The last time the US recorded more than 2,000 deaths in 24 hours was on May 7. Washington: The United States has recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the highest number of daily fatalities in three months, Johns Hopkins University’s real-time tally showed Thursday. The country, which […]
Month: August 2020
Google is now preparing for the launch of Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G. The company will launch Pixel 4a in India in October. Google has retired 2019 Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL flagship phones in less than a year of its release. The move comes shortly after the […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hit-squad to Canada in order to kill a former Saudi intelligence official. The failed plan to kill Saad al-Jabri was soon after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, court documents filed in the US allege. […]
Mark Zuckerberg, who founded the social media giant from his Harvard University dorm room in 2004, has said he plans to give away 99% of his Facebook shares over his lifetime. Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth passed $100 billion for the first time Thursday after Facebook Inc. hit a record high […]
SHANGHAI: Washington’s plan to ban certain technologies of Chinese origin is a sign of “madness” in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, China’s state-backed tabloid Global Times wrote in an editorial on Thursday (Aug 6). “Pompeo has uttered anti-China remarks almost every day, and constantly played tricks to intensify conflicts […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Brooks Koepka may have fallen just short in his bid for a US Open three-peat last year but yesterday the man who appears built for majors took another step towards a similar bold bid at the PGA Championship. Following his four-under-par 66 in the opening round at TPC […]
Investigators probing the devastating blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more are pointing to a Russian ship docked in the city’s port for nearly seven years without appropriate security precautions that officials warned was “a floating bomb.” The Russian vessel, named MV Rhosus, carrying […]
ROME: US billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal to purchase the Italian Serie A football club AS Roma, the club said today. Roma said formal contracts with the Friedkin Group were signed yesterday for a transaction valued at €591 million (RM2.93 billion). The transaction is anticipated to close by […]
Vivo paid $330 million for a five-year deal up to 2022 NEW DELHI: The Chinese headline sponsor of the Indian Premier League, the world’s richest cricket tournament, is set to withdraw amid mounting hostility after a border clash between the Indian and Chinese armies, reports said. Phonemaker Vivo was […]
LONDON: Chelsea forward Pedro has undergone surgery on his shoulder ahead of an expected transfer to Roma, meaning he will not play for the Premier League club again. The 33-year-old Spain international confirmed on social media his operation had been successful. He landed awkwardly on his right shoulder when appearing […]