PARIS: The 2020 MotoGP season will start on Jul 19 in Spain following the coronavirus lockdown, with back-to-back races to be held at the Jerez circuit, organisers announced on Thursday (Jun 11). There will be a minimum of 13 races in the season, all in Europe between July and November, […]
Year: 2020
DALLAS: President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jun 11) announced modest plans for an executive order on policing, while making it clear he would not support sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brutality prompted by the killing of George Floyd. Speaking at a campaign-style event at a church in […]
LONDON: Formula One looks set to add more European races to the calendar with grands prix in Asia and the Americas likely to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current schedule features eight races, all in Europe, but with the sport hoping for a season of between 15 […]
MILAN: The Italian season resumes after a three-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday (Jun 12) when Juventus, still chasing a possible league, cup and Champions League treble, host AC Milan in the return leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final. The match, to be played behind closed doors […]
The UK is likely to be the hardest-hit by Covid-19 among major economies, a leading agency has warned. Britain’s economy is likely to slump by 11.5% in 2020, outstripping falls in other developed economics of Germany, France, Spain and Italy, it said. If there were a second peak in the […]
PARIS: The global economy will contract at least six per cent this year, with the unprecedented loss of income and “extraordinary uncertainty” caused by measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the OECD said Wednesday (Jun 10). In the case of a second wave of contagion later in the year, economic […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian schools will reopen in phases, starting on Jun 24 for those taking their leaving examinations, said Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin on Wednesday (Jun 10). In a press conference, he said the first phase of reopening will involve 500,444 students from more than 2,500 schools taking […]
KUALA LUMPUR: After close to three months of an interstate travel ban, the Bandar Tasik Selatan integrated terminal was a hive of activity on Wednesday (Jun 10) morning. People queued at the entrance of the transportation hub for their temperature and details to be taken, before they boarded their respective […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s state oil giant Pertamina said it has signed a deal with Taiwan’s CPC to develop a US$8 billion petrochemical complex, after years of negotiations. Operations are slated to begin in 2026 at the new plant, which is to be built at an existing refinery in Indonesia’s West Java […]
BEIJING: China said Wednesday (Jun 10) it had reached a “positive consensus” with India over resolving tensions at the border between the two countries, where troops have faced off in recent weeks. Tensions flare on a fairly regular basis between the two regional powers over their 3,500km frontier, which has […]