Madrid insists Spain ‘safe’ despite COVID-19 surge
MADRID: The Spanish government insisted on Sunday (Jul 26) that despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases, the country was...
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New Zealand PM Ardern’s ratings sky high ahead of election
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's party raced ahead of rivals in the latest opinion poll, putting the charismatic...
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Australian regulator sues Google over expanded personal data use
SYDNEY: Australia's competition regulator has launched court proceedings against Google for allegedly misleading consumers about the expanded use of personal...
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Football: Mission accomplished for Man United and Chelsea, Villa survive
MANCHESTER: Manchester United and Chelsea secured places in the Champions League with wins on the final day of the Premier...
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Tropical Storm Hanna flattens COVID-hit Texas coast
PORT MANSFIELD, Texas: Hurricane Hanna left a trail of destruction on the Texas coast on Sunday (Jul 26), overturning tractor-trailers,...
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Britain unveils plans to tackle ‘obesity time bomb’
LONDON: Britain unveiled plans to tackle an "obesity time bomb" on Monday (Jul 27), banning TV and online adverts for...
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Commentary: Who do employers choose to hire if every applicant seems qualified for the job?
Amid a tide of retrenchments, hiring is all the more challenging with the deluge of applications swarming in, says the...
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China expands state jobs for graduates as COVID-19 hits private sector
BEIJING: China's thousands of state-owned enterprises, local governments and public institutions are expanding hiring as a record number of students...
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Global stocks on defensive as US-China tensions spook investors
U.S. stock futures slipped and Asian shares came under pressure in early Monday trade as tit-for-tat consulate closures in China...
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Bitcoin rises above US$10,000 for first time since early June
NEW YORK: After several weeks of trading in narrow ranges, bitcoin breached US$10,000 on Sunday (Jul 26) for the first...
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Florida records 9,300 new COVID-19 cases, blows past New York
MIAMI: Florida on Sunday (Jul 26) became the second state after California to overtake New York, the worst-hit state at...
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US doubles spending on potential virus vaccine to nearly US$1 billion
WASHINGTON: The United States has doubled its investment - to nearly US$1 billion - to expedite development of a potential...
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Commentary: What China’s economy needs most is a good old big investment drive
China should be firm in adopting an expansionary fiscal policy aimed at accelerating economic growth, says Yu Yongding. BEIJING: COVID-19...
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SAP to float Qualtrics, partly unwinding US$8 billion buy
BERLIN: Business software group SAP said on Sunday it planned to float Qualtrics, the U.S. specialist in measuring online customer...
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Germany must toughen audit rules after Wirecard scandal: Weidmann
BERLIN: Germany must toughen its rules for auditing and accounting to prevent another billion-euro scam like the Wirecard scandal, Bundesbank...
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Trump economic advisor predicts 20% US second-half growth
WASHINGTON: The US economy will grow on the order of 20 per cent in the third and fourth quarters, a...
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Brazil registers 555 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, health ministry says
SAO PAULO: Brazil registered an additional 555 deaths attributable to the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and another...
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Newly appointed minister Edwin Tong steps down as FAS vice-president
Singapore: Newly-promoted minister Edwin Tong will resign as vice-president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), following his appointment as...
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Singapore, Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel from Aug 10, not ready yet for daily commuting: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow...
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US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters,...
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