Cathay Pacific flags US$1.3 billion first-half loss as COVID-19 batters travel demand
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways expects a first-half net loss of HK$9.9 billion (US$1.3 billion), including impairment charges...
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Canadian police shoot man in mask incident
MONTREAL: A 73-year-old man was killed by police in Canada just hours after refusing to wear a face mask in...
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British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing’s jumbo jets
LONDON: British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing's 747, said on late Thursday (Jul 17) it would retire its...
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Spain’s exhausted medics demand post-virus job security
MADRID: Spain hailed its medic heroes during the coronavirus crisis, but as infections fall many frontline staff have been left...
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United Airlines, pilots union reach creative deal to limit furloughs
United Airlines and its pilots' union said on Thursday they had reached an agreement on two different packages aimed at...
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Microsoft trims jobs as it enters new fiscal year
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal...
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Trump niece’s memoir sells nearly 1 million copies on first day
NEW YORK: A new book on Donald Trump written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first...
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Volkswagen sees mild growth in China’s premium car segment this year
German automaker Volkswagen AG expects a slight growth in China's premium car segment this year despite a slide in broader...
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Deutsche Boerse proposes new rules for quick DAX expulsion in wake of Wirecard
In the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal, exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Thursday it was proposing rules to...
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‘In the fight of our lives’: Australia’s Victoria state reports second day of record COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY: Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Friday (Jul 17) reported a record increase in daily coronavirus cases for...
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US coronavirus cases shatter records and rise by 77,000 in single day
NEW YORK: The United States shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections on Thursday (Jul 16), reporting more than 77,000...
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Trump administration exempts European students from COVID-19 travel restrictions
WASHINGTON: Foreign students coming from Europe are exempt from a travel ban the United States imposed because of the coronavirus...
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US considering travel ban on all Chinese Communist Party members, source says
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party...
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Scientists shed light on how the blackest fish in the sea ‘disappear’
An ocean mystery - how the blackest fish in the deep sea are so extremely black - has been solved...
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Protests in Michigan after student jailed for not doing online schoolwork
PONTIAC, Michigan: Hundreds of Detroit-area students turned out in protest outside their high school on Thursday (Jul 17) calling for...
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Serena to play the new Top Seed Open in August
Serena Williams will return to the court for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when she...
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Hydroxychloroquine ineffective against mild COVID-19, study shows
NEW YORK: The anti-malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with...
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Brazil COVID-19 cases reach 2 million, doubling in less than a month
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Thursday (Jul 16) passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that...
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Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, US and Canada
LONDON: Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical...
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‘Judo therapy’: Martial art with healing power
TOKYO: Judo is known for its killer throws and lightning-fast grappling moves but the sport has a lesser-known application popular...
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