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Former women’s world No 1 Amelie Mauresmo named as new French Open director-
By AFP PARIS: Former women’s number one Amelie Mauresmo was on Thursday named director of the French Open, replacing Guy ...
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday said that democracy must deliver on people’s aspirations as ...
US Food and Drug Administration authorizes Pfizer booster for 16- and 17-year-olds-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The US is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose ...
UAE’s Sharjah city adopts three-day weekend for formal sector-
By AFP DUBAI: The southern Gulf emirate of Sharjah announced on Thursday a shift to a three-day weekend for the ...
Austria rolls out vaccine mandate with fines up to $4,000 for those who flout it
Austria plans to impose fines of up to 3,600 euros (around $4,000) on people who flout a coronavirus vaccine mandate it aims ...
US Capitol goes under brief lockdown after Congressional staffer caught with gun in bag-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: US Capitol Police arrested a congressional staffer on Thursday after he walked into a legislative building ...
UK’s Omicron COVID variant cases nearly double in a day, total tally at 817-
By PTI LONDON: The number of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Britain has nearly doubled in one ...
New Zealand bans smoking | Fox News
New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking – a lifetime ban ...
Joe Biden in Democracy Summit speech-
By ANI WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela while referring to the work ...
Sri Lankan President appoints former Navy Commander as provincial Governor-
By PTI COLOMBO: Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, the former Navy Commander, who served during the final phase of Sri Lankan government’s ...
