The former head of a key subsidiary of Wirecard, who was arrested earlier this month, has admitted wrongdoing to prosecutors for his role in a multi-billion-euros fraud, his lawyer said on Thursday. MUNICH: The former head of a key subsidiary of Wirecard, who was arrested earlier this month, has admitted […]
Year: 2020
Travel company TUI will offer travellers free coronavirus insurance starting this weekend, a German media group reported on Friday. FRANKFURT: Travel company TUI will offer travellers free coronavirus insurance starting this weekend, a German media group reported on Friday. The head of TUI in Germany, Marek Andryszak, told the newspapers […]
LONDON Manchester United kept a place in the Premier League top four in their own hands as goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial and a helping hand from VAR earned a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men remain in fifth, but by extending an unbeaten run […]
NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday (Jul 16) announced an investment program that would allocate US$750 million to build charging stations and other electric-vehicle infrastructure as part of the state’s long-term goal to reduce emissions. The measure is set to create more than 50,000 charging stations and […]
MADRID: A frustrated Lionel Messi called for change after Barcelona handed the La Liga title to Real Madrid on Thursday (Jul 16), warning the team will lose in the Champions League as well if they fail to improve. Barca’s title challenge ended with a whimper at Camp Nou, where they […]
LONDON: Marcelo Bielsa challenged Leeds to win the Championship title after the leaders beat Barnsley 1-0 to move within touching distance of the Premier League on Thursday (Jul 16). Michael Sollbauer’s own goal in the first half at Elland Road was enough for Leeds to climb within one point of […]
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters such a move would be a better option than a ban on the app, which was threatened by State Department Secretary Mike Pompeo against the company earlier this month. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters such a move would be […]
Netflix has seen a surge in sign-ups due to the coronavirus lockdown, but has warned investors that subscriber growth will slow. The streaming giant added more than 10 million subscribers in the three months to July, bringing the total of new subscribers to 26 million in 2020. In contrast, Netflix […]
LEICESTER, England: Leicester City boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four as goals by Ayoze Perez and substitute Demarai Gray secured a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United on Thursday (Jul 16). The result left Leicester fourth on 62 points from 36 games, three ahead of […]
WASHINGTON: Athletes and the Olympic movement face their greatest crisis since the 1980s Cold War-era boycotts in the COVID-19 pandemic, long-time International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound told AFP on Thursday. The Canadian lawyer, a former IOC vice president and World Anti-Doping Agency president, said the global coronavirus outbreak that […]