BERLIN: Next month’s Eifel Grand Prix at Germany’s Nuerburgring track can have as many as 20,000 fans in attendance, local authorities said on Monday (Sep 21), with the region’s coronavirus infections under control. “The permission for 20,000 fans is within the decision of the state that allows up to 20 […]
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LONDON: Britain needs to control the coronavirus now in order for Christmas to be as normal as possible, health minister Matt Hancock said today. “The more we can control the virus now and stop the spread now, the easier it’s going to be to have a Christmas that’s as close […]
BEIJING: Former NBA point guard Ty Lawson said he meant “no disrespect” after lewd social media posts about Chinese women stirred an outcry and saw him axed by China’s Fujian Sturgeons basketball team. The Sturgeons said they will not renew Lawson’s deal for the upcoming Chinese Basketball Association season, which […]
LONDON: Brendan Rodgers said Leicester were “ready to “attack the season again” after two wins from their opening two Premier League matches eased the pain of a disappointing end to last season. The former champions are top of the table on goal difference after beating Burnley 4-2 on Sunday (Sep […]
MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry today confirmed 3,475 new coronavirus infections and 15 more deaths, the lowest daily increase in fatalities in two weeks. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 290,190, still the most in Southeast Asia, while confirmed deaths had reached 4,999.
JAKARTA: A soldier and a Christian pastor have been shot dead in separate incidents at the weekend in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, amid a flare-up in tensions between security forces and separatists groups in the restive area. In a statement, Indonesia’s military said patrols involving the army and police […]
TOKYO: A consulting firm for Tokyo’s Olympic bid committee paid around US$370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world’s most powerful sports officials, around the time Japan was picked to host the 2020 Games, Kyodo News reported on Monday (Sep 21). The report comes amid French […]
ZURICH: Switzerland, which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies, wants to spend billions on new fighter jets. Many oppose the idea, saying the neutral country neither can afford nor needs cutting-edge warplanes to defend Alpine territory which a supersonic jet can […]
REUTERS: Of the Tottenham Hotspur players impacted by the loan signing of Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, Dele Alli appears the most vulnerable but manager Jose Mourinho has said he will not be sacrificed in the transfer window. Bale will not be ready to resume his Tottenham career until October […]
SYDNEY: Australia reported on Monday (Sep 21) its smallest daily increase in new coronavirus infections in more than three months, but authorities in the nation’s virus hotspot of Victoria said they could not hasten the easing of curbs. The 16 new infections are Australia’s smallest daily jump since Jun 14, […]