From Pixel 4a to Redmi K30 Ultra, here are the top smartphones that launched this month. The month of August has seen a number of key smartphone launches so far. In the beginning, we saw Google finally launching its budget Pixel 4a smartphone. It was followed by Samsung launching its […]
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SINGAPORE: A trio of investors including local entrepreneurs Nelson Loh and Terence Loh say they are at an “advanced stage of negotiation” for the purchase of English Premier League club Newcastle United. In response to queries from CNA, the Bellagraph Nova group, which was co-founded by Mr Nelson Loh, Mr […]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called today for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion in Beirut’s port threw the nation into turmoil. The now-caretaker cabinet resigned amid angry protests over the Aug. 4 blast that […]
FRANKFURT: German biotechnology firm CureVac does not rule out a speedy approval process for its prospective vaccine against COVID-19, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday (Aug 16). The company said on Friday that it expects to put its vaccine on the market by mid-2021. Obtaining speedy approval […]
BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine government formalised its amended bond restructuring offer on Saturday night (Aug 15), confirming in a presidential decree that it would submit the new deal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The decree outlined how the government had approved a second round of amendments […]
CARY, North Carolina: Fortnite maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple’s iPhone ecosystem has become so “sticky” that it is a distinct software market over which Apple exercises monopoly power. On Thursday (Aug 13) Epic filed a lawsuit in federal […]
LOS ANGELES: United Parcel Service and FedEx on Friday shot down social media calls that they step in to deliver mail-in ballots from the U.S. Postal Service, which is warning states of potentially “significant” delays. “State ballots must be postmarked to be considered valid and only the USPS has lawful […]
NEW YORK/BENGALURU: A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker’s schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that their favorite game, Fortnite, had been taken down from Apple’s Store and Google Play store. “It’s basically the only game I play,” said Erricker, […]
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina, who have shared some iconic partnerships for India, announced their international retirements on Saturday. MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina had been two constants in India’s middle-order in ODIs for a long time. The iconic duo put together many a match-winning partnership together, often coming to […]
A Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil off the Mauritius coast has broken apart, authorities in the island nation say. The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July with 4,000 tonnes of the fuel, causing an ecological emergency. Most of […]