FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Britain will have to “accept the consequences” of having weaker economic ties with the European Union because of Brexit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday (Jun 27). Merkel hardened the tone from Berlin as Germany and its EU partners strive to draw up an agreement on future […]
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WASHINGTON: The US Department of Homeland Security sent a letter to chief executives of five large tech companies asking them to ensure social media platforms are not used to incite violence in the wake of nationwide protests following George Floyd’s death. “I am writing to ask you to do your […]
BERLIN: Wirecard, the German scandal-hit payments company, said on Saturday (Jun 27) it would proceed with business activities after filing for insolvency and expects a provisional administrator to be appointed by judicial authorities shortly. “The management board is of the opinion that continuation is in the best interests of the […]
CHICAGO: American Airlines expects to have between 10 per cent and 20 per cent more workers than needed in July 2021, Chief Executive Doug Parker told employees at a town hall this week, and said that avoiding furloughs will be difficult. Weathering a sharp hit to business due to the […]
LONDON: Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has backed the newly-crowned Premier League champions to enjoy a period of “sustained success” under boss Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool won the English title for the first time in 30 years on Thursday (Jun 27) after Manchester City’s defeat at Chelsea sealed the title for the […]
NEW DELHI: India now has more than 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to government figures released on Saturday (Jun 27) that showed a record daily leap of 18,500 new infections. Authorities said a total of 15,685 people had died after another 385 fatalities were added to the toll in 24 […]
HOUSTON: America’s top infectious diseases expert has warned the United States is facing a “serious problem” from a resurgent coronavirus as the illness puts the brakes on reopening two of the country’s largest states. Texas and Florida closed bars and reimposed other curbs on Friday (Jun 26) as the number […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Coca-Cola, a major force in global advertising, announced Friday (Jun 26) it would suspend ads on social media for at least 30 days, as platforms face a reckoning over how they deal with racist content. “There is no place for racism in the world and there is no […]
SINGAPORE: All ActiveSG indoor sport halls will be closed for a “time-out” on Sunday (Jun 28) after safe management measures were breached by a group of badminton players that included a positive COVID-19 case, Sport Singapore (SportSG) said in a news release on Saturday. On Friday, SportSG was alerted that […]
MADRID: Spanish virologists have found traces of the novel coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday (Jun 26). The discovery of virus genome presence so early in Spain, […]