Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgium GP without racing a single lap
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula ...
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Turkey cannot take new refugee burden, foreign minister says
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart, as concerns about a new ...
Fauci backs vaccine mandate for school children, discusses boosters every five months with Biden
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said on Sunday he supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children attending schools as the highly contagious Delta variant of the ...
Biden travels to air base to honor U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Sunday to honor members of the military killed in a suicide bomb attack during the evacuation of civilians ...
Israel offers booster shots to all vaccinated aged 12 and over
Israel on Sunday began offering a COVID-19 booster shot to anyone who has been fully vaccinated, lowering the age of eligibility to 12.
“Starting today, the third vaccine dose is open ...
U.S. strikes at Islamic State militants in Kabul as withdrawal nears end (Update 2)
The United States carried out a missile strike on Islamic State militants in Kabul on Sunday, U.S. officials said, as its forces at the capital’s airport worked to ...
Johnson defends Kabul airlift after blame game erupts
Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended Britain’s airlift from Kabul on Sunday following growing criticism that ministers had been “asleep on watch”, potentially leaving thousands of eligible Afghans behind in ...
German region plans tougher restrictions for unvaccinated
At least one region in Germany is planning to impose tougher restrictions on people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 as the country faces a fourth wave of the pandemic, ...
Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as most intense hurricane in years (Updated)
Hurricane Ida made landfall in the United States on Sunday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm that was set to plunge much of the Louisiana shoreline under water as the ...
Djokovic faces now-or-never moment at US Open
Novak Djokovic hesitated to call the U.S. Open a now-or-never moment, but the history-hunting Serb noted on Friday that an opportunity for a calendar year Grand Slam could be ...
More contaminants found in Moderna vaccines in Japan- NHK
Contaminants were found in Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines at a large-scale vaccination centre in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, suspending inoculations, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday.
The Okinawa vaccines ...
U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations, Taliban prepares government (Update 1)
U.S. forces were in the final phase of pulling out of Kabul, ending two decades of costly involvement in Afghanistan, as the country’s new Taliban rulers prepared to ...
Covid Delta variant poses twice the risk of hospitalisation – study
People who get the Delta variant of the coronavirus are twice as likely to be hospitalised as those who were infected by the Alpha variant which was first detected in ...
Ten-man Chelsea hold on for point at Liverpool
Ten-man Chelsea delivered a fine defensive display as they held on for a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday after defender Reece James was sent off just before ...
US Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida after Cuba takes hit
Hurricane Ida churned toward the U.S. Gulf coast on Saturday, forecast to gather strength in coming hours and prompting evacuations of flood-prone New Orleans neighborhoods and oil rigs in ...
Manchester City make light work of thrashing hapless 10-man Arsenal
Manchester City made light work of thrashing a hapless 10-man Arsenal 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, a result that means the Gunners have lost their opening three league ...
Australia logs record Covid-19 cases, driven by New South Wales
Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious on Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales, the epicentre of the Delta-fuelled outbreak.
More than half of Australians have been in weeks-long ...
Britain says its final civilian flights will soon leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan on Saturday and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces ...
Genes may add to ethnic COVID-19 disparities; sickest patients unwell a year later
Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer ...
UK’s Johnson promises help for Afghans still seeking resettlement
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he would do his utmost to help Afghans who are eligible for resettlement in Britain but have been unable to reach ...
U.S. on alert for more Kabul attacks, says next few days will be most dangerous (Updated)
U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed at least 92 people, ...
Man United agree deal to re-sign Ronaldo from Juventus
Manchester United have agreed a deal to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, the Premier League club announced on Friday, with the transfer subject to the agreement of personal terms, visa ...
Two Britons killed in Thursday’s Kabul attack, UK foreign minister says
Two British nationals and the child of a third British national were killed in Thursday’s attack at Kabul airport, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday.
“These were ...
Blasts at Kazakh munitions depot kill 12, wound 98
A series of explosions caused by fire at a Kazakh munitions storage depot killed 12 servicemen and firefighters and wounded 98, authorities in the central Asian nation said on Friday.
It is ...