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IOC urges Olympians to take COVID-19 vaccines
LAUSANNE (Switzerland): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged teams competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reported Xinhua news agency. According to news released on the IOC’s official website on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach
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Biden outlines plans to advance US racial equity
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden outlined his first steps Tuesday in his administration’s push to advance racial equity in the United States (US), issuing nearly a half-dozen executive orders to guide the federal government response, Anadolu Agency reported. In announcing the overhaul,
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At least 190 protesters detained in Amsterdam during anti-lockdown demonstrations
MOSCOW: The number of people detained during the Sunday protests against the coronavirus lockdown measures in Amsterdam has gone up to 190, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting Dutch police. Earlier, Amsterdam authorities said that some 100 people were detained during
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Manchester City striker Aguero tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON: Manchester City forward Kun Aguero has tested positive for COVID-19, revealed the Argentine on Thursday. Aguero, 32, has made only five appearances this season so far after coming back from a left knee injury sustained in June last year,
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UN chief condemns suicide bombings in Iraq
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Thursday’s deadly twin suicide bombings targeting civilians at a market in Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua news agency. Guterres expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and
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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.31 mln
ADDIS ABABA: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,310,394 as of Wednesday, reported Xinhua news agency. According to the dashboard of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the death toll related to
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Biden reverses US withdrawal from WHO
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday reversed the US process of withdrawing from the World Health Organisation (WHO), reported Xinhua news agency. Hours after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Biden signed an executive order ceasing
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Japan wants to boost alliance with US under Biden’s presidency
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Thursday that he wanted to further boost the alliance with the United States under new President Joe Biden, reported Sputnik news agency. On Wednesday, Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president
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Italy’s PM Conte survives confidence vote with weak majority
ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte survived a key vote of confidence in the Senate Tuesday with a thin majority, a further blow to his weakened leadership that leaves his government hanging in the balance, Anadolu Agency reported. After addressing
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Trump orders US cloud services to require identification of foreign users
WASHINGTON: US cloud services will soon be required to verify the identity of any foreign users due to national security concerns, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting President Donald Trump in an executive order. “Within 180 days of the date of
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