ROME: England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome yesterday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their remarkable run by beating the Czech Republic in the last eight earlier. Harry Kane scored twice for England at the Stadio Olimpico while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also found […]
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RAMALLAH (Palestinian Territories): A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank yesterday, Palestinian authorities said, in an incident Israel’s army described as a “violent confrontation” between Palestinians and Jewish settlers. An Israeli army statement did not confirm the fatality, but said troops had fired at a […]
ROME: England thumped Ukraine 4-0 yesterday as Harry Kane’s double helped them reach their first European Championship semi-final in 25 years in emphatic style and set up a showdown with Denmark at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s impressive side hit four goals in the knockout stage of a major tournament for only […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended flights to three countries, including the neighbouring United Arab Emirates, to protect against a coronavirus variant, the interior ministry said today. The move comes seven weeks after the oil-rich kingdom permitted fully immunised citizens to travel abroad, after a ban on foreign trips that lasted […]
Downton Abbey 2 started production in April this year and will wrap up in August. The upcoming sequel to Downton Abbey will now release in March 2022 after studio Focus Features delayed the movie by three months. The much-awaited follow-up to 2019 hit was previously set to release on December […]
SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns yesterday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled. Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a Twitter exchange that the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network […]
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of his own meeting in May with US President Joe Biden, the South’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said today. Moon had hoped to use the meeting with Biden as a chance […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), today warned residents to brace an increase in Covid-19 infections over the next few days as it reported the biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases recorded so far this year. Country-wide, Australia is fighting outbreaks of the highly infections Delta […]
WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said late yesterday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted through at least eight months, the US-based healthcare company said, adding that its vaccine was 85 […]
LONDON: Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty will return to Centre Court at Wimbledon today hoping to produce more assured performances than they did in their first round matches. Sandwiched in between their two matches is Coco Gauff’s first appearance on Centre Court since 2019 when, as a 15-year-old, she won […]