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Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament

11:56 pm July 27, 2021

Tokyo: The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-4 in the third round of the Tokyo tennis tournament on Tuesday. The second-ranked Osaka, who was born in Japan and grew up in the United States, struggled with […]

With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now

11:46 pm July 26, 2021

Washington: he United States will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant, according to a White House official. President Joe Biden earlier this month said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the U.S. could lift the ban on European travel […]

Dramatic in Covid deaths but US must stay vigilant about Delta variant: Biden

10:23 pm July 21, 2021

Washington: President Joe Biden has said that even though the United States has seen a dramatic drop in the number of COVID-19 deaths due to its vaccination programme, the people must remain vigilant about the more virulent Delta variant that is spreading fast in the country. Stressing the need for people to get vaccinated, he […]

Israeli PM: World powers must ”wake up” on Iran nuke deal

8:43 pm June 20, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday opened his first Cabinet meeting since swearing in his new coalition government last week with a condemnation of the new Iranian president. He said Iran’s presidential election was a sign for world powers to “wake up” before returning to a nuclear agreement with Tehran. Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, was elected Saturday with […]

Hours after 4 killed in Chicago, 5 more hurt in shooting

10:05 pm June 16, 2021

Chicago : Five people standing outside on Chicago’s West Side were shot in a violent end to a day that began with a mass shooting on the city’s South Side that left four people dead and four more injured, police said. Four men and one woman were shot about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday near Garfield Park, possibly ”by multiple offenders,” […]

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