SEOUL: North Korea today placed blame for its killing last month of a South Korean fisheries official on Seoul’s “improper control of the citizen”. The incident, which occurred when troops shot the official after he drifted into North Korea’s waters ”was the result of improper control of the citizen by […]
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WASHINGTON: The US economy grew at a record pace in the third quarter as the government injected more than US$3 trillion worth of pandemic relief which fuelled consumer spending, but the deep scars from the COVID-19 recession could take a year or more to heal. Though the Commerce Department’s report […]
NEW YORK: Facebook on Thursday (Oct 29) warned of a tougher 2021 despite beating analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue as businesses adjusting to the global pandemic continued to rely on the company’s digital ad tools. The social media company said in its outlook that it faced “a significant amount of […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s young football sensation Luqman Hakim Shamsudin is continuing his hard work in Belgium in the hope of making Malaysians proud of his achievements. The 18-year-old Kota-Baru-born striker, who signed a five-year contract with Belgian Pro League side, KV Kortrijk said he is pushing himself in training to […]
KUALA LUMPUR: National Moto2 racer, Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah is confirmed continuing his motoring career in the World Motorcycle Grand Prix Championship (MotoGP) next season. Hafizh Syahrin’s personal manager, Razmin Masli said they have completed discussion with a team based in Europe and the rider will continue to be in action […]
SYDNEY: The Tri-Nations kicks off on Saturday when an inexperienced Australia host New Zealand in front of a 40,000 crowd at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium but all eyes at will be on a much older prize — the Bledisloe Cup. The withdrawal from the Rugby Championship of world champions South Africa […]
Pfizer estimated a revenue hit of $500 million connected to Covid-19 due to lower pharma demand in China and fewer wellness visits from patients in the US. A worker tests a liquid chemical inside of a laboratory at the Pfizer Inc. research and development facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US […]
However, campaigning in Wimington, Delaware, Biden did promise “we will start on day one doing the right things.” President Donald Trump, on the other hand, has pledged to “vanquish the virus.” Focused firmly on Covid-19, Joe Biden vowed Wednesday not to campaign in the election homestretch “on the false promises […]
Roads were flooded near the coast, where forecasters said Zeta made landfall around Terrebone Bay near Cocodrie, an unincorporated fishing village at the end of a highway with few if any full-time residents and a marine laboratory where a building was inundated. Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday […]
Appeals for better coordination have become louder amid a resurgence of the epidemic in Europe after a relative lull in the summer months. EU leaders aim to make progress on common testing and vaccination strategies at a video conference on Thursday and step up coordination in fighting the fast-expanding Covid-19 […]