WASHINGTON: Google and Facebook took the sharpest jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday (Jul 29), in a much-anticipated congressional hearing with four of America’s most prominent tech CEOs in the hot seat. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and […]
Month: July 2020
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has started clinical trials on treating COVID-19 using hyperimmune serum developed with antibodies from horses, authorities from the laboratory involved said on Wednesday (Jul 29). The serum, produced by biotechnology company Inmunova, is obtained by injecting a SARS-CoV-2 protein, which causes the animal to generate a large […]
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday (Jul 30) it expects a gradual recovery in demand for mobile devices and consumer electronics in the second half of the year, but risks remained due to coronavirus pandemic and growing competition. Samsung posted a 23 per cent jump in operating profit in the […]
LONDON: Brighton signed Netherlands defender Joel Veltman from Ajax for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday (Jul 29). Veltman agreed a three-year contract with the Premier League side. The 28-year-old helped Ajax win the Dutch title three times after coming through the club’s vaunted academy. “We’re delighted to welcome Joel to […]
MILAN: Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty as they won 4-1 at Sampdoria on Wednesday to stay unbeaten since the Serie A season restarted. Milan remained sixth with 63 points which will earn them a place in the Europa League second qualifying […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday (Jul 28) said he gave lawmakers a “detailed” explanation of everything he knew about the fraud scandal that brought down payments firm Wirecard, amid criticism that authorities missed early warning signs of trouble. Wirecard filed for insolvency last month after […]
REUTERS: NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday (Jul 30) with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini helicopter, testing out equipment for future human missions and searching for traces of past Martian life. The US$2.4 billion […]
REUTERS: Florida reported a record increase in new COVID-19 deaths for a second successive day on Wednesday (Jul 29), with 217 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department. Florida also reported 9,446 new cases, bringing its total infections to over 451,000, the second highest in […]
SAO PAULO: The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of “consequences” if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its 5G network, in an interview published Wednesday (Jul 29). “I wouldn’t say there would be retaliation, but there would be consequences” if Brazil goes against US advice and picks the […]
PARIS: The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 1,392 on Wednesday (Jul 29), the highest daily tally in a month and a figure likely to fuel fears of a second wave of the disease despite officials downplaying such a scenario. The increase took France’s total number of […]