Bournemouth staring down the barrel in relegation tussle
LONDON: The Bournemouth players and coaching staff face "the biggest game" of their careers on Sunday (Jul 24) as they...
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England captain Root run out as Windies make early breakthrough
West Indies struck two early blows, including the run out of England captain Joe Root, in the opening session of...
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IPL cricket to start September 19 in UAE, says chairman
NEW DELHI: The star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on Sep 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman...
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South Korea to allow fans back into baseball, football games
SEOUL: The South Korean government announced on Friday (Jul 24) it will begin allowing a limited number of fans back...
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WHO scientist sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approval
GENEVA: Regulators that normally work within their own countries or regions will likely harmonise efforts on potential COVID-19 vaccines to...
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Alibaba Cloud helps Chinese students, foreign schools scale ‘Great Firewall’
China has one of the world's most restrictive mechanisms for online censorship, blocking certain Western websites and apps. ...
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British Airways-owner IAG boosted by US$955 million deal with American Express
LONDON: British Airways-owner International Airlines Group said on Friday (Jul 24) American Express would pay it 750 million pounds (US$955...
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Former LTA deputy group director charged with taking S$1.24 million in bribes, cheating colleagues
SINGAPORE: A former deputy group director with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) was charged on Friday (Jul 24) with taking...
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20 years on, Japan government’s digital ambitions still stuck in piles of paper
TOKYO: Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government's...
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EU calls on US to lift tariffs in plane dispute
PARIS: The EU called on Friday (Jul 24) on the United States to lift tariffs imposed in a long-running dispute...
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Singapore’s manufacturing output continues decline with 6.7% fall in June
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued its decline in June, with demand down in all clusters except electronics and precision engineering....
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‘Not much hope’: Macau casinos see deepening losses as coronavirus slams China travel
HONG KONG: Casinos in the world's biggest gambling hub Macau are staring at heavy losses for the second quarter, with...
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Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine technology
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Shares of Moderna fell nearly 10 per cent after it lost a bid to invalidate a US patent...
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China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu
BEIJING: China said Friday (Jul 24) it had revoked the license for the US consulate in the southwestern city of...
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Private property prices edge up 0.3% in Q2: URA
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore in the second quarter edged up 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter, while...
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Passengers injured after US fighter jet intercepts Iranian commercial plane over Syrian airspace
TEHRAN: Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid...
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New South Wales in Australia tightens restrictions as coronavirus clusters grow
People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in...
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All WTA, ATP tennis in China cancelled over coronavirus
SHANGHAI: All international tennis tournaments in China including the Shanghai Masters and WTA Finals were cancelled Friday (Jul 24) because...
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Emirates to cover quarantine, coronavirus-related medical costs for passengers
DUBAI: Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, will cover customers' coronavirus-related medical costs in a bid to "boost...
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HDB resale transactions plunge 41.9% in Q2 amid COVID-19 circuit breaker; prices inch up
SINGAPORE: The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats sold in the resale market in the second quarter plunged...
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