Wave of promising study results raise hopes for COVID-19 vaccines
CHICAGO: Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday (Jul 20), including a closely watched candidate...
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Australia extends stimulus spending as ‘COVID-19 recession’ looms
SYDNEY: Australia will extend record stimulus spending into next year, the government announced on Tuesday (Jul 21), outlining multi-billion-dollar measures...
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Burger King wins dismissal of vegans’ lawsuit over Impossible Whopper
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers...
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Logitech first-quarter operating profit jumps more than 75per cent
Logitech International reported a more than 75per cent increase in non-GAAP operating income in its first quarter as rise in...
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Oil steady as vaccine news counters rise in virus cases
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, trapped in the narrow trading band of the past three weeks as investors...
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Football: ‘Fifagate’ former CONMEBOL president contracts coronavirus
ASUNCION: Former South American football boss Juan Angel Napout, who is serving a nine-year corruption sentence in a US prison,...
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Man on trial for synagogue attack that shocked Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany: A German man goes on trial on Tuesday (Jul 21) for a deadly shooting targeting Jews in the...
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Baseball: Fauci to throw opening day first pitch for MLB’s Nationals
LOS ANGELES: The reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals announced on Monday (Jul 20) that top infectious disease specialist Anthony...
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Trump to send federal forces to more ‘Democrat’ cities
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday (Jul 20) said he would send law enforcement to more US cities, as a...
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US couple charged for drawing guns on protesters
WASHINGTON: A US couple who became Internet infamous for drawing an assault rifle and a handgun on protesters outside their...
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Disney’s ABC News says senior executive leaving the company after alleged racist comments
WASHINGTON: ABC News, a Walt Disney Co unit, said senior executive Barbara Fedida is leaving the company after an independent...
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Australia theme park facing charges over killer ride
SYDNEY: The owner of Australia's biggest theme park announced on Tuesday (Jul 21) it was facing charges over the deaths...
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Football: Copa Libertadores to restart on Sep 15
REUTERS: The Copa Libertadores, South America’s equivalent of the Champions League, is to restart on Sep 15 after a six-month...
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Football: Wolves back up to sixth as Palace slump continues
WOLVERHAMPTON: Wolverhampton Wanderers reclaimed sixth place in the Premier League as they beat a woefully out-of-form Crystal Palace 2-0 at...
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Trump says wearing mask ‘patriotic’ in tweet showing his face covered
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump promised on Monday (Jul 20) to resume televised coronavirus briefings and spoke out in favour...
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Football: Ronaldo brace puts Juventus on brink of another title
TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, the first a penalty awarded for handball, to give Juventus a 2-1 win over Lazio...
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US black kids die at higher rates than white ones after surgery: Study
WASHINGTON: African-American children in the United States have a 3.5 times greater risk of dying from an operation than white...
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During COVID-19 lockdowns, some doctors wondered: Where are the premature babies?
NEW YORK: This spring, as countries around the world told people to stay home to slow the spread of the...
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Chevron to buy Noble for US$5 billion in stock, biggest oil deal since price crash
HOUSTON: Chevron said on Monday (Jul 20) it would buy oil and gas producer Noble Energy for about US$5 billion...
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US adds 11 companies to economic blacklist over China’s treatment of Uighurs
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department on Monday (Jul 20) added to its economic blacklist 11 Chinese companies implicated in what...
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