BILBAO: Voters in northern Spain wore face masks and used hand sanitizer gel before entering polling stations on Sunday (Jul 12) as Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections while fighting localised outbreaks of COVID-19. The polls are the first in Spain since the country began a strict lockdown […]
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MELBOURNE: Australia’s Victoria state reported 273 new cases of the coronavirus and another COVID-19 death on Sunday (Jul 12), marking a week of triple-digit increases in infections, as state authorities battle fresh outbreaks of the pandemic. The state of New South Wales had nine cases linked to an outbreak at […]
YAS ISLAND, United Arab Emirates: Kamaru Usman put on a ‘Fight Island’ masterclass Sunday (Jul 12) to retain his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight world title by grinding down a brave Jorge Masvidal in Abu Dhabi. “I’m at the top of the mountain and everyone’s looking at me,” declared the 33-year-old […]
BEIJING: China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world’s second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts. The survey of analysts from 11 institutions pegged China’s growth at 1.3 per cent – a far cry from […]
HO CHI MINH CITY: A tech-savvy population, a fast-growing economy, and the perks of being first in an emerging market – Vietnamese entrepreneur Le Thanh saw the potential in booming Ho Chi Minh City for his start-up transforming coffee grounds into masks. The 35-year-old chemistry graduate worked for two multinationals […]
SYDNEY: Australian captain Tim Paine revealed on Sunday (Jul 12) he used to hate playing cricket and was left “crying on the couch” after losing confidence during an injury-plagued period of his career. The 35-year-old has been widely praised after taking over as Test skipper in 2018 when Steve Smith […]
LONDON: China’s Huawei Technologies has requested a meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work out a deal to delay its potential removal from the country’s 5G phone network, the Sunday Times newspaper reported on Sunday (Jul 12). The Chinese telecommunications equipment maker is seeking to delay its […]
PARIS: French video games group Ubisoft announced several staff departures on Saturday (Jul 11) after conducting a review in response to allegations of misconduct at the company, which earlier reports said centered around sexual misconduct charges. The changes were initiated to improve “workplace culture”, the company said. The group’s chief […]
SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD, Austria: Sebastian Vettel admitted Ferrari are struggling to keep pace with their rivals after he qualified 10th ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc for Sunday’s (Jul 12) Styrian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion, who is being released by the Italian team at the end of this season, […]
LONDON: Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi project and the future of UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) rules face a pivotal day on Monday (Jul 13) when the Court of Arbitration for Sport delivers its verdict on City’s appeal against a two-season ban from European competitions. The stakes could not be higher […]