TOKYO: Olympic athletes could face strict controls on movement and repeated COVID-19 tests under measures discussed Wednesday (Sep 23) by a task force charged with finding ways to safely hold the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games. With less than a year until the Olympics, organisers and Japanese officials met for the […]
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BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday (Sep 23) hit back at a US move to ban imports from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region over claims of forced labour, bemoaning a “fabricated lie” it says is intended to hurt Chinese business. The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of the […]
REUTERS: Tesla Inc faced a stock market reality check on Wednesday after a much hyped “Battery Day” event which Wall Street analysts judged chiefly for its omissions and hazy delivery deadlines. Investors had expected two big announcements from Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk: the development of a “million mile” battery […]
TOKYO: Organisers of next year’s delayed Tokyo Olympics will require COVID-19 tests of foreign athletes upon their arrival in Japan, but may not mandate a two-week quarantine period, according to draft measures released on Wednesday (Sep 23). Japanese athletes and other participants living in Japan would face similar requirements when […]
MARSEILLE: The lead rider of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation said he had “nothing to hide” after two unnamed members of the French outfit were briefly detained before being released. Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, 30, leader of the Arkea-Samsic team and winner of the […]
BERLIN: Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the German giants are eager to stop Thursday’s (Sep 24) UEFA Super Cup showdown in Budapest turning into a super spreader event due to a high infection rate of the coronavirus there. On Monday, Bavaria’s premier minister Markus Soeder warned against the match […]
MOSCOW: The world’s largest group of shipping insurers will not insure vessels involved in the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipeline projects because of the threat of US sanctions. Associations belonging to the International Group of P&I Clubs, including the Shipowners’ Club and the London P&I Club, said […]
LONDON: An emergency approval of one to three COVID-19 vaccines is likely in the coming months, UBS Asset Management predicted on Wednesday (Sep 23), a milestone that could finally end the surge of mega-cap US tech stocks. The full approval of the vaccine that allows for broad inoculation is more […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 4,465 new coronavirus cases today, the country’s biggest daily rise, taking the total number of infections to 257,388, data from the country’s health ministry showed. The data added 140 new deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 9,977, the biggest death toll in Southeast Asia.
WASHINGTON: Amazon.com, the world’s biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday (Sep 23) to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040. Customers will now see more than 25,000 products ranging from grocery, household, fashion, […]