TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday (Jul 11) in Tel Aviv, angered by what they say has been an inept government response to the economic hits they have taken during the coronavirus crisis. In keeping with restrictions on public gatherings, police limited the number of people allowed into […]
Month: July 2020
REUTERS: Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton lived up to his rain master reputation with an astonishing lap to put his Mercedes on pole position for the first Styrian Grand Prix at Austria’s Red Bull Ring on Saturday. In a session that started 46 minutes late after a washed […]
NEW DELHI: India’s government has petitioned the Rajasthan High Court to stop any of the Chinese companies whose 59 apps it recently banned from obtaining an injunction to block the order, according to two sources and the legal filing. India last month outlawed dozens of Chinese apps including ByteDance’s popular […]
ROME: Second-placed Lazio slumped to a third successive defeat in the Serie A title race when they were beaten 2-1 at home by midtable Sassuolo in stifling heat at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. Sassuolo had a goal disallowed for offside in the ninth minute and hit the bar before […]
REUTERS: West Bromwich Albion missed the chance to go top of England’s second-tier Championship after being held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday. Croatian Filip Krovinovic put West Brom ahead in the 41st minute with a volley following a well-crafted move from the right […]
LOS ANGELES: United States Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart hopes the threatened withdrawal of US government funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency could force the global watchdog into long-called for reforms. The prospect of the United States halting its annual US$2.7 million payment to WADA edged closer to becoming reality […]
The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. The two parties’ joint bid of $1bn (£800m) secures them the firm’s assets. It means OneWeb will soon be able to resume building a […]
Johnny Depp has claimed “all hell would break loose” if he failed to follow ex-wife Amber Heard’s “rules”. The actor, 57, told London’s High Court during a libel hearing Ms Heard, 34, would often force him to give her attention. Ms Heard claimed he once threw a magnum of champagne […]
PALO ALTO: Elon Musk’s net worth soared past Warren Buffett on Friday (Jul 10) as the chief executive officer of Tesla became the seventh richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk’s fortune rose by US$6.07 billion on Friday, Bloomberg News said, following a 10.8 per […]
BAYONNE, France: A French bus driver who was badly beaten by passengers after asking them to wear face masks in line with coronavirus rules has died, his family said, sparking tributes from political leaders who condemned his “cowardly” attackers. Philippe Monguillot, 59, was left brain dead by the attack in […]