MONTEVIDEO: Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on Friday (Aug 7) to become the region hardest-hit by coronavirus deaths, as India passed the sombre step of recording over two million infections. The world’s worst-hit region had reported 213,120 fatalities, 460 more than Europe, according to an AFP tally based […]
WASHINGTON: Undeterred by the coronavirus, schools in several US states have reopened for in-person classes — but some have already been hit by large quarantines of students and staff following fresh outbreaks. In Mississippi — the state with the country’s highest positivity rate at 22 per cent of everyone tested, […]
REUTERS: TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the United States, ad buyers said, offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run. The short-form video app’s advertising business is still nascent. TikTok’s anticipated US$1 billion (766 million pounds) in 2020 revenue is a […]
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished mixed on Friday (Aug 7), with the Nasdaq retreating from a record following solid US jobs data as Washington talks on a new spending package remained stalemated. The US added 1.8 million jobs last month, fewer than in May and June, but better than […]
“We assess that China prefers that President Trump does not win reelection,” said William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Washington: China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants President Donald Trump to lose because it sees him as “unpredictable,” […]
NEW YORK: Women’s world number five Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens, ranked seventh, on Friday joined a growing list of players withdrawing from this month’s US Open due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Men’s defending champion Rafa Nadal and women’s world number one Ashleigh Barty have opted against travelling to New […]
Women’s world number seven Kiki Bertens has joined a growing list of players withdrawing from this month’s U.S. Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch player said on Friday. Women’s world number seven Kiki Bertens has joined a growing list of players withdrawing from this month’s U.S. Open due […]
U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in July amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections, offering the clearest evidence yet that the economy’s recovery from the recession caused by the pandemic was faltering. WASHINGTON: U.S. employment growth slowed considerably in July amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections, offering the clearest […]
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned WeChat and TikTok, signing executive orders giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with the platforms. Beijing, China: A US ban on the WeChat messaging platform could cut lines of communication between friends in China and America and force […]
LISBON: The latter stages of this season’s Champions League to be played as a mini-tournament in Lisbon could throw up some surprises, according to former Barcelona forward Rivaldo. Europe’s flagship club competition was left in limbo in March by the COVID-19 pandemic but action resumes later on Friday (Aug 7) […]