LONDON: A major incident has been declared in the Manchester area of Britain, allowing the creation of a “central command structure” to help tackle the rising number of coronavirus cases, a local official was quoted as saying on Sunday (Aug 2). Health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday the COVID-19 […]
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CHICHESTER, United Kingdom: Glorious Goodwood felt more like Gloomy Goodwood this weekend despite the sunshine after a pilot scheme to welcome 4,000 spectators was cancelled at short notice due to an uptick in coronavirus cases. The scheme had offered hope for dozens of racecourses in Britain that they could admit […]
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will award Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) additional privileges as a Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank (SRFB), allowing it to operate more places of business. Standard Chartered is the first bank to qualify as a Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank, MAS said in a news release […]
NEW YORK: The St Louis Cardinals, already facing multiple COVID-19 cases that wiped out their weekend Major League Baseball games, expect more positive results from testing on Sunday (Aug 2), ESPN reported. The Cardinals said in a statement they do not expect an update on test results before Monday and […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s public healthcare system, considered among the world’s most advanced when it was launched, is being pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed the impact of years of under-funding and mismanagement. As Brazil closes in on 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 – the second […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday (Aug 3). US officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of […]
TOKYO: Japan’s factory activity contracted at the slowest pace in five months in July, in a sign that pressures on manufacturers were easing somewhat and raising hopes that the worst impact from the coronavirus pandemic was over. Gross domestic product data out later this month is expected to show the […]
SYDNEY: Some of Australia’s top women’s cricketers on Monday (Aug 3) blasted a decision by India to schedule its T20 Challenge during the Big Bash League as a “huge shame” and “sad for the game”. Indian cricket bosses on Sunday said the women’s T20 Challenge will take place in the […]
Washington – Danielle Kang held off France’s Celine Boutier over the final holes on Sunday (Aug 2) to win the LPGA Drive On Championship, the tour’s first tournament since February after a COVID-19 shutdown. It was the fourth career title for the 27-year-old American, whose first win was a major, […]
LEEDS: Israel Folau’s decision not to kneel down with his team mates before Sunday’s Super League match between his Catalan Dragons and St Helens was a “personal choice”, his coach Steve McNamara said. The former Australia rugby union international remained standing as other players and match officials “took a knee” […]