One case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Beijing—a rare breach of the city’s strict containment measures—as Chinese authorities battle outbreaks elsewhere before the February opening of the Winter Olympics in Bejing and t…

Some 900 new Covid-19 cases and 12 new deaths attributed to Covid-19 have been reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 124,193, including 7,980 active cases and 488 deaths.Of the new infections, 213 were reported in Vientiane…

Novak Djokovic’s fate now lies in the hands of three Australian Federal Court justices, after his last-gasp appeal against deportation adjourned Sunday pending a verdict that is expected later in the day.The tennis star’s lawyers told an emergency hear…