MANILA: China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to “intimidate and harass” with a state media report that suggested the area had been seized. The Sandy Cay reef lies near Thitu Island, or […]
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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded against the US dollar today to finish at more than a five-month high amid renewed interest following encouraging tariff talks between Malaysia and the US government. At 6 pm, the local currency was higher at 4.3615/3665 versus the greenback compared with Friday’s close of 4.3705/3770. […]
OTTAWA: Canadians go to the polls on Monday after an election campaign in which US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue. Trump’s threats ignited a wave of patriotism that swelled support for Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, a political newcomer who previously led […]
WASHINGTON, April 19 — The White House yesterday unveiled a revamped Covid-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic’s “true origins.” The Covid.gov website, previously focused on promoting vaccine and testing information, now includes a full-length image of […]
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration yesterday ordered a social media vetting for all U.S. visa applicants who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters showed, in the latest push to tighten screening of foreign travellers. The order to […]
MANCHESTER, England:Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim admitted, just for a moment, that his side’s exhilarating Europa League victory over Olympique Lyonnais allowed him and his team to forget about their disappointing season. Harry Maguire’s header in the 121st minute of extra time sent United storming through to the last four, […]
ROME :Nikita Haikin made the vital save as Bodo/Glimt pulled off a stunning penalty shoot-out win away to Lazio on Thursday to become the first Norwegian team to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they will face Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Lazio appeared to have done all […]
SAN FRANCISCO : Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by Reuters. Intel has also promoted networking chip chief Sachin Katti to be chief technology officer and artificial intelligence chief, […]
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The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended two staff, including the team coach, after the governing body admitted that the country’s ski jumping team cheated by manipulating jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim. The federation said its ski jumping committee requested the suspension of national team coach Magnus […]