Tournament, which will see 23 teams, will be staged until Dec 18 at six of the stadiums which will host games in 2022

The Biden administration will maintain limited forces in Kabul to guard the sprawling embassy

'Vax Live: The Concert To Reunite The World' will be headlined by Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and HER

Spotify has been growing, its podcasting service is on track to have more listeners in the US than Apple Podcasts

At the same time, many countries are shutting their borders to travellers from India

About 2,000 athletes and staff would get jabs before travelling to the games which are scheduled to begin on July 23

The move comes as Russia ratchets up pressure against Western tech companies

Patients have died outside hospitals, gasping for air, as they wait to be admitted

Quake was of magnitude 6.0 with an epicentre in a hilly region near India's border with Bhutan

The 39-year-old US pop singer is the subject of a 'Free Britney' online campaign that supports her cause