PARIS: Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia today, their rucksacks loaded with exercise books, geometry sets and, for many, face masks to protect them from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Hand cleansing stations, social distancing and staggered play time will become the new normal […]
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File photo of a Maersk Line container ship. COPENHAGEN: Shipping group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of a major reorganisation, an internal email sent to Maersk employees shows. Maersk, which handles about one in five containers shipped worldwide, has been under pressure from investors to speed its […]
FRANKFURT: Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to some parts of the world with rural populations and unreliable electricity supply will be an immense challenge, given the need to store some vials at temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius, Deutsche Post warned on Tuesday (Sep 1). The […]
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic showed a bit more passion than might have been expected in his first-round win over Damir Dzumhur yesterday but the world number one brushed aside any question that he was feeling the pressure as overwhelming US Open favourite. The Serbian lost his way a bit in […]
NEW YORK: Some players at the US Open have bemoaned the lack of fans at locked-down Flushing Meadows but Belgium’s David Goffin says the empty stands were to his advantage against home hope Reilly Opelka yesterday. Seventh seed Goffin beat Opelka 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 6-4 at Court 17 where a […]
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka showed no signs of discomfort from the injury that forced her to miss a final on Saturday but the former champion still had to dig deep to beat fellow Japanese Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2 to kick off her US Open campaign. A left hamstring injury […]
NEW YORK: A number of competitors at the US Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called “bubble within a bubble” as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for Covid-19. Tournament organisers quietly removed Paire from the draw on Sunday, […]
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. SYDNEY: Facebook said on Monday (Aug 31) that it would block news publishers and people in Australia from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force the US tech […]
NEW YORK: Denis Shapovalov, one of tennis’s young guns tipped as a future Grand Slam winner, took a confident first step towards living up to the hype moving into the second round of the US Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over American wildcard Sebastian Korda. The Canadian […]
NEW YORK: Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas kicked off his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title in style as he overwhelmed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-1 6-1 yesterday to reach the second round of the US Open. Tsitsipas, who entered the first Grand Slam of the Covid-19 era fresh […]