SAN FRANCISCO: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Sunday (Jul 13) he expected President Donald Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat applications, amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing. Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly-popular TikTok app as a way […]
Month: July 2020
TUNIS: Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) on Sunday (Jul 12) accused the United Arab Emirates of instructing eastern forces in Libya’s civil war to reimpose a blockade of oil exports after the departure of a first tanker in six months. The UAE, along with Russia and Egypt, supports the eastern-based […]
The over-reliance on large aircraft is notable in Southeast Asia and the negative impact of downturns is always amplified by overcapacity, says Cesar Pereira. SINGAPORE: A precise depiction of the airline industry’s recovery depends upon various factors, including duration and magnitude of the outbreak, containment measures in place, degree of […]
LONDON: Britain is urging businesses and individuals to prepare for the Dec 31 end of the Brexit transition period with an information campaign titled: “The UK’s new start: let’s get going.” Britain left the European Union on Jan 31, three and a half years after a referendum, but a transition […]
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday (Jul 12) he was “very distressed” over Turkey’s decision to convert the Byzantine-era monument Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. “My thoughts go to Istanbul. I’m thinking about Hagia Sophia. I am very distressed,” the pope said in the Vatican’s first reaction to a […]
TEHRAN: Iran said that the misalignment of an air defence unit’s radar system was the key “human error” that led to the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January. “A failure occurred due to a human error in following the procedure” for aligning the radar, causing a “107-degree […]
BILBAO: Voters in northern Spain wore face masks and used hand sanitizer gel before entering polling stations on Sunday (Jul 12) as Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections while fighting localised outbreaks of COVID-19. The polls are the first in Spain since the country began a strict lockdown […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Victoria state reported 273 new cases of the coronavirus and another COVID-19 death on Sunday (Jul 12), marking a week of triple-digit increases in infections, as state authorities battle fresh outbreaks of the pandemic. The state of New South Wales had nine cases linked to an outbreak at […]
YAS ISLAND, United Arab Emirates: Kamaru Usman put on a ‘Fight Island’ masterclass Sunday (Jul 12) to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight world title by grinding down a brave Jorge Masvidal in Abu Dhabi. “I’m at the top of the mountain and everyone’s looking at me,” declared the 33-year-old […]
BEIJING: China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world’s second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts. The survey of analysts from 11 institutions pegged China’s growth at 1.3 per cent – a far cry from […]