LOS ANGELES: The COVID-19 pandemic raged in Florida on Monday (Jul 21) as the state reported more than 10,000 new infections for a sixth day in a row, but California saw improvement, with cases and hospitalisations beginning to stabilise after a surge. Florida has become the epicentre of the latest […]
Month: July 2020
LONDON: Leeds United defender Gaetano Berardi faces up to nine months on the sidelines after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during Sunday’s (Jul 19) 3-1 win at Derby County, the Championship (second-tier) club have said. The 31-year-old Switzerland international, whose contract expires at the end of the […]
LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola took a swipe at Arsenal on Monday (Jul 20) by admitting he does not respect them off the pitch. Guardiola’s side were knocked out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage by Arsenal on Saturday as the Gunners won 2-0 at Wembley. Guardiola […]
MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday (Jul 21) it welcomed the “clarity” given by the postponement of the Twenty20 World Cup but would not be drawn on whether it preferred to stage the delayed event in 2021 or 2022. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday postponed the tournament […]
CHICAGO: Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday (Jul 20), including a closely watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognise and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects. Whether any of these efforts will […]
SYDNEY: Australia will extend record stimulus spending into next year, the government announced on Tuesday (Jul 21), outlining multi-billion-dollar measures to shield the labour market from the ravages of the rolling coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that supplements both to the unemployed and businesses struggling to retain staff […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers into thinking it cooked the plant-based patties for its “Impossible Whopper” on different grills than those used to cook beef and chicken. In a decision on Monday (Jul 20), US […]
Logitech International reported a more than 75per cent increase in non-GAAP operating income in its first quarter as rise in homeworking boosted demand for its webcams, video conferencing products and headsets during the coronavirus lockdowns. REUTERS: Logitech International reported a more than 75per cent increase in non-GAAP operating income in […]
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, trapped in the narrow trading band of the past three weeks as investors gauged hopes for a recovery in oil demand against fears of new lockdowns due to a growing number of coronavirus cases. TOKYO: Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, trapped […]
ASUNCION: Former South American football boss Juan Angel Napout, who is serving a nine-year corruption sentence in a US prison, has contracted coronavirus, his lawyer said on Monday (Jul 20). “He could barely speak when his wife called him. His throat was very sore” and he was struggling to breath, […]