World number 19 Grigor Dimitrov, who played in both of Novak Djokovic’s recent Adria Tour events, has tested positive for coronavirus. The Bulgarian, 29, withdrew from the second tournament in Zadar, Croatia on Saturday with sickness after his opening loss to Borna Coric. “I am so sorry for any harm […]
Year: 2020
FRANKFURT: Germany’s coronavirus reproduction rate jumped to 2.88 on Sunday (Jun 21), up from 1.79 a day earlier, health authorities said, a rate showing infections are rising above the level needed to contain the disease over the longer term. The rise brings with it the possibility of renewed restrictions on […]
Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong reacts during a match, Jun 13, 2020. BARCELONA: Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is set to miss the team’s next match against Athletic Bilbao after the club said in a statement on Sunday (Jun 21) he had injured the calf muscle in his right leg. […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, on Sunday (Jun 21) extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to Jul 19, as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pick-up in community transmission. The move came a day after the state announced it would reimpose restrictions […]
NAIROBI: Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed on Sunday (Jun 21) a dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse. So-called annular eclipses occur when the moon – passing between Earth and the sun – is not quite close enough […]
LA JONQUERA, Spain: Traffic flowed again across Spain’s border with France on Sunday (Jun 21) as the last of the strict Spanish coronavirus restrictions introduced in March were eased. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced earlier this month that Madrid would remove border checks with most of its EU member partner […]
LONDON: British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is ready to cut the value-added tax (VAT) as part of the government’s latest efforts to tackle economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. Sunak has ordered officials to prepare options for reducing the sales tax, including a […]
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so, Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday (Jun 21). Russia will hold a nationwide vote from Jun 25 to Jul […]
MILAN: Italy reported 24 deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday (Jun 21), compared with 49 a day earlier, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases stood at 224 from 262 on Saturday. The country’s death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb 21 now […]
WASHINGTON: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday (Jun 21) said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met, but never heard the US president ask for China’s help in winning re-election. Navarro told CNN’s State of the Union program […]