BEIJING: Beijing accused the United States of “suppression” after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing on Friday (Aug 7) that the US move came at the expense of American users and […]
DOHA: Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla said “Xavi was very important in my decision to come to Qatar” as he signed for the country’s highest-profile team Al-Sadd, where his fellow Spaniard is head coach. “He was my reference when he was a player, and I’m sure he’ll be the same […]
SILVERSTONE: Formula One team Racing Point will be docked 15 championship points after a complaint from rivals Renault that it had copied elements from Mercedes’ world championship-winning 2019 car was upheld, the FIA said Friday. Racing Point will lose 7.5 points for each of its two cars participating in the […]
The dramatic drop in greenhouse gases and air pollutants seen during the global lockdown will have little impact on our warming planet say scientists. Their new analysis suggests that by 2030, global temperatures will only be 0.01C lower than expected. But the authors stress that the nature of the recovery […]
Ride-hailing trips, in the past responsible for nearly two-thirds of Uber’s revenue, increased 5 percentage points from their low in April. Homebound customers of Uber Technologies Inc more than doubled their orders from the company’s food-delivery service in the second quarter but demand for ride-hailing trips only marginally recovered from […]
BEIRUT: Precious wheat spilled out of disembowelled silos, mixing with soot, debris and cement: Beirut’s port blast has gutted Lebanon’s largest grain storage and sparked public panic over bread shortages. The annihilation of the port in Tuesday’s (Aug 4) explosion has further strained food access for a population that relies […]
MANILA: The Philippines has seen a jump in coronavirus infections due to intensified testing, the presidential spokesman said today, defending the country’s response to the pandemic after overtaking Indonesia to record the most cases in South-east Asia. Infections have surged nearly seven-fold to more than 122,000, while deaths have more […]
Genius Electronic Optical, the camera lens supplier, has had issues with the coating on the wide-angle camera lens designed for the 5.4-inch and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 models. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the camera lens suppliers for the Apple iPhone 12 is facing quality issues. But Kuo […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attempted late Thursday to walk back remarks he made favorably comparing the diversity of the Latino community to that of the Black community. “Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify,” Biden […]
Trump’s order contended the step is needed to “deal with the national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain.” Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered that a ban on interacting with popular social media platform TikTok or its Chinese parent […]