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Norwegian skier Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday. The 33-year-old sealed the gold in women’s 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon of cross-country skiing after finishing in 44 minutes and 13.7 seconds. Natalia Nepryaeva representing the Russian Olympic Committee bagged silver (44:43.9), while Austria’s …

China has detected 45 new cases of Covid-19 among Olympic Games related personnel on February 4, up from 21 a day earlier. Of the total infections, 26 were among new airport arrivals, including 20 athletes or team officials.  The remaining 19 were already in the “closed loop” bubble that separates …

Japan’s Toyota retained its title as the top car seller of 2021, according to a press release on Friday. Toyota sold 10.5 million vehicles globally in 2021. The figure includes sales by its subsidiaries such as Daihatsu and Hino. The firm displaced its German rival Volkswagen’s position for the second …

Oil prices rose almost 1% during the week ending Jan. 28 mainly due to supply concerns as a result of geopolitical tensions from the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis, OPEC’s failure to meet output quotas and increasing global demand despite ongoing COVID-19 resurgence. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $88.56 per barrel …

The supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of the Milky Way – Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* for short – contains about 4.3 million solar masses, and, as it turns out, nearly all of the mass at the very center of the galaxy. An international team of astronomers, using …

Tonga’s government has confirmed three fatalities in its first official update since Saturday’s volcanic eruption and tsunami, adding that evacuation of some outlying islands has begun. In a statement on Tuesday, the prime minister’s office confirmed the deaths of a 65-year-old woman on Mango Island and a 49-year-old man on Nomuka Island, …

The United Nations has voiced deep concern over hate speech and incitement to violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia, fearing inflammatory acts will escalate ahead of elections this year. The concern was raised on Friday over incidents during the celebrations of the national day of Bosnian Serbs on …

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has began to recede, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there had not yet been any official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga, but cautioned that authorities …

The rare joint statement comes amid negotiations over reviving the Iran nuclear deal and escalating tensions between the United States, Russia and China. Five global nuclear powers have pledged to prevent atomic weapons spreading and to avoid nuclear conflict, in a rare joint statement ahead of a review of a …

Looking to buy Nike sneakers, Adidas sweats, Crocs clogs, Polo shirts or Canada Goose parkas? You need a better luck these days snagging them from their own stores or on their websites than at mom-and-pops and smaller chains. These major brands are all cutting back on the number of outside …