Kabul [Afghanistan], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten Taliban terrorists were killed and six others wounded following airstrikes in two Afghan northern provinces on Friday, the military confirmed on Saturday.
Manchester [UK], May 29 (ANI): English county Lancashire has confirmed that wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will be available for the first six matches of the club's 2021 Vitality Blast campaign.
St John's [Antigua], May 29 (ANI): The complete squads for the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) have been confirmed following the player draft held on Friday.
Brasilia [Brazil], May 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 49,768 to 16,391,930 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Twitter has been rumoured to roll out a paid subscription service called 'Twitter Blue'. It has now been confirmed by the social media platform itself through its app page in the iOS App Store. Twitter Blue will be priced at USD 2.29 per month in the US.
Moscow [Russia], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 9,252 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,044,459, the official monitoring and response center said Friday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 28 (ANI): India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's slim chances of qualifying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics ended after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday confirmed that no further tournaments will be played inside the qualifying window.
Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): Hollywood star Oscar Isaac, who had been in talks for a long time to star in Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney Plus series 'Moon Knight', has finally been confirmed to feature in the upcoming project.
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The legal team of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on Thursday filed a habeas corpus petition in Dominica and has also highlighted his deprivation of access to legal assistance there, confirmed his Lawyer in India, Vijay Aggarwal.
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Prominent Uyghur scholar and linguist-in-exile Abduweli Ayup's niece is confirmed to have died last year under detention by state security police in China's Xinjiang region, informed official sources.
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday confirmed that its entire contingent bound for the Olympics will be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the Tokyo Games. The IOA has also said its entire contingent has at least received the first dose of Covid-
Milan [Italy], May 27 (ANI): Italian club Inter Milan has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte for the termination of his contract by mutual consent.