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Singapore, Japan, Azerbaijan grands prix axed due to virus

Formula One's Singapore, Japan and Azerbaijan grands prix were cancelled on Friday over logistical problems caused by the coronavirus, officials said, in a new blow to the disrupted season. Formula One was thrown into chaos in March when the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix was...

UAE: Israel's annexation would 'upend' improving Arab ties

The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the US warned Israel Friday against annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, saying the move would "upend" Israel's efforts to improve ties with Arab countries. UAE envoy Yousef Al Otaiba was among three Arab ambassadors who attended President Donald...

Pandemic risks pushing millions more into child labor: UN

Millions of children could be pushed into work by the coronavirus crisis, the UN said Friday as it braced for the first rise in child labor in two decades. In a joint brief, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, the UN children's agency, noted that the number of children...

Two-thirds of sponsors unsure about 2021 Olympics: poll

Two-thirds of Tokyo 2020's corporate sponsors are undecided on whether to continue supporting the Games now the event has been pushed to 2021, according to a new survey. In the poll published late Thursday by Japanese public broadcaster NHK, 65 percent of the sponsors surveyed said they had...