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Elite football leagues given option to do away with VAR once football resu
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): The top football leagues like Premier League, La Liga have been given the option to do away with Video Assistant Referee (VAR) once the competitions resume after being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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When the Indian Rupee was at par with the US Dollar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): My first journey from India to foreign lands began in 1952 when I boarded the Italian passenger ship MV Neptunia. My destination was London. The ship first berthed at Aden and the passengers came ashore, so did I, to see the place and do some shopping. I w
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World Archery releases new qualification procedure for Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The World Archery on Saturday released a new qualification procedure for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
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Lockdown measures worsening poverty and vulnerabilities among informal eco
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 9 (ANI): The Covid-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world's informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, according to a new briefing paper issued by the International
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WHO reports over 5,400 new COVID-19 deaths globally as total nears 260,000
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 09 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 87,000 new coronavirus infection cases have been reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, and more than 5,400 people have died from the infection in the given period, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
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Clubs allowed to make five substitutions when football resumes following C
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], May 8 (ANI): The International Football Association Board (The IFAB), in the light of coronavirus pandemic, has agreed to introduce a temporary amendment, allowing for a maximum of five substitutes to be made per team.
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IATA extends support to face-covering during flights, recommends against l
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 06 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) came out in support of face coverings for passengers and masks for the crew to "add extra layers of protection" while onboard aircraft. The association, however, said it does not recommend airliners to re
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ITTF extends suspension of all activities till July end
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 2 (ANI): The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Saturday extended the suspension of all its events and activities till the end of July as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.
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COVID-19: World Archery's Olympic qualifying events postponed to 2021
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 2 (ANI): As the world continues to grapple with coronavirus pandemic, World Archery has decided not to stage any Olympic qualifying event this year and has frozen the world rankings.
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Nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihood: ILO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 1 (ANI): The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy -- that is nearly half of the global workforce -- stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, the Inte
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Air passenger demand plunges as travel restrictions take hold: IATA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand measured in total revenue passenger kilometres dived 52.9 per cent compared to the year-ago period.
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No choice other than to terminate India's contract: AIBA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 30 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Thursday clarified that the body had no choice other than to terminate India's contract after the desperate attempts were made to pay the host fees as mentioned in the Host City Agreement.
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