VATICAN CITY: The drastic reduction in pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns around the world should lead to greater concern for the environment as restrictions are lifted, Pope Francis said on Sunday (Jun 21). At his Sunday address in St Peter’s Square, Francis said the pandemic made many people reflect on their […]
Year: 2020
MINNEAPOLIS: One person died and 11 more were wounded in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis, police said Sunday (Jun 21). Images streamed live to Facebook showed at least one person lying on the pavement as dozens gather around – some screaming for medical help. Other footage appeared […]
SINGAPORE: It’s only 4am in Kembangan but Ms Liyana Stuart is already up. She is on one of her early-morning walks, a ritual she has observed daily since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. On these walks, Ms Liyana will buy coffee and sometimes groceries, and by 5am, she’s back […]
HONG KONG: Pro-democracy labour unions and a student group in Hong Kong failed to garner enough support to hold strikes against looming national security legislation imposed by Beijing, in a blow for the city’s protest movement. After a year of often-violent unrest, anti-government demonstrations have lost momentum due to higher […]
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic has charmed many over the years with his exploits on the tennis courts but the men’s world number one now also has an admirer of his basketball skills in American great LeBron James. Djokovic, who has been busy organising an exhibition tennis tournament in the Balkan region […]
ZADAR, Croatia: World number one Novak Djokovic romped into the final of his own exhibition tournament after winning both opening singles at the Adria Tour in Croatia’s coastal resort Zadar on Saturday (Jun 20). Djokovic saved three set points in his 4-3 4-1 defeat of fellow Serb Pedja Krstin before […]
WASHINGTON: Former US Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie is the LPGA’s latest golf-mom, announcing the birth of daughter, Kenna, on Instagram on Saturday (Jun 200. “Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you,” Wie wrote, adding a picture of herself cuddling the infant, whose full name is […]
LONDON: Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is launching his own diversity body to attract more black youngsters into motor racing, insisting the “time for token gestures is over”. Hamilton, a powerful and influential voice in the current anti-racism movements sweeping the globe, is the only black driver in F1. […]
China has accused Indian troops of a “deliberate provocation” in its first official comments on Monday’s deadly clash at a disputed Himalayan border. Foreign ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao said the troops had crossed into Chinese territory and attacked, triggering “fierce physical conflicts”. However he did not give details of any […]
ATLANTA: Thousands marched through US cities on Friday (Jun 19) in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago, an occasion freighted with special resonance this year amid America’s reckoning with its legacy of racism. Capping nearly four weeks of protests and national […]