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China to sentence 7 Hong Kong democracy advocates involved in protests

Seven of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy advocates are expected to be sentenced on Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests

Japan's PM Suga arrives in US for talks with Biden, China top agenda

The talks are meant to show the strength of the two nations' security alliance at a time when both are concerned with China's growing economic and military clout

No room for error: Atletico Madrid must beat Eibar to keep lead

On the schedule, a home match against Eibar is easy to overlook.

France hits unwanted milestone, records over 100,000 coronavirus deaths

France became the third country in Europe after the UK and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.

Manchester City star Foden on course to reach status of Mbappe, Haaland

Phil Foden had just finished his latest post-match chat with Erling Haaland when a message from the Manchester City forward's Twitter account made its way to another of the world's top soccer players.

Iran finalises deal to purchase 60 million Covid-19 vaccines from Russia

Iran has finalised a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

Officials say Tokyo Olympics cancellation, no fans still an option

Two officials in Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics

China's official in Hong Kong warns of retaliation against foreign meddling

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation

US envoy John Kerry in China for talks ahead of global climate summit

US climate envoy John Kerry is in talks in China on Thursday ahead of President Joe Biden's climate summit of world leaders

US poised to announce sanctions on Russia over interference in elections

The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference

US weighs next steps for J&J virus shot amid clot mystery

It's not clear if six cases out of more than 7 million inoculations in the U.S. really are linked to the J&J vaccine.

UK supermarket giant Tesco sees profit dented by Covid related costs

Tesco is Britain's biggest supermarket

Delayed by coronavirus, Hong Kong's legislative elections set for Dec 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities

Alessandra Galloni becomes first woman as Reuters editor-in-chief

The Reuters news service has promoted Alessandra Galloni to be its new editor-in-chief, making her the first woman to take that role in the company's 170-year history.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos tests positive for the coronavirus

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola a ''failure'' if Manchester City loses in Champions League

Pep Guardiola expects to be labeled a failure if Manchester City doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the fifth straight year since he joined the English club.

Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set to open in August

The delayed trial of Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, charged with forgery in an alleged Kuwaiti coup plot, is now set to open in August

Swedish sports body hacked by Russian military intelligence, officials say

The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday

Champions League: Reus, Hummels injury doubts for Dortmund against Man City

It would be an unbelievable story to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League semifinals despite injuries and other setbacks, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday

China's March exports rise 30.6% as global consumer demand revives

Traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff war talks with Beijing.