KARACHI: Six players have been cleared to join Pakistan’s cricket tour to England after recording two successive negative COVID-19 tests, officials said on Tuesday. But the other four of 10 players who originally came up positive for coronavirus last week will have to stay behind after failing further tests. Mohammad […]
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JAKARTA: An Indonesian former sports minister has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of taking US$800,000 in bribes, his lawyer said on Tuesday (Jun 30). The sentence handed down Monday by a Jakarta anti-corruption court came after Imam Nahrawi was convicted of accepting bribes to approve grants […]
LOS ANGELES: League organisers have agreed to paint NBA courts with the words “Black Lives Matter” when the basketball season resumes next month in Florida, US media reports said. NBA stars have been prominent supporters of the anti-racism protests that swept across the United States following the death in May […]
SYDNEY: Authorities on Tuesday (Jun 30) ordered the lockdown of 36 suburbs in Australia’s second biggest city Melbourne in an attempt to stop a spike in coronavius cases, a dramatic departure from the relaxation of restrictions elsewhere in the country. From midnight on Wednesday the first suburb-specific stay-home order will […]
Oneplus Nord Price: After confirming to bring an affordable smartphone series OnePlus today confirmed the name of the lineup. As rumours suggested the affordable OnePlus smartphone series will be called OnePlus Nord. After confirming to bring an affordable smartphone series OnePlus today confirmed the name smartphone. As some rumours suggested […]
BRUSSELS: The United States is not on a “safe list” of destinations for non-essential travel due to be unveiled by European Union governments later on Tuesday (Jun 30), three diplomats said. The 27-member bloc is expected to give outline approval to leisure or business travel from Wednesday to 14 countries […]
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from […]
KABUL: The Taliban reaffirmed their commitment to a February deal to draw down the war in Afghanistan during a call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the group’s spokesman has said. The discussion came as US President Donald Trump faces mounting pressure to explain why he did nothing after […]
The Xbox Series S, which is internally known by the name of Lockhart, is said to be a less power but cheaper version of the Xbox Series X. Microsoft could be closer to launch the Xbox Series S, the cheaper version of the Xbox Series X, as early as August. […]
A council leader hopes the Welsh Government will back plans for a dragon-shaped island that could harness tidal energy within the next few weeks. Rob Stewart said he wants to make tidal energy in Swansea a reality. The call comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans […]