LONDON: Pep Guardiola on Saturday (Jun 27) confirmed that his Manchester City side will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour when they meet next week. Liverpool’s first English league title in 30 years was secured two days ago as second-placed City lost 2-1 at Chelsea. The […]
Year: 2020
WASHINGTON: The White House denied Saturday (Jun 27) that President Donald Trump had been briefed on intelligence that reportedly showed Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants if they killed US soldiers in Afghanistan. The rewards purportedly gave incentives to the guerrillas to target US forces, just as Trump tries […]
BEIJING: Global coronavirus cases neared 10 million on Sunday (Jun 28), according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months. The figure is roughly double the number of severe influenza […]
Fun-seekers out and about on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida on Jun 26, 2020 – itching for a good time after months of lockdown MIAMI: Florida on Saturday (Jun 27) hit a new daily coronavirus case record of nearly 10,000 – a dramatic setback that several other states […]
MADRID: Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 at home on Saturday (Jun 27) in La Liga to maintain their superb run of form since the season resumed, recording a fourth consecutive win to further tighten their hold on third place. Midfielder Saul Niguez broke the deadlock by heading home a pin-point […]
KUALA LUMPUR: These days, Mr Low Chung King, the secretary-general for the Hardware and Building Materials Merchant Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, often field requests for assistance from members facing supply issues. “Every hardware retailer is facing cash flow issues right now,” said Mr Low. All members in his […]
ANAHEIM, California: Workers at California’s Disneyland Resort protested from their cars on Saturday (Jun 27), arguing that the Walt Disney has not agreed to adequate protections for employees when the destination reopens to the public amid a pandemic. The company had planned to welcome guests back to Disneyland and neighboring […]
REUTERS: Captain Harry Maguire fired Manchester United into the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a winner deep into extra-time against ten-man Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday (Jun 27). The game looked to be heading for a penalty shoot-out after Norwich, who had Timm Klose sent off in […]
Indonesia has plans to lift restrictions and embrace a “new normal” but the sharp spike of COVID-19 cases makes this look like bad timing, says Dr Deasy Simandjuntak. SINGAPORE Indonesia became Southeast Asia’s worst-hit nation last week (Jun 17) when its COVID-19 cases surpassed 41,000. The situation has since worsened […]
WASHINGTON: US warplanes intercepted four Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska on Saturday (Jun 27), US commanders said. The Russian Tu-142’s came within 65 nautical miles south of Alaska’s Aleutian island chain and “loitered” in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for eight hours. But they stayed in international airspace […]