OSLO: The World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (Oct 9) for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas, the Nobel committee said. “With this year’s award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to turn the eyes of the world towards the […]
Month: October 2020
LE MANS: Bradley Smith topped the times in the first free practice for this weekend’s French MotoGP, posting a best lap of 1min 43.804sec at a rain-soaked Le Mans. Brit Smith finished 0.154sec ahead of Ducati Avintia’s French rider Johann Zarco as the contenders raced conservatively in poor track conditions. […]
LONDON: The British government is on Friday (Oct 9) set to announce further support for firms to retain staff in the coming months if they are forced to close as a result of the imposition of further lockdown restrictions. With the government expected to tighten restrictions over the coming days […]
LONDON: Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane launched a stinging criticism of the club’s players, saying they could get manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked if they continue to underperform. United suffered a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their joint worst loss in the Premier League […]
LONDON: Gareth Southgate said Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho face a battle to win their spots back after the England manager was impressed by the performance of the experimental side he fielded in Thursday’s 3-0 victory against Wales. Abraham, Chilwell and Sancho missed the friendly at Wembley Stadium […]
LONDON: Britain’s economy expanded by a much lower-than-expected 2.1 per cent in August from July as the country tries to recover from its record slump during the coronavirus lockdown, official data showed on Friday (Oct 9). Economists polled by Reuters had expected growth of 4.6 per cent in August, according […]
JAKARTA: The governor of Indonesia’s capital today said he would inform President Joko Widodo of protesters’ demand for a polarising new labour law to be repealed, as a growing number of regional leaders oppose the new legislation. Thousands took to the streets of cities across Indonesia in the past three […]
HANOI: Vietnam has arrested a prominent blogger and dissident for “anti-state activities” hours after its government held annual talks on human rights with the United States, which said it was concerned about freedom of expression. Pham Doan Trang, a writer who has published widely on human rights and alleged police […]
WASHINGTON: US Democrats yesterday proposed a commission to investigate whether Donald Trump is mentally fit for office — and look at the constitutional options for his removal if necessary. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told reporters that today she and other Democrats would introduce a measure relating to the US Constitution’s […]
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry said today the country has formally joined the global Covid-19 vaccine initiative known as Covax, becoming the biggest economy to date to pledge support to help finance doses for low and middle-income countries. A ministry statement did not give details on the level of support Beijing […]