Shares and bonds in China Evergrande, the country’s most indebted developer, plunged for a second day on Tuesday, after sales of two real estate projects were suspended by local authorities, escalating worries over its financial health. SHANGHAI: Shares and bonds in China Evergrande, the country’s most indebted developer, plunged for […]
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TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota will not run Olympics-related TV commercials amid lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting organisers can keep the Games safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a local media poll. Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda, and other executives […]
WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies accused China on Monday (Jul 19) of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada in […]
Bitcoin investment products and funds registered outflows for a second consecutive week, according to data from digital asset manager CoinShares released on Monday, highlighting investors’ cautious sentiment on the cryptocurrency sector as prices continued to stall. NEW YORK: Bitcoin investment products and funds registered outflows for a second consecutive week, […]
TAIPEI: BioNTech SE had planned to send Taiwan five million Covid-19 vaccine doses by July under an original deal which collapsed in January, Taipei’s top diplomat in Berlin said today, detailing how the highly politicised agreement came apart. Taiwan had tried for months to get the vaccine from the German […]
2008 Beijing Olympics middleweight boxing champion James DeGale has appealed for help after his gold medal and MBE were stolen from his parents’ house. REUTERS: 2008 Beijing Olympics middleweight boxing champion James DeGale has appealed for help after his gold medal and MBE were stolen from his parents’ house. The […]
LONDON: Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka now has her own line of Barbie dolls. The 23-year-old world No. 2 tennis player, who has used her position to call attention to issues of police violence and racial inequality, became a part of Mattel Inc’s push to make its iconic […]
British Formula One driver Lando Norris was mugged after attending the Euro 2020 soccer final between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, his McLaren team said. LONDON: British Formula One driver Lando Norris was mugged after attending the Euro 2020 soccer final between England and Italy at Wembley […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern on Monday (Jul 12) announced a hastily convened virtual meeting of APEC leaders this week to discuss the Asia-Pacific region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact. Ardern is scheduled to host the annual 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit online in November, […]
SYDNEY: New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, reported on Monday (Jul 12) 112 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, its biggest daily rise for this year, as capital city Sydney endures a hard lockdown for the third week to contain a Delta variant outbreak. Of Monday’s cases, at least 34 spent […]