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An extremely rare black diamond weighing 555.5 carats will go under the hammer in February, Sotheby’s announced Monday. With its 55-facet cut, the diamond, dubbed the Enigma, will become the largest of its kind to be put up for auction, according to the world-renowned British auction house. Sotheby’s said the diamond, which was listed in

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Monday arrived at Belgrade airport after being deported from Australia and losing his bid to defend his title at the Australian Open tournament. The world No. 1 was expelled within hours of losing a battle in Australian courts against the second cancellation of his Australian visa.  EFE sn/mp/jt

Thailand is set to introduce a tourist tax on foreign visitors entering the country starting from April but the measure has drawn criticism from industry leaders who see it as an obstacle to rebuilding a sector severely damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new policy, foreign tourists will be asked to pay a tax

Spain’s Rafael Nadal cruised with a perfect performance in the first round of the Australian Open after comfortably beating the American Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, in a match in which his serve was never broken. “These have been very difficult months for me. It is impossible to be happier,” he said after winning in

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles from an airfield in the country’s capital, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said Monday. The South Korean army detected the launch of the two projectiles from ??the Sunan airport in Pyongyang, located along the western stretch of the Asian country, the JCS said in

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia on Sunday after loosing a court battle against the government’s decision to revoke his visa for the second time. The decision was taken unanimously by a three-judge bench of the Federal Court, which conducted a virtual hearing of the appeal filed by the defense team

Somalia’s government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was wounded in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu, local authorities confirmed Sunday. The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s blast that took place near Moalimuu’s residence along Maka Al-Mukarama, one of the capital’s busiest roads housing government offices, hotels and restaurants.

Prince Harry has launched legal action against the British government for removing his police protection and preventing him from paying for it personally while in the country. A legal representative of the Duke of Sussex said in a statement that Harry does not feel safe in the United Kingdom, which means he is «unable to

Beijing has recorded its first local case of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, less than three weeks before the 2022 Winter Olympics are due to kick off. The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday that some 119 infections were reported in the past 24 hours across China, 65 of them were locally transmitted.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia on Sunday after loosing a court battle against the government’s decision to revoke his visa for the second time. The decision was taken unanimously by a three-judge bench of the Federal Court, which conducted a virtual hearing of the appeal filed by the defense team

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic lost his court appeal Sunday against the Australian government’s decision to revoke his visa for the second time, which will result in his deportation and prevent him from defending his title at the Australian Open. The decision was taken unanimously by a three-judge bench of the Federal Court, which conducted

The hostage drama at a synagogue in Texas of the United States ended Saturday night with the release of all captives and the death of the suspect several hours into a tense standoff. “Prayers answered. All hostages are out alive and safe,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a Tweet. He did not give details.

Hundreds of Parachico dancers came out on the streets of Chiapa de Corzo in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, amid an atmosphere of hope after a difficult year because of the Covid-19 pandemic and a road accident in which 56 migrants died. The parachicos are traditional dancers of the grand festival of Chiapa de

The Australian government Sunday alleged that Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic had a history of ignoring anti-coronavirus measures as a court began hearing his visa cancellation case. “Even when infected, he undertook an interview and had received a positive test he undertook an interview and a photo-shoot which included taking his mask off,” said lawyer

Nestled in the busy streets of downtown Lisbon, the world’s oldest Doll Hospital has been repairing dolls of all sorts for nearly two centuries «It is a place where «nostalgia» and memories of childhood are healed, and where we try to give a new lease of life to very old and much-loved dolls,» Manuela Cutileiro,

A tsunami hit the coast of the island of Tonga in the South Pacific on Saturday following a giant underwater volcanic eruption. Large waves flooded houses and buildings on the beachfront and quickly washed through the area, as seen on footage posted to social media networks by witnesses who had taken refuge on the roofs