NEW YORK: ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday (Sep 13) in pursuit of a partnership with Oracle that it hopes will spare it a US ban while appeasing China’s government, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Beijing-based company had been in talks to divest […]
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GENEVA: The World Health Organidation reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases yesterday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from India, the United States and Brazil, according to the agency’s website. Deaths rose by 5,537 to a total of 917,417. India […]
LAS VEGAS: President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally indoors despite public health professionals’ warnings against large indoor gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump, a Republican, has faced criticism for his response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 193,000 people in the United States. He played […]
LOS ANGELES: A gunman shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies as they sat in their patrol car late on Saturday in an attack that was captured on video. Footage of the incident released by the sheriff’s department showed the suspect approaching the parked vehicle on foot […]
Law enforcement officers scuffle with demonstrators during a rally against police brutality following protests to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus September 13, 2020. MINSK: At least 100,000 Belarusian anti-government protesters flooded the centre of Minsk today, a Reuters eyewitness said, and police detained around 250 people, […]
MELBOURNE: The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said today, highlighting the need for cleaning and handwashing to combat the virus. Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, found that at […]
YANGON: Myanmar reported 115 new coronavirus cases today, a day after imposing sweeping new lockdown measures in its battle on a second wave of infections. The tally stands at 2,265 cases and 14 deaths after infections quadrupled over the last month, since the virus resurfaced in the western state of […]
MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry today reported 4,040 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and 42 more deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 252,964, the most in South-east Asia, while confirmed deaths have reached 4,108.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump yesterday denied lying to Americans about the severity of the coronavirus after a bombshell new book by journalist Bob Woodward revealed that he deliberately downplayed the crisis. Trump’s taped admission to Woodward that he minimised the pandemic in public, while being aware from the start about […]
LAHORE: Comments by the lead police investigator suggesting that the victim of a gang rape in Pakistan that occurred along one of the country’s most secure highways was to blame have spurred cries of outrage. Investigators say the victim left her home with her two children in Lahore and was […]