WASHINGTON: The United States Defence Department expressed concern on Thursday (Jul 2) about China holding military exercises in the South China Sea, saying the move will further destabilise the situation in the disputed waters. “Conducting military exercises over disputed territory in the South China Sea is counterproductive to efforts at […]
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WASHINGTON, DC: The US Congress on Thursday (Jul 2) passed tough new sanctions that target banks over violations of Hong Kong’s autonomy, dialling up the pressure on China over the harsh security law it imposed on the financial hub. Beijing has threatened “strong countermeasures” if the Act becomes law. President […]
WASHINGTON, DC: After days of record spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitals warning they could run out of beds, President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday (Jul 2) sought to convey that all was well in the battle against the coronavirus and efforts to get the US economy moving […]
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase is eliminating terms like “blacklist”, “master” and “slave” from its internal technology materials and code as it seeks to address racism within the company, said two sources with knowledge of the move. The terms had appeared in some of the bank’s technology policies, standards and control […]
WELLINGTON: An Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in last year’s New Zealand mosque shootings will be sentenced next month after delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, court documents revealed on Friday (Jul 3). Far-right extremist Brenton Tarrant was convicted in March of 51 murder charges, 40 of […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Japan has formally asked the United States to extradite two men who helped former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn escape the country to avoid prosecution, a court filing showed on Thursday (Jul 2). The men – security contractor and former US special forces member Michael Taylor and his […]
Small bottles labelled with a ‘Vaccine COVID-19’ sticker and a medical syringe. WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jul 2) voiced optimism the United States would soon come up with a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, saying three vaccine candidates were looking especially good. “Three are really, […]
MADRID: Lionel Messi was reported on Thursday (Jul 2) to be planning to leave Barcelona in 2021, but Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was hoping the Argentine maestro will stay in Spain. Messi’s current contract expires next year and he has halted negotiations due to frustrations with the direction of […]
BARCELONA: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday (Jul 3). The report said Messi and his […]
MANCHESTER: Manchester City reacted with a vengeance to being dethroned as Premier League champions by Liverpool to thrash the Reds 4-0 on Thursday (Jul 2). City sent a warning shot of their intentions to take the title back next season as Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden all […]