MADRID: Portugal felt the full range of emotions during the Euro 2020 group stage and with Cristiano Ronaldo in the groove again, they can really begin to believe. After scoring three late goals to beat Hungary, Portugal were shaken by a 4-2 loss to Germany, only for a 2-2 draw […]
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OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming for a September snap election that would capitalise on the country’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic, said two sources familiar with the matter. Trudeau, whose centre-left Liberals control a minority of seats in the House of Commons, had said for many months […]
Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers. SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that […]
Tom Hiddleston’s Loki made the revelation while in conversation with the female version of himself from another timeline, played by Sophia Di Martino. Loki director Kate Herron on Wednesday opened up about the surprising yet welcome revelation in the show’s third episode that the God of Mischief is bisexual. Tom […]
NSW officials have so far resisted calls for a hard lockdown although Australia has a good record of successfully suppressing past outbreaks through snap lockdowns, tough social distancing rules and swift contact tracing. Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired […]
TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Naruhito appears “concerned” about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared by many in the public, Kyodo News quoted an official at the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) as saying. “The emperor is extremely worried about the current status of coronavirus infections,” […]
A Senate panel probing the government’s handling of the pandemic on Wednesday formally called the logistics department official, Luís Ricardo Miranda, to testify. A Brazilian Health Ministry official alerted President Jair Bolsonaro to internal pressure he was facing to buy a COVID-19 vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech, a Congressman […]
Tom Hiddleston’s fellow cast members, Owen Wilson, Wunmi Mosaku, and Sophia Di Martino, are talking about him in the new Loki promo, only to discover that the lines are just too appreciative. Loki in MCU can be accused of many things, but humility is not one of them. In a […]
TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympics events, organisers said on Monday (Jun 21), warning that competition could move behind closed doors if COVID-19 infections surge. The decision, which comes just weeks before the opening ceremony, ends months of speculation about whether spectators will be allowed […]
It is the first time a Swedish prime minister has ever been ousted by a no-confidence motion put forward by the opposition. Sweden’s parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence motion on Monday, June 21, giving the Social Democrat leader a week to either resign and […]