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Lionel Messi tests positive for coronavirus with 3 other PSG players

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) said one staff member also had Covid

Massive fire erupts at South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town

Firefighters battled a blaze at South Africa's national Parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the center of Cape Town

John Fritz, Taylor Isner give Americans win over Canada at the ATP Cup

John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian opponents on Sunday to give the United States a winning 2-0 lead in their ATP Cup match.

EPL: Lanzini's double leads West Ham to 3-2 win at Crystal Palace

Manuel Lanzini scored twice before West Ham held off a late fightback from Crystal Palace to win 3-2 in the Premier League.

Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor in a Times Square ceremony

Eric Adams is New York City's new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation's largest city rang in the new year Saturday.

North Korea's Kim Jong-un vows to boost military, maintain virus curbs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability, maintain draconian anti-virus measures and push hard to improve the economy

'So many memories': Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire in Colorado

One couple returned home Friday to find the mailbox about the only thing left standing. Charred cars and a burned trampoline lay outside smoldering houses.

China opens embassy in Nicaragua after nation breaks ties with Taiwan

China opened an embassy in Nicaragua on Friday for the first time since 1990, acting just over three weeks since President Daniel Ortega's government broke off relations with Taiwan

$15 bn from Bill Gates, Melinda Gates tops biggest gift list in 2021

It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year that saw one of the largest multibillion-dollar contributions in more than a decade

Vladimir Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees that would preclude any further NATO expansion and deployment of its weapons near Russia's borders.

Omicron variant unravels travel industry's plans for a comeback

Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel

England allrounder Ben Stokes 'fit and hungry' ahead of Ashes

England allrounder Ben Stokes has declared himself "fit and hungry" to start the Ashes series against Australia.

China lashes out at Shinzo Abe over former leader's Taiwan warning

China lashed out at Shinzo Abe Wednesday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against the self-ruled island

Global shares mostly rise despite mounting Omicron variant worries

Global shares were mostly higher Wednesday amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant.

Nigeria detects first case of Omicron coronavirus variant from October

Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it collected in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world about the variant last week

Saudi Arabia detects 1st case of new coronavirus variant Omicron

Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it detected its first case of the new coronavirus variant omicron.

Japan starts booster Covid-19 vaccinations amid omicron scare

Japan on Wednesday started offering coronavirus vaccine booster shots to health care workers amid growing concerns over a new variant of the virus that has already been detected in the country

Covid-19: Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights

Japan's NHK national television said the country's transport ministry requested international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December.

China says 85% of citizens will use Mandarin by 2025

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85 per cent of its citizens will use the national language by 2025

US moving to toughen testing requirement for travellers amid Omicron scare

The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travellers to the US, including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant