Manchester City have had a 41 million pound bid for Bournemouth central defender Nathan Ake accepted by the relegated south coast team, the Bournemouth Echo reported on Thursday. MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City have had a 41 million pound bid for Bournemouth central defender Nathan Ake accepted by the relegated south […]
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday (Jul 29) with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world’s second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short. Brazil is the country worst hit by COVID-19 outside of the United States […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The German economy suffered a record slump in the second quarter as coronavirus lockdowns took their toll, official data is set to show Thursday (Jul 30), but experts say a recovery is already under way. Federal statistics agency Destatis will unveil its flash estimate at 0800 GMT, […]
WASHINGTON: The US economy likely contracted at its steepest pace since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic destroyed consumer and business spending, potentially wiping out more than five years of growth. The bulk of the historic plunge in gross domestic product expected to be reported […]
WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the four liberal justices on the top US court, has been hospitalised again, the court said late on Wednesday (Jul 29). The 87-year-old liberal icon was undergoing a “minimally invasive non-surgical procedure” in a New York hospital, the country’s highest […]
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday (Jul 29) that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic. Members will be allowed to remove their masks when addressing the chamber, Pelosi said on the House floor. “The chair […]
NEW YORK: Eastman Kodak CEO Jim Continenza added US$79 million to his net worth on Wednesday when his options in the imaging company turned from worthless to lucrative thanks to a US government loan for a pharmaceutical ingredients supply deal that super-charged the value of his shares. Kodak’s stock increased […]
BOSTON: The former chief executive of specialty finance lender Hercules Capital was sentenced on Wednesday (Jul 29) to six months in prison for paying US$450,000 to help his daughters gain an unfair edge in the college admissions process. Federal prosecutors in Boston say Manuel Henriquez and his wife, Elizabeth Henriquez, […]
NEW YORK: One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday (Jul 29) as the national death toll surpassed 150,000, the highest in the world. The United States recorded 1,456 new deaths on Wednesday, the highest one-day increase since 1,484 on May 27, according to […]
NEW DELHI: Nearly one in three children around the world have high levels of lead in their bloodstream, according to a new study, as widespread lead pollution puts millions of young people at risk of irreversible mental and physical damage. About 800 million children had lead levels of 5 micrograms […]