Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak speaks during question period to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in London, Britain, on Jul 7, 2020. LONDON: The UK government on Wednesday (Jul 8) unveiled a package worth £30 billion (US$37 billion, €33 billion) to save jobs and help the young […]
Month: July 2020
LONDON: Gold reached above US$1,800 an ounce on Wednesday (Jul 8) for the first time since 2011, with the precious metal benefitting from its haven status as the coronavirus outbreak triggers global economy fears. Gold hit US$1,800.86 an ounce around 0830 GMT on the London Bullion Market, the highest level […]
LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United may need to win all of their remaining Premier League games to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Leicester’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Tuesday (Jul 7) means if United, who travel to Aston Villa on Thursday, win their remaining five matches they […]
U.S. sanctions targeting Huawei Technologies have had no immediate impact on the Chinese firm’s ability to supply 5G equipment to the UK, Huawei Vice President Victor Zhang said on Wednesday. LONDON: U.S. sanctions targeting China’s Huawei have had no immediate impact on its ability to supply 5G equipment to Britain, […]
The European Union’s second highest court will next week rule in an appeal by Apple and Ireland against a European Union ruling for the U.S. firm to pay 13 billion euros (US$16 billion), the Irish government said on Wednesday. DUBLIN: The European Union’s second highest court will next week rule […]
LONDON: Former Liverpool and England goalkeeper David James says lockdown has given him plenty of time to indulge in his passion for art and also plot a move into management. The 49-year-old, capped 53 times, cut his managerial teeth with Kerala Blasters in south India, but now believes it is […]
BERLIN: Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation. A German law in force since 2018 demands […]
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic has accused critics of subjecting him to a “witch-hunt” after his regional Adria Tour tennis event ended in a novel coronavirus fiasco and said he was still uncertain whether he would play at the Aug 31-Sep 13 US Open. Images and videos of the players hugging at […]
BANGKOK: Thailand hopes to hold its MotoGP race in late November after an eight-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Wednesday (Jul 8) as they announced a bid to host until 2025. The kingdom’s third fixture on the premier motorbike racing calendar was slated for March 20-22, […]
REUTERS: Facebook Inc has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and some of its decisions were setbacks for civil rights, according to an independent audit commissioned by the company, the New York Times reported. The auditors’ findings are likely to add further pressure to the company which […]