TOKYO: Japan is considering allowing more foreigners into the country for longer stays starting as early as next month, while keeping the Covid-19 entry curbs in place for tourists, the Asahi newspaper reported today. In an effort to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, Japan has adopted some of […]
Year: 2020
MELBOURNE: Australia’s coronavirus hot spot of Victoria is considering easing more curbs from September 26 than previously flagged, the state’s premier said today, as the two-week average of new infections in the city of Melbourne fell below 30. Melbourne, Australia’s second most populous city, has been the epicentre of the […]
REUTERS: Lewis Hamilton is one win away from matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 and the Mercedes Formula One driver will be favourite to get the job done in Russia on Sunday (Sep 27). Some felt Schumacher’s tally might never be equalled when the seven-times world champion celebrated his last […]
American sports investment company ALK Capital LLC is in talks to purchase Premier League club Burnley, sources with knowledge of the negotiations have told Reuters. BURNLEY, England: American sports investment company ALK Capital LLC is in talks to purchase Premier League club Burnley, sources with knowledge of the negotiations have […]
Frenchman Benoit Paire said on Wednesday that he was allowed to play in the Hamburg Open despite testing positive for COVID-19 because the “rules are different” in Germany. REUTERS: Frenchman Benoit Paire said on Wednesday that he was allowed to play in the Hamburg Open despite testing positive for COVID-19 […]
West Ham United may not sign any more players before the transfer window shuts on Oct. 5 as the bids made for targets named by manager David Moyes have not been accepted, the Premier League club’s co-owner David Sullivan has said. REUTERS: West Ham United may not sign any more […]
TOKYO: Olympic athletes could face strict controls on movement and repeated COVID-19 tests under measures discussed Wednesday (Sep 23) by a task force charged with finding ways to safely hold the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games. With less than a year until the Olympics, organisers and Japanese officials met for the […]
BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday (Sep 23) hit back at a US move to ban imports from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region over claims of forced labour, bemoaning a “fabricated lie” it says is intended to hurt Chinese business. The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of the […]
REUTERS: Tesla Inc faced a stock market reality check on Wednesday after a much hyped “Battery Day” event which Wall Street analysts judged chiefly for its omissions and hazy delivery deadlines. Investors had expected two big announcements from Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk: the development of a “million mile” battery […]
TOKYO: Organisers of next year’s delayed Tokyo Olympics will require COVID-19 tests of foreign athletes upon their arrival in Japan, but may not mandate a two-week quarantine period, according to draft measures released on Wednesday (Sep 23). Japanese athletes and other participants living in Japan would face similar requirements when […]