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First Palestinian weightlifter at Olympics braced to make history

Gaza weightlifter Mohammad Hamada says he is aiming to rank among the top ten when he makes history as the first Palestinian to compete in the sport at the Olympics that kicks off in Tokyo later this month. The 19-year-old left Gaza several weeks ..
U.S. will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant, White House says

The United States will not lift any existing travel restrictions "at this point" due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of U.S. coronavirus cases, the White House confirmed on Mo..
Weightlifting-Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines

Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz became her country's first-ever Olympic gold medallist on Monday, winning the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. In her fourth Olympics, the 30-year-old lifted a combined weight of 224 kg,..
Bangladesh imposes strict COVID-19 lockdown after lifting rules for Eid

Bangladesh on Friday imposed a two-week nationwide lockdown after having eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions to allow millions of people to travel for Eid Al-Adha celebrations. Authorities had lifted measures on July 13 in considerat..
Bangladesh lifts lockdown to celebrate, exasperating experts

DHAKA: Waiting among hundreds of fellow travellers to catch a ferry out of Bangladesh's capital, unemployed construction worker Mohammed Nijam knew he was risking catching the coronavirus, but he felt it was even riskier to stay in Dhaka with ano..
'Please, please be cautious' as we lift COVID rules, says UK PM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the British public to be cautious and said they must self-isolate when told to do so as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted in England on Monday. "Please, please, please, be cautious," Johnson said in a vi..
Cuba Customs on food and medicine lifted after unrest

Cuba has temporarily lifted import duties on food, medicine and other essentials following recent unrest. As of next Monday, there will be no limit on such goods brought in by travellers until the end of the year. Thousands took to the streets ..
Qatar Cabinet approves Phase 3 of lifting COVID-19 restrictions from Friday

Qatar Cabinet announced that the phase 3 of the gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions will go into effect from Friday, July 9, 2021. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani presided over the ..
Germany lifts ban on tourists from UK and Portugal

Germany is lifting a Covid-related travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries. Th...

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