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United States imposes new Cuba sanctions over human rights abuses

The move comes after the White House announced earlier this week that Biden had ordered his administration to take several steps to raise pressure on the communist regime

ECB pledges low rates for longer as Covid casts shadow over growth

Facing unease over the spread of a variant of Covid, European Central Bank said it would maintain its stimulus in the form of ultra-low interest rates until inflation durably reaches its 2 per cent

EU pledges 200 million Coronavirus vaccine doses to poor countries

The European Union said Thursday it will donate more than 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to middle and low-income countries before the end of the year.

Australia shocks Argentina 2-0 in men's Olympic soccer

Two-time Olympic men's soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2-0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.

Novak Djokovic knows 'history is on the line' at Tokyo Olympics

Novak Djokovic knows how close he is.

Refugee defector from Iran to face Iranian at Tokyo Olympics

A defector from Iran who competes in taekwondo for the refugee team at the Tokyo Olympics was drawn on Thursday to face an Iranian opponent in the qualifying round

All for nothing: Athletes qualify but end out of Olympics

As one of the top-ranked taekwondo fighters in the world, Jess Tortosa was ready to start packing for the Tokyo Olympics.

Investigators reveal work to weed out pre-Olympics cheating

Eight Olympic qualifying performances in track and field were wiped out because of suspicions of cheating and the athletes were denied entry to the Tokyo Games, investigators said Thursday

Olympics: Spain held to 0-0 by Egypt with 6 players from Euro 2020

Starting with six players who rushed from the European Championship to the Olympics, Spain was held to a 0-0 draw by Egypt on Thursday in the team's opening match of the men's soccer tournament.

Mexico opens Olympics with 4-1 victory over France in soccer

Alexis Vega scored the first of four second-half goals for Mexico in a 4-1 victory over France on Thursday in the men's Olympic soccer tournament.

Japan opens Olympic men's soccer with 1-0 win over South Africa

An empty stadium is not how Japanese athletes imagined competing for the first time in Tokyo at their home Olympics.

US women's soccer regroups after stunning loss to Sweden

While it certainly wasn't the Olympic start the U.S. women's soccer team had anticipated, a rare loss didn't skewer the squad's hopes for gold.

Olympics: IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future.

EXPLAINER: What's the history of the Olympics protest rule?

The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on the opening night of action

Tokyo new coronavirus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open

Thursday's 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15.

Global markets follow Wall St higher for second day as virus fears recede

Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday for a second day as optimism about an economic recovery appeared to outweigh concern over rising coronavirus cases and inflation.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic Games boast equal gender participation for first time

Grace Luczak had left competitive rowing and taken a job in the private sector when a move toward gender equity at the Tokyo Games lured her back into a boat

Australia's Olympic chief, leader in spat after Brisbane gets 2032 nod

Australia's highest-ranking Olympic official and current premier of state of Queensland where the 2032 Summer Games will be held have put an early test to old adage that sports and politics don't mix

Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony director fired for a Holocaust joke

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998

Mexico: $300 million in Israeli spyware spending included kickbacks

Mexico's top anti-money laundering investigator has said that officials from previous administrations from 2012 to 2018 spent about $300 million in government money to purchase spyware from NSO Group