Mercedes are now ready to sign new F1 deal, says Wolff
BRACKLEY, United Kingdom: Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff cast fresh doubt on his future on Friday (Aug 14) while...
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Hamilton fastest on a sweltering Spanish afternoon
Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton went fastest in a searingly hot second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday...
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Amazon launches online pharmacy in India
Online retail giant Amazon has launched an internet pharmacy in India, marking its entry into the country's online medicine market....
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Hong Kong cuts full year economic outlook, recovery depends on COVID-19 control
HONG KONG: Hong Kong cut its economic outlook for the year on Friday (Aug 14), saying a recovery from recession...
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Chinese shoppers wary of frozen food imports after coronavirus found
SHANGHAI: Chinese shoppers on Friday (Aug 14) expressed dismay at news that traces of the coronavirus had been found on...
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Chinese Firms Hit By New Import Hurdles In India: Report
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has in recent weeks delayed approvals for mobile phone components and televisions of Chinese...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’
BRASILIA: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday (Aug 11) angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling...
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New Zealand considers freight as possible source of new Covid-19 cluster
WELLINGTON: New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first Covid-19 cases in more than three months were imported...
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South Korea, US to hold smaller military drills due to COVID-19: Report
SEOUL: South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week but without mobilising...
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Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
SYDNEY: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic today and the biggest daily rise in infections in three...
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Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise
SYDNEY: Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic today and the biggest daily rise in infections in three...
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New Zealand delays election process as it plunges back into coronavirus lockdown
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today delayed a key step toward next month’s general election, as the country...
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Joe Biden taps Kamala Harris to be first black woman vice-president
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday (Aug 11), a landmark pick...
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WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a Covid-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous...
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Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after bloody clashes
MINSK: Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said todbelay she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two...
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New Zealand records 100 days without domestic virus case but warns against complacency
WELLINGTON: New Zealand marked 100 days without a domestic transmission of the coronavirus on Sunday (Aug 9), but warned against...
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Seven die in fire at COVID-19 hotel facility in India
MUMBAI: At least seven people died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel that was being used as...
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Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing
NAGASAKI: The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday (Aug 9) commemorates the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US...
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US to begin highest level Taiwan visit in decades
TAIPEI: A senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration will land in Taiwan on Sunday (Aug 9) for Washington's...
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Australia’s Victoria reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday (Aug 9), with 17...
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