WASHINGTON: The government of India has agreed to allow US air carriers to resume passenger services in the US-India market starting Jul 23, the US Transportation Department said on Friday (Jul 17). The Indian government, citing the coronavirus, had banned all scheduled services, prompting the US Transportation Department in June […]
GENEVA: Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (Jul 17). Brazil, at the epicentre of Latin America’s […]
Huawei is caught between pleasing increasingly nationalistic Chinese leaders while not alarming nervous governments in Western capitals, says an observer. ADELAIDE When the United Kingdom completed its telecom supply chain review last year, it gave a green light to Huawei by concluding that nationality-based bans did nothing to improve network […]
NEW YORK: The personal assistant to Fahim Saleh, founder of the Nigerian ride-sharing app Gokada, was arrested on Friday (Jul 17) in the grisly murder of the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur in his Manhattan apartment, New York news media reported. Saleh’s body was found dismembered and decapitated in his luxury condo […]
PORTLAND: Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland, Oregon, under the Trump administration’s new executive order to protect US monuments in what the state’s Democratic governor has called “political theatre”. Multiple videos posted online show camouflage-clad officers without clear identification badges using force and unmarked vehicles […]
LOS ANGELES: The NFL’s players union said Friday attitudes (Jul 17) towards coronavirus health protocols must change for pre-season training camps to be held safely. In a conference call with reporters, the NFL Players Association said the union had so far failed to reach agreement with the National Football League […]
WASHINGTON: Divided Americans dug further into debates over mask mandates and schools reopening on Friday (Jul 17), with states and localities choosing conflicting strategies in the face of surging coronavirus cases. In the state of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp sued Atlanta’s mayor to prevent her from mandating masks, while Chicago […]
WASHINGTON: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at 87 the US Supreme Court’s oldest member, said on Friday (Jul 17) she is receiving chemotherapy treatment for a recurrence of cancer – the latest in a series of health issues – but indicated no intention to retire. In a statement released by the […]
OTTAWA: A recent spike in coronavirus cases in Canada is worrying and can be linked to groups of young people gathering in bars and nightclubs and at parties, a top medical official said on Friday (Jul 17). “When we examine recent trends in case reporting, there is some cause for […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook Inc’s top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg as a part of its probe into whether the company has engaged in unlawful monopolistic practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Federal Trade Commission seal is […]