SEOUL: South Korea reported its 17th day of triple-digit rises in coronavirus infections today, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect. There were 299 new infections as of Saturday midnight, the slowest daily rise in five days, bringing the […]
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STOCKHOLM: At least 10 people were arrested and several police officers injured during clashes in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said yesterday. Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres on the streets of Malmo late Friday, with the violence […]
ORANGE (Texas): President Donald Trump yesterday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts. “One thing I know about this state, it rebuilds fast,” Trump told a gathering that included Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, US lawmakers and federal […]
KENOSHA (Wisconsin): About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as National Guard units stood by to prevent a resurgence of violence that rocked the lakeside city earlier in the week. Jacob Blake Sr., the father […]
GENEVA: The UN human rights office said today that the images of the shooting of Black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin appeared to show that the police officer had used “excessive” force that was likely discriminatory in nature. Sunday’s shooting, captured on video, showed Blake was shot in the back […]
PARIS: Just over a week since the end of their Champions League adventure in Lisbon, Lyon return to domestic action on Friday (Aug 26) at home to Dijon with aspirations of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain for a first Ligue 1 title since 2008. Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for only […]
NEW YORK: The PGA Tour said on Thursday (Aug 26) it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin. The NBA’s Wisconsin-based Milwaukee Bucks started the boycotts […]
PARIS: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was omitted from the France squad announced Thursday (Aug 27) for next month’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for COVID-19, coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup winner Pogba has been replaced by teenager Eduardo Camavinga, who was called up […]
NEW YORK: Japan’s Kei Nishikori said on Wednesday he had tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive twice this month but he has decided to skip the US Open anyway. The 30-year-old, a finalist at Flushing Meadows in 2014, withdrew from the Western & Southern Open hardcourt event after his […]
PARIS: France midfielder Paul Pogba has been left out of their squad for next month’s Nations League matches after testing positive for Covid-19, manager Didier Deschamps said today. Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga was called up as a late replacement for Manchester United’s Pogba. “I had to make a last-minute change […]