BEIJING: Chinese telecom giant Huawei said production of its most advanced smartphone chips would stop in September due to US sanctions, causing a “huge loss”. Huawei – the world’s biggest producer of telecoms networking equipment – has become a pivotal issue in the geopolitical standoff between Beijing and Washington, which […]
In the toughest US action on Hong Kong since China imposed a sweeping new security law on the territory, Washington on Friday sanctioned a group of Chinese and Hong Kong officials — including the city’s leader Carrie Lam. China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing “barbarous” sanctions in […]
President Donald Trump, asked at a news conference in New Jersey how he would respond to interference in the November 3 vote, said: “We’re going to watch all of them, we have to be very careful.” The top US counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia, China and Iran will […]
SAN FRANCISCO: TPC Harding Park’s narrow fairways and thick rough have given players fits through the first two rounds of the PGA Championship, but it was the course’s unexpectedly slow greens that caused headaches for Tiger Woods yesterday. The greens are relatively flat, but the combination of second-round hole positions […]
SILVERSTONE, England: Six times world champion Lewis Hamilton set his sights on a second successive home pole position after lapping fastest in final practice for Formula One’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix today. The Mercedes driver set a time of one minute 26.621 seconds at the 5.8-km Silverstone circuit, where he […]
The island nation of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a vessel offshore began leaking oil into the ocean. MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island on 25 July and its crew was evacuated. But the large bulk carrier has since […]
California has more than 538,000 confirmed virus cases, and on Friday became the third US state to exceed 10,000 deaths from Covid-19. California officials have identified two data glitches that caused the state to undercount new coronavirus cases for more than a week, leaving a backlog of as many as […]
LONDON: Wolverhampton Wanderers will be allowed to register only 23 players instead of 25 if they qualify for the Champions League next season after breaching Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, European football’s governing body has said. In a statement released to British media, Uefa said Premier League side Wolves […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team (SRT) Moto Grand Prix (GP) riders ― Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli ― displayed a stellar performance after finishing top two spots in the first two free practice sessions of the Czech Republic GP at the Brno Circuit yesterday. Quartararo, who sits comfortably […]
PARIS: Thiago Silva’s eight years as a Paris Saint-Germain player are about to come to an end and the Brazilian centre-back has one piece of unfinished business to contend with as the Qatar-owned club head to Lisbon targeting Champions League glory. That is something that has so far eluded Silva […]