An enlarged meeting of the politburo of the Workers Party took place amid a pandemic that is putting additional pressure on the North Korean economy, battered by recent border closures and flood damage. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for prevention efforts against the novel coronavirus and a […]
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Health minister Park Neung-hoo cited the growing virus crisis while issuing back-to-work orders for doctors in the greater capital area who had joined physicians in other parts of the country for a three-day strike starting Wednesday to protest government plans to boost the number of medical students. South Korea’s Centers […]
Even Chinese companies’ pre-Covid attempts to extricate themselves from investments are being tripped up by the pandemic. Chinese buyers have not only stopped snapping up iconic overseas assets, the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the targets of deals that defined a headier era. Whereas some prolific acquirers such as HNA Group […]
NEW YORK,: Usain Bolt was in quarantine yesterday as Jamaican media reported the sprint legend had tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after he celebrated his 34th birthday with a lavish party. The retired 100m and 200m world-record holder didn’t confirm his test result, but he urged anyone who […]
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court again denied bail today to the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new national security law in the Chinese-ruled city. Tong Ying-kit, 23, had carried a sign reading “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” and drove his motorbike into […]
NEW YORK: Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic bounced second-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem from the Western & Southern Open yesterday with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory. Krajinovic dropped just two service points on the way to victory in the tournament moved from Cincinnati to New York to put players in the same quarantine […]
NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic battled through neck pain on the way to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 victory over Ricardas Berankis at the Western & Southern Open, where second seed Dominic Thiem crashed out. Djokovic, who pulled out of doubles with a sore neck on Sunday, made it […]
NEW YORK: Andy Murray claimed the biggest win of his comeback and a place in the last 16 of the Western and Southern Open yesterday by taking out self-destructing fifth seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 3-6 7-5. Murray offered hope he was on the right track after his injury woes with […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported 2,037 new coronavirus cases today, bringing its total tally to 153,535, data from the country’s Covid-19 taskforce showed. The Southeast Asian country also added 86 new deaths today, taking the total number to 6,680, the highest Covid-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.
LONDON: The United Kingdom recorded 853 new cases of Covid-19 in the latest daily statistics published today, down from 1,041 yesterday, government figures showed. Four people died after testing positive for the coronavirus within the previous 28 days, compared with six deaths announced yesterday.