TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Friday (Jul 3) it will reopen its de facto consulate in Guam, a strategically-located US island with a large US military base in the Pacific, a part of the world where China is stepping up its diplomatic reach. China is challenging US influence in the Pacific, […]
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LONDON: Britain’s government said it will lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for people arriving in England from countries including Germany, France, Spain and Italy from Jul 10. A full list of countries covered by the relaxation would be announced on Friday (Jul 3), the country’s transport ministry said. Under the […]
PANAMA CITY: Panamanian Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran was released from hospital on Thursday (Jul 2) after being treated for COVID-19, the six-time boxing world champion announced via social media. “Today, with the blessing of God, I returned home after battling the COVID-19 virus. It was a World Championship fight,” […]
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Saturday (Jul 4) vie to secure a 100-year first by winning a seat from the opposition at a by-election, a contest that will test how well voters believe his government has handled the dual crises of catastrophic summer bushfires and the COVID-19 […]
WASHINGTON: New COVID-19 cases in the United States rose by more than 50,000 on Thursday (Jul 2), setting a record for a third consecutive day, according to a Reuters tally. New infections rose in 37 out of 50 US states in the past 14 days compared with the two weeks […]
WASHINGTON: The United States Defence Department expressed concern on Thursday (Jul 2) about China holding military exercises in the South China Sea, saying the move will further destabilise the situation in the disputed waters. “Conducting military exercises over disputed territory in the South China Sea is counterproductive to efforts at […]
WASHINGTON, DC: The US Congress on Thursday (Jul 2) passed tough new sanctions that target banks over violations of Hong Kong’s autonomy, dialling up the pressure on China over the harsh security law it imposed on the financial hub. Beijing has threatened “strong countermeasures” if the Act becomes law. President […]
WASHINGTON, DC: After days of record spikes in new COVID-19 cases and hospitals warning they could run out of beds, President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday (Jul 2) sought to convey that all was well in the battle against the coronavirus and efforts to get the US economy moving […]
NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase is eliminating terms like “blacklist”, “master” and “slave” from its internal technology materials and code as it seeks to address racism within the company, said two sources with knowledge of the move. The terms had appeared in some of the bank’s technology policies, standards and control […]
WELLINGTON: An Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers in last year’s New Zealand mosque shootings will be sentenced next month after delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, court documents revealed on Friday (Jul 3). Far-right extremist Brenton Tarrant was convicted in March of 51 murder charges, 40 of […]