The Treasury Department on Monday (May 10) launched its US$350 billion program to distribute aid to state and local governments, giving the US economy an added boost as President Joe Biden sought to assure the country that stronger growth is coming. The aid is part of Biden’s larger US$1.9 trillion […]
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Here a butt, there a butt; everywhere a butt butt. How many butts is too many? One is usually enough for most animals — unless you’re a type of marine worm with a body that divides from a single head into dozens of different directions, and each of those branches […]
LONDON: Lewis Hamilton may have opened up a new front in his battle with Max Verstappen after saying he learned more about his Formula One title rival, and the Dutchman’s car, in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix than in all the other races put together. Mercedes’ seven times world champion spent […]
MADRID: As its vaccination drive reaches a third of adults and Covid-19 infections ease, Europe is starting to reopen cities and beaches, raising hopes that this summer’s holiday season can be saved before it is too late. Exhilarated Spaniards chanting “freedom” danced in the streets as a Covid-19 curfew ended […]
BEIJING: China reported 12 new Covid-19 cases in the mainland on May 8, up from seven a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said today. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic […]
SHANGHAI: Remnants of China’s largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere in the coming hours, European and US tracking centres said today. While there were still varying estimates of where the rocket would land, it appeared increasingly likely it would not hit the United […]
LONDON: Chelsea forced Manchester City to put their Premier League title party on hold yesterday, winning 2-1 to strengthen their grip on a top-four place as Liverpool kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive. Victory for City in a rehearsal for the Champions League final would have confirmed them as […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Already battling a third wave of infections and increasingly nervous about the crisis across the border in India, the government has […]
NEW DELHI: India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu announced new lockdown measures today as officials reported a nationwide record number of single-day Covid-19 deaths as cases continue to surge. India’s health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to just under 240,000. Cases […]
LONDON: Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo said striker Raul Jimenez will see a specialist in 10 days as he builds on his recovery from surgery on a fractured skull. Jimenez was taken to hospital after a clash of heads with Arsenal defender David Luiz during a Premier League match […]