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Singapore probes unusual surge in COVID-19 cases after record

SINGAPORE: Singapore is looking into an "unusual surge" of 5,324 new infections of COVID-19, the city-state's health ministry said, its highest such figure since the beginning of the pandemic, as beds in...

Booker Prize: ‘Shuggie Bain’ wins for Scottish author Douglas Stuart

London: Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction on Thursday with his first novel “Shuggie Bain”, with judges saying his tale of love and alcoholism set in Glasgow in...

Prince Khaled launches skating world championships in Sharjah

SHARJAH: The Street World Championship 2022 today kicks off at Aljada Skate Park in Sharjah after the opening ceremony on Saturday night was attended by some of the world's best skaters and...

Saez eyes Saudi Cup Jockeys Challenge prize

Luiz Saez will ride in the International Jockeys Challenge (IJC) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Feb. 24, the opening day of The Saudi Cup meeting. Born in Panama, where he...

Barca the hardest club in the world to manage — Xavi

BARCELONA: La Liga leaders Barcelona are the hardest club in the world to manage due to their critics always being ready to snipe at them even after big wins, coach Xavi Hernandez...

Djokovic absence from US Open ‘very sad’: Nadal

NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal said Friday he is saddened by Novak Djokovic's absence from the US Open as he returns to the tournament for the first time in three years. The Spanish legend...

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