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Doha:France advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after defeating Poland 3-1 in the round-of-16 clash here on Sunday.Kylian Mbappe fired two magnificent goals in the 74th and first minute of the extra time, to take his tally...

Al Rayyan: Experience and youth combined to earn Argentina a 2-1 win over Australia and a last-16 date with the Netherlands at Qatar 2022.Lionel Messi cannily broke the deadlock and Julian Alvarez double the lead before the hour here...

Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Java on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The quake rocked the province, which has been in an emergency relief effort after...

Nanjing: A fire at a construction site in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, has killed five people and injured two others, local authorities said Saturday.The fire broke out at about 4:50 p.m. Friday and was put out about...

Doha: Switzerland overcome Serbia fightback to secure 3-2 decisive victory to book a FIFA World Cup last-16 date with Portugal, scheduled on Tuesday.A game that began at a cracking pace and never let up swung one way then the...

Jakarta: Sexual relations outside of marriage may become illegal in Indonesia after lawmakers pass a new criminal code later this month.The legislation is expected to introduce a penalty of one year in jail for having sex outside of marriage,...

Doha: The knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup gets underway on Saturday with two ties in the last 16 as the Netherlands face the USA, while Argentina take on Australia.The tournament moves to a moment where any error...

Al Rayyan: It was yet another memorable day for Asian football as South Korea roared from behind to beat European giant Portugal 2-1 in the final match day in group stage of FIFA World Cup at the Education City...

Dhaka: A three-day tourism expo kicked off here on Thursday with a view to boosting the country's travel industry business.The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) organized the event titled "Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo" at the...

Moscow: A MiG-31 fighter-interceptor on a training flight crashed in Russia's Primorsky region, the Eastern Military District said on Friday, adding that the crew ejected."On December 2, a MiG-31 aircraft crashed in the Primorsky region during a planned training...