PARIS: Tens of millions of pupils returned to school in France, Poland and Russia today, their rucksacks loaded with exercise books, geometry sets and, for many, face masks to protect them from a resurgent coronavirus pandemic. Hand cleansing stations, social distancing and staggered play time will become the new normal […]
Day: September 1, 2020
File photo of a Maersk Line container ship. COPENHAGEN: Shipping group Maersk will cut job cuts as part of a major reorganisation, an internal email sent to Maersk employees shows. Maersk, which handles about one in five containers shipped worldwide, has been under pressure from investors to speed its […]
FRANKFURT: Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to some parts of the world with rural populations and unreliable electricity supply will be an immense challenge, given the need to store some vials at temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius, Deutsche Post warned on Tuesday (Sep 1). The […]
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic showed a bit more passion than might have been expected in his first-round win over Damir Dzumhur yesterday but the world number one brushed aside any question that he was feeling the pressure as overwhelming US Open favourite. The Serbian lost his way a bit in […]
NEW YORK: Some players at the US Open have bemoaned the lack of fans at locked-down Flushing Meadows but Belgium’s David Goffin says the empty stands were to his advantage against home hope Reilly Opelka yesterday. Seventh seed Goffin beat Opelka 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 6-4 at Court 17 where a […]
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka showed no signs of discomfort from the injury that forced her to miss a final on Saturday but the former champion still had to dig deep to beat fellow Japanese Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2 to kick off her US Open campaign. A left hamstring injury […]