ROME: Top seed Simona Halep overcame Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 on Sunday (Sep 20) to reach the Italian Open final and stay on course for her third straight WTA title. Halep, who skipped the US Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, won the Dubai title before the Tour was […]
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NEW YORK: Global oil refiners reeling from months of lacklustre demand and an abundance of inventories are cutting fuel production into the autumn because the recovery in demand from the impact of coronavirus has stalled, according to executives, refinery workers and industry analysts. Refiners cut output by as much as […]
ROME: Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Casper Ruud in blustery conditions before the world number one got past the unseeded Norwegian 7-5 6-3 on Sunday (Sep 20) to reach the Italian Open final. The Serbian had to save two set points in the first set before finding […]
PARIS: Tadej Pogacar became the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France after he retained the yellow jersey in the 21st stage on Sunday (Sep 20), a day after he pulled off a major coup to take the overall lead. While Sam Bennett won the final stage, the day […]
WASHINGTON: A US judge early today blocked the Commerce Department from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to remove Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late today. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco said in an order that WeChat users who filed a lawsuit “have shown […]
A small but growing coterie of Chinese companies are betting on a bright future for plant-based meat products as consumers take their health more seriously in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. BEIJING: A small but growing coterie of Chinese companies are betting on a bright future for plant-based meat […]
WASHINGTON: An official in the US state of South Dakota reported hitting a deer with his car, when in fact he struck and killed a pedestrian whose body was not found until the next day, authorities said yesterday. Jason Ravnsborg, a 44-year-old elected official who serves as the state’s attorney […]
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of a deal with China on the appointment of bishops that critics have condemned as a sell-out to the communist government, a senior Vatican source said yesterday. The two-year provisional deal, which gives the pope the final say on […]
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un inspects a flood-hit site in Taechong-ri, Unpha County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea in this picture released September 11, 2020. SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised his military for its prompt efforts to rebuild towns hit hard by typhoons and summer floods, state […]
China’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it will extend existing tariff exemptions for 16 products from the United States including lubricants, whey and fish meal by an additional year. BEIJING: China’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it will extend existing tariff exemptions for 16 products from the United States including […]