Athletic officials in Qatar said Monday they have requested discussions with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2032 Summer Games. ( read original story ...)
Qatar expresses interest in hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Qatar has expressed an interest in hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. The Gulf state, which will host football's World Cup in 2022, bid for the 2016 and 2020 Games. The Qatar Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar confirms plan to bid for 2032 Olympics
Qatar will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it said on Monday, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events. Under ... ( read original story ...)
More die or in hospital in Georgia as vaccine trial starts
Georgia continued to stagger under a heavy load of COVID-19 cases Monday amid one ray of hope - a broad test of an experimental vaccine for the illness that began with the first of 30,000 nationwide ... ( read original story ...)
Severe Thunderstorm Warning in east Georgia
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Banks, Hall, and Jackson counties until 7:30 p.m. The storms are capable of 60 mph winds and hail of up to a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Reports Worst Annualized Return Since 2009
GIC Pte has reported its worst 20-year annualized result in more than a decade and warned of lower returns and elevated market volatility as the coronavirus outbreak ravages global economies. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas, bars, nightclubs, sports events and popular markets, after a sharp rise in ... ( read original story ...)
Israel says it exchanged fire with Hezbollah in thwarted attack near Lebanese border
Israeli forces said they exchanged fire with Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday after the Iran-backed group staged an attack in a disputed region. ( read original story ...)
Israel says Hezbollah tried to infiltrate frontier, and warns against ‘playing with fire’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah carried out an infiltration attempt along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier on Monday, disputing the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group's denial that it ... ( read original story ...)
Israel Start-Up Nation pull rider from Vuelta a Burgos over coronavirus scare
Up Nation will start the Vuelta a Burgos one man down after Itamar Enhorn was linked as a primary contact to Omer Golstein, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Goldstein, due to resume racing ... ( read original story ...)