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Campaigning for Japan's Oct 27 general election kicked off Tuesday with 465 seats up for contest across single-member districts and proportional representation, reported Xinhua.

A host of events kick off on Monday, though, including synchronised swimming, track cycling, climbing and wrestling.

A procession of barges will take nearly 7,000 athletes along the river past Paris's most famous landmarks.

Taylor Swift's arrival some two hours before kick-off sent an almost palpable frisson around the Allegiant Stadium.

The Rolling Stones held a private launch party for their first new album in 18 years.

Joe Biden landed in London to kick off a three-nation trip that will feature a NATO summit in Lithuania.

The "Renaissance World Tour" will kick off in Stockholm on May 10, travelling across the continent until the end of June.

South Korea held the favoured Uruguay to a scoreless draw to kick off their FIFA World Cup campaign on Thursday, thanks to a combination of stingy defence and a bit of luck.

Polls and analysts say no single party or coalition will win a simple majority in the 222-seat parliament.

The national doubles pair beat the South Koreans 16-21, 21-14 and 21-18 in three games at the Japan Open.

Serena Williams will kick off at the US Open where she will headline opening night in a first-round clash with Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.

The first World Cup ever held in a Middle Eastern country is set to kick off in Qatar on November 20, and will last until December 18.

The start date of the Qatar World Cup 2022 was moved one day earlier, the world governing body of football confirmed on Thursday.

Called "SIXTY", the 14-show tour will kick off in Madrid on June 1 and travel to 10 countries in total, including Britain.

Ng will be the first and likely only person to stand trial in the US over one of the biggest financial scandals in Wall Street history.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.