Airbus-France will build the huge satellite that brings the first Martian rock samples back to Earth. This material will be drilled on the Red Planet by the US space agency’s next rover, Perseverance, before being blasted into orbit by a rocket. It’ll be the Airbus satellite’s job to grab the […]
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European soccer’s governing body says it is confident Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Manchester City will go ahead as planned next week despite one of the Spanish side’s players testing positive for COVID-19. REUTERS: European soccer’s governing body says it is confident Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Manchester […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm oil producer and exporter, has said it will fight growing anti-palm oil sentiment around the world with a new slogan: “Palm oil is God’s gift”. A Malaysian government official said on Tuesday (Jul 28) the country would use the slogan, first introduced […]
TOKYO: Badminton’s prestigious China and Japan Opens were cancelled on Wednesday (Jul 29) by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as it announced that four September tournaments in Asia would not be played because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Taipei Open from Sep 1 to Sep 6, the Korea Open from […]
SINGAPORE: A retrenchment exercise by Eagle Services Asia (ESA) was halted by aerospace and aviation unions after it was found the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm had not followed due process in letting go of its workers. In the process, legal industrial action, which received “overwhelming support” from […]
Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it’s a tough time to be seeking up to 15 million pounds (US$19 million) for a start-up. LONDON/NEW YORK: Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it’s a tough time to be seeking […]
Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned mobile video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese government, public broadcaster NHK said. TOKYO: Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have […]
MANILA: A proposed Bill that will allow the Philippines to tax tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Youtube, and Netflix, moved a step closer to becoming a law after a lower house committee approved it on Wednesday (Jul 29). The Bill, which aims to raise 29 billion pesos (US$590 […]
SYDNEY: The Olympic movement faces its biggest challenge in four decades in getting a streamlined Tokyo Summer Games up and running next year, but influential official John Coates believes it will happen. Coates heads up the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were postponed […]
DAEJEON, South Korea: On the final green of the tournament, Ha Ki-won carefully took his stance and addressed the ball. A gentle strike, and it rolled forward. In front of him it circled the hole, making a rattling sound as it dropped, and Ha raised his fist in triumph, taking […]