Intel Corp’s Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala is departing, part of a move in which a key technology unit will be separated into five teams, the chipmaker said on Monday. REUTERS: Intel Corp’s Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala is departing, part of a move in which a key technology unit […]
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PARIS: The first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets purchased by New Delhi in a controversial multibillion-dollar deal headed to India on Monday (Jul 27) for rapid deployment amid rising tensions with China. The deal, estimated to be worth US$9.4 billion, has been overshadowed by corruption allegations […]
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras said on Monday (Jul 27) it had seized 900 kilos (1,984 pounds) of cocaine in a joint operation with Colombia. Military and police authorities intercepted a fishing boat on Sunday in the eastern department of Gracias a Dios. The cocaine was stashed in hidden compartments, the armed forces […]
PARIS: France’s new confirmed COVID-19 cases were up by a daily average of 850 over the last three days, a slight decrease versus the 1,000-plus figure published on Thursday and Friday, but a higher total than May’s daily average, when the country started unwinding its lockdown. In a statement, the […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend £2 billion (US$2.6 billion) on walking and cycling projects in England, seeking to improve public health and capitalise on a shift away from cars during the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier on Monday, Johnson used his own struggle with weight to urge Britons […]
Senator Tom Cotton on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jul 16, 2019. WASHINGTON: Republican US Senator Tom Cotton came under pressure over published comments in which he said America’s founders viewed slavery as a “necessary evil”. Cotton, seen as a possible 2024 presidential candidate, made the comments in an […]
NEW YORK: US deaths from COVID-19 rose for a third week in a row to more than 6,300 people in the seven days ended Jul 26, though the number of new cases fell 2 per cent, dropping for the first time after rising for five weeks, a Reuters analysis found. […]
LONDON: Lando Norris has enjoyed teasing his McLaren team mate Carlos Sainz about how the Ferrari-bound Spaniard could be joining a slower team next season, but the Briton is also serious. Norris believes McLaren have a real chance of finishing ahead of Ferrari in the Formula One constructors’ championship this […]
TOKYO: Off a narrow corridor above a store selling Persian rugs in central Tokyo, a small office houses a private operation that won a tender in April to distribute more than US$20 billion in government aid to businesses hit by the coronavirus. The agency, the Service Design Engineering Council, actually […]
Formula One drivers will be more organised in taking a stance against racism at Silverstone this weekend after a rushed and disjointed response at the last two races, according to McLaren’s Lando Norris. LONDON: Formula One drivers will be more organised in taking a stance against racism at Silverstone this […]