cases rise, four Australian cities in lockdown
SYDNEY: Australia's New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country's latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted...
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