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Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly 70 percent of new Covid-19 cases in the United States in the latest week, according to estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).BQ.1.1...

Al Rayyan: Dominik Livakovic saved Rodrygo's first spot kick and Marquinhos missed the post to give Croatia a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Brazil on Friday after a dramatic World Cup quarter final finished level at 1-1.Marquinhos missed his...

Lusail: Emiliano Martinez came to Argentina's rescue as his side overcame the shock of losing a two-goal lead to go on and defeat the Netherlands on penalties and reach the semifinals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar.The goalkeeper saved...

Washington: US billionaire entrepreneur and newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Friday that the company had been working on a software update to let users know if they have been "shadowbanned.""Twitter is working on a software update...

Washington:The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House.The House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a 258-169-1 vote, a week after it went through the Senate on Thursday.US...

Doha: Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic has described Brazil as the most impressive team at this World Cup ahead of their quarterfinal clash on Friday.Croatia advanced to the last eight by beating Japan on penalties in the round of...

Mumbai: The Rupee on Friday advanced 22 paise to 82.19 against the US Dollar on selling of US Dollars by bankers and exporters, dealers at Foreign Exchange said.The local unit surged on weak Dollar against other world currencies amid...

United Nations:In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said."An additional 8 people were shot and wounded, 60 people were...

New Delhi: There is a fascination with the number seven as the days of the week, natural wonders, rainbow colours, and wedding vows are all ascribed to the number seven.The same number metaphorically describes India's northeastern states as "Seven...

Dhaka: The outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh Li Jiming paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka Thursday. During the call,...