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Japan stood firm on Friday on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation.

U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Thursday that would require international air travellers to quarantine upon arrival in the U.S.

United States (US) 46th President, Joe Biden, on Wednesday signed an executive order to revoke the travel ban on citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Yemen, Sudan and others.

Due to coronavirus infections surge, non-essential surgery has been suspended for a month and live entertainment in hotels and restaurants until further notice in Dubai.

THE world is facing a severe shortage of vaccines against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), leading to inequalities among a number of countries in terms of access to the vaccines.

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has ruled out any signing for January even though they are short on players due to injury and coronavirus.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to agree with regional leaders to extend a lockdown for most shops and schools until mid-February as part of a package of steps to try to rein in the coronavirus, sources said before talks on Tuesday.

Samsung's Vice-Chairman and heir, Lee Jae-young has been sentenced to prison by the Seoul High Court in South Korea for two and a half years on Monday after finding him guilty of embezzlement and bribery, according to a CNN report.

Uganda has banned Facebook and WhatsApp two days ahead of a presidential election involving Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders and opposition front-runner Bobi Wine, a popular singer.

Israel may include children over the age of 12 in groups receiving COVID-19 vaccines within the next two months if research shows this is safe, a top health official said on Tuesday.