The 44 athletes come from 12 countries, are hosted by 16 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) across all five continents, and are competing in 12 sports.
Wellington [New Zealand], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 4,869 new community cases of COVID-19 and 16 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Tajikistan-based singer Abdu Rozik, who etched his name in record books as the world's smallest singer posted pictures with his new BFF Jacqueline Fernandez on social media.
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy. Now they have evidence that the earlier pre-schoolers start this treatment, the better.
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): It took until the season finale of Hulu's 'The Kardashians' but the disembodied voice of Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, Pete Davidson, made it in the June 16 episode.
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): China is flexing its economic muscle with a ban on Taiwanese grouper, making the popular fish the fourth agriculture product to be blocked from entering the Chinese market since last year.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 16 (ANI): In a major development in the Kerala gold smuggling case, the affidavit submitted by prime accused Swapna Suresh alleged that 17 tones of date imported to Kerala from UAE 'went missing' with the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Minister KT Jal
Dispur (Assam) [India], June 16 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government has been taking several steps for facilitating ease of doing business and industrial development in the state.
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday said that despite the COVID pandemic, trade between India and Singapore increased by 35 per cent in a year along with Foreign Direct Investment of 30 per cent into India.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 16 (ANI): In continuation of India's assistance to Sri Lanka in fighting its economic crisis, another 40,000 metric tons of diesel consignment under Indian assistance reached Colombo on Thursday.
New York [US], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Nearly seven out of 10 economists believe there will be a recession in the United States next year amid geopolitical tensions and soaring inflation, Newsweek on Tuesday cited a new poll.
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Visiting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday met Indonesian President Joko Widodo on bilateral cooperation, including investment in the electric vehicle sector, renewable energy, and carbon taxes.