SYDNEY: The recent appreciation in the Australian dollar is not a problem at this point although a lower exchange rate would help the economy, the country’s top central banker said on Monday. The Aussie has surged 24 per cent to the US dollar since hitting a low of US$0.5510 in […]
Justin Bieber shared receipts, screenshots, link to news articles and so on to prove that he never stayed at Four Seasons, the location of the alleged incident. Pop sensation Justin Bieber on Monday refuted a sexual assault allegation made by a woman called Danielle. The woman on Saturday tweeted the […]
LONDON: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton marched in the latest anti-racism protest in London on Sunday (Jun 21), describing the experience as “really moving”. The 35-year-old Hamilton, the only black driver in F1, joined the protests which have become common since the death of George Floyd in the United […]
MEXICO CITY: Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for laborers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said on Sunday (Jun 21). Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with […]
Amid the rising clamour to boycott Chinese goods following the border clash that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, leading players in India’s sports industry find themselves in a tough corner. Protests against China in Kolkata on Thursday. Table tennis balls, shuttlecocks, badminton and tennis racquets, wrestling mats, javelins, high […]
FILE PHOTO: An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 25, 2018. BRUSSELS: The European Union and China will seek to cool tensions on Monday (Jun 22) at a video summit, their first formal […]
BEIJING: China banned imports from a top US poultry producer and ordered a Beijing Pepsi factory to close on Sunday (Jun 21) as authorites clamped down on food production and distribution amid a new coronavirus cluster in the capital. Health officials also reported 22 new virus cases in Beijing, where […]
LONDON: Liverpool’s march towards the Premier League title was delayed as the leaders returned to action with a goalless draw against Merseyside rivals Everton, while Chelsea fought back for a 2-1 win at Aston Villa on Sunday (Jun 21). Jurgen Klopp’s side picked up following the top-flight resumption on Wednesday […]
MILAN: Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has rubbished suggestions of a falling out with midfielder Miralem Pjanic and is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will quickly bounce back from disappointing restart to the season. Sarri has quickly found himself under pressure after Juventus were beaten on penalties by Napoli in Wednesday’s Coppa Italia […]
MADRID: Spain reopened its borders on Sunday (Jun 21), a significant stage in Europe’s gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million. Traffic flowed again across the Spain-France border in a watershed moment for the millions of businesses and workers across […]