Held on the first day of Spring by the Chinese calendar, it began with a performance by dancers waving glowing green stalks to convey the vitality of the season, followed by an explosion of white and green fireworks that spelled the word "Spring".
Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium
A year ago, Greece's bankers thought they were on the cusp of a new era.
List of French Open men's singles champions:
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A summary of the finals on Day 2 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
However, the 33-year-old Spaniard will not know until later on Friday whether his Herculean effort was in vain.
Cypriot plane with 121 on board crashes in Greece
This year's Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50% of usual capacity, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occured on Friday, July 27, and was visible from much of the world. Prime viewing locations for the four-hour long event included Cairo, Egypt; Santorini, Greece; and Harare, Zimbabwe. Here are some of the best views of the spectacular show in the sky.
Athens has pushed two reform packages through parliament
Andy Murray may have been the forgotten man at the US Open but gave the crowd and Stefanos Tsitsipas a match to remember, forcing the third seed to grind out a 2-6, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win on Monday and avoid the opening round shocker.
The IMF dashed any hope that Athens could avert default.
A Syrian amputee swimmer, granted asylum in Greece, will be a torch-bearer for the 2016 Rio Games and is to run with the Olympic flame through a refugee camp in Athens on Tuesday.
Djokovic's challenger will be a 22-year-old who is bidding to become the first Greek to win a singles major.
Images from Day 1 of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Monday.
Experts suggest domestic factors rather than the Greece crisis would determine the course of the Indian equities.
The medal tally at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
On Thursday, five Rafale fighter jets touched down at Haryana's Ambala after covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km to join the IAF.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Investors will see that India story actually continues to be a good one, he said.
Thiago, 29, won the Bundesliga title in each of his seven seasons with Bayern and played in last month's Champions League final victory over Paris St Germain.
Let battle commence, says Djokovic ahead of Nadal showdown
Wolfgang Schauble has done right by the Euro zone, but the Greeks believe that doesn't necessarily mean he has done right by them.
The flame will be on show from Tuesday at the Japanese Olympic Museum, located next to the National Stadium purpose-built for the Games which were due to take place this year but were rescheduled for 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Candice Pinto on the challenges involved shooting a virtual fashion show.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
Images from Day 7 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay was re-started in Fukushima on March 25, this year.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
'For HNIs, shifting economic activities outside India by creating regional hubs for businesses is a better option.'
Muguruza wins all-Spanish clash with Badosa at WTA Finals
Images from Day 10 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Thursday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has reclaimed the No.1 position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after leading his side to the ICC World Test Championship title in Southampton last week.
The 34-year-old practised for an hour on Thursday evening at the Rod Laver Arena and his fitness was improving "little by little, step by step", sources close to Nadal told Reuters.
It is useful to note that Indian markets have not gone into a tailspin as the Greece crisis has developed, says Devangshu Datta.
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