NEW YORK: Serena Williams seeks a quarter-final berth at the US Open on Monday as the top men’s seeds look to take advantage of Novak Djokovic’s shock disqualification. Williams goes head-to-head with Greece’s 15th seed Maria Sakkari for a spot in the last eight as she chases a record-equalling 24th […]
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The Japanese government has guaranteed most of a loan to Nissan Motor Co from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a source said, taking its guarantee to more than 40per cent of 713 billion yen (US$6.7 billion) in finance for Japan’s No.2 automaker. TOKYO: The Japanese government has guaranteed most […]
SYDNEY: In 2017, the last car Australia built rolled out of a General Motors’ plant in the city of Adelaide, ending seven decades of local automotive history and the belief that the country’s factories could ever compete globally. Three years later, policymakers are once again looking to manufacturing to generate […]
SYDNEY: The Australian Associated Press (AAP) launched a crowdfunding campaign on Monday (Sep 7) as the newswire struggles with financial pressures just a month after it was sold off and relaunched as a non-profit. CEO Emma Cowdroy said AAP was facing aggressive competition from a new rival, NCA, created by […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today again defended his support for American troops while others in his administration rallied around him after reports that Trump had disparaged fallen US soldiers in Europe and declined to visit an American cemetery during a 2018 trip to France. The Atlantic magazine reported on […]
U.S. job growth likely slowed further in August as financial assistance from the government ran out, threatening the economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 recession. WASHINGTON: U.S. job growth likely slowed further in August as financial assistance from the government ran out, threatening the economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 recession. The […]
SYDNEY: Virgin Australia’s creditors voted on Friday (Sep 4) in favour of the purchase of Australia’s second-biggest airline by US private equity group Bain Capital, administrator Deloitte said, paving the way for a strategic overhaul. The deal will allow the carrier to emerge from voluntary administration, which it had entered […]
KATHMANDU: Police in Nepal used tear gas and water cannon yesterday to break up a religious rally that defied a government ban on public gatherings imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the ban, about 2,000 residents poured into a major thoroughfare of Lalitpur, near Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, to pull […]
COLOMBO: Indian warships yesterday aided Sri Lanka’s navy to extinguish a fire on a massive oil tanker off the island’s eastern coast, officials said. Sri Lankan authorities said there was no immediate danger to the coastline should there be a leak from the New Diamond, which was carrying 270,000 tonnes […]
SYDNEY: Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained by Chinese authorities for 18 months, has told family he has refused to make a false confession, as his case appears to move closer to trial. Yang’s lawyer was yesterday allowed access to the Beijing detention facility where the 55-year-old writer is being held, […]