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OAKLAND, California – Shohei Ohtani took his first loss of the season Friday, giving up three runs over six-plus innings as the Los Angeles Angels fell 3-1 to the Oakland Athletics.A day after his scheduled start was postponed because…

Sanaa, May 29: At least 31 Houthi rebels were killed in airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's oil-rich province of Marib, a military source said on Saturday. "The airstrikes on Friday killed the…

Prefectural governors on Saturday urged the central government to enhance countermeasures against mutated strains of the coronavirus, including a variant from India, and to provide support to ensure smooth vaccinations.At a…

Colombo, May 29: Sri Lanka's Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said acid rains would possibly hit the island nation as a result of the burning X-Press Pearl container ship in the waters off the Colombo…

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are giving him the benefit of the doubt after his former chief adviser declared he was unfit to lead the country out of the pandemic. But ministers fear the British prime minister will face a bigger…

Washington – President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget bets on the power of government to propel workers, families and businesses to new heights of prosperity in a rapidly changing economy, by redistributing income and wealth from high…

Geneva – The organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics plan to require athletes to acknowledge that they may face health risks or death caused by coronavirus infections and intense summer heat if they compete in the games, a document…

Brussels, May 29: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. Pfizer-BioNTech becomes the first vaccine to be authorised for…

Hanoi – Vietnam health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said on Saturday the country has detected a new variant of the coronavirus, a mix of the Indian and U.K. COVID-19 variants that spreads quickly by air, online newspaper VnExpress…

The top government spokesman said Saturday some restrictive measures against the coronavirus could be kept in place even if the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures is lifted as scheduled on June…

Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has a new home after he was moved out of Sydney to a corrections facility with a notorious reputation.Jarryd Hayne has a new home after he was this week moved to a corrections facility in country NSW.The…

Beijing – Bytedance founder Zhang Yiming, the brains behind TikTok, said he preferred “daydreaming” as he stepped down as head of his own firm earlier this month. But his departure comes as several of China’s once-lauded tech…

London – Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets and in some cases begun exploring bolder ways of tackling the…

Rio de Janeiro – Neymar said Friday Nike’s claim that it parted ways with him last year because he refused to cooperate with its internal investigation into an employee’s accusation he sexually assaulted her was an “absurd lie.”The…

The New York Knicks announced Friday that tickets for games at Madison Square Garden will be sold exclusively to fully vaccinated fans should the team advance past the Atlanta Hawks.The Knicks also announced that Game 5 of their…

Washington, May 29: The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 168.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.50 million, according to official figures published by the World Health Organization…

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided not to submit to the current Diet session a cross-party bill to promote greater awareness among the public of LGBT people.The decision was made amid difficulties in reaching a consensus…

Washington, May 29: USAID administrator Samantha Power met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during which they discussed shared priorities for development and humanitarian assistance amid the current surge of…

The head of the International Paralympic Committee says he’s satisfied with the precautions being taken to protect athletes competing in the Tokyo Games, as concerns mount over whether the event can be held safely during the…

There are warnings of "significant delays" at vaccination centres in Victoria after computer systems crashed this morning.Some hubs in Melbourne have waits of more than five hours, according to the government website, but out of the city in…

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site, the …

Nigerian authorities confirmed that at least 60 people have died in a boat accident on the Niger River and that 83 missing passengers are also feared dead. The boat with more than 160 passengers, including many children and women, sank…

Washington, May 28: The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 168.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.52 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday…

A gruesome mass grave of murdered women and children has been unearthed at a former Nazi concentration camp in Russia. The remains of some 500 victims have been found, many showing gunshot wounds and evidence of torture. Other inmates are…

Damascus, May 28: Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he does not believe the COVID-19 virus escaped from a Chinese lab in Wuhan province but is keeping an eye on new evidence as it emerges. "I've got an open mind on this, but I'll be clear with you —…

Jonathan Pameolik and Wendel Kaludjak of Rankin Inlet in Nunavut made a bet on the outcome of the NHL playoff series between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs: the loser has to fish in a fishless pond. Their…

New Delhi, May 28: A court in Dominica has "restrained" authorities from removing fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi from the Caribbean island country till further orders, local media reported. The order came on a…

Japan on Friday decided to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20. Japan set to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20 as…

Tokyo, May 28: The Japanese government on Friday said it is increasingly and gravely concerned over Hong Kong after the city's legislature approved an electoral overhaul ordered by China to ensure Beijing's loyalist…