TOKYO: Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products including bread and desserts as their expiry dates approach in an effort to cut waste. Some analysts warn that such a dynamic pricing approach in which the same goods are […]
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SYDNEY: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic said today she felt “a little bit wobbly” in her first match after Covid, warming up for the Australian Open with a low-key win. The 24-year-old Swiss cruised into the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over […]
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed the unrest on foreign-backed ‘terrorists’. The president of Kazakhstan has announced that a Russia-led security alliance will start pulling out its troops from the country in two days after completing its mission. The mostly Russian troops were deployed to Kazakhstan last week by the Collective Security […]
MADRID: Spain’s PharmaMar said on Tuesday (Jan 11) trials made in vitro and on animals showed its Plitidepsin drug had positive antiviral effects on the variants of COVID-19, including Omicron. The results of Phase I trials have shown the drug, also known as Aplidin, had a powerful antiviral activity against […]
The KCC said Apple plans to allow alternative payment systems for a lower service fee versus the current 30% commissions. South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday that Apple had submitted plans to allow third-party payment systems on its app store, to comply with a law banning major app store […]
BELGRADE : World number one Novak Djokovic returned to training after being released from Australian immigration detention on Monday, posting a picture with his team from Melbourne Park and thanking the judge for overturning his visa cancellation. “I’m pleased and grateful that the judge overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all […]
RR.AI, a unit of self-driving technology startup Robotic Research, and U.S. bus maker GILLIG said on Monday they will jointly develop driver assistance systems and self-driving technology for commuter buses in the United States. Making taxis autonomous has proved more difficult and expensive to develop than expected, but investors have […]
Moderna Inc said on Monday it expected to record sales of about US$18.5 billion in 2022 from contracts for its COVID-19 vaccine, and about US$3.5 billion from potential additional purchases including booster candidates updated for variants. The company in November said its sales could be in the range of US$17 […]
When Jose Mourinho returned to Italy to take charge of AS Roma he was keen to point out that turning around the capital club’s fortunes would take time but the early signs are not good as, once again, his players are not living up to his demands. Blaming players for […]
MANILA : The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has cleared Japanese pachinko billionaire Kazuo Okada of fraud charges stemming from allegations that he misappropriated US$3.16 million from a casino-resort operator where he was chief executive. The appellate court, in a Dec. 9 ruling that was made public on Monday, reversed a […]