MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a “refreshed” approach to fighting Covid-19 that includes intensified testing. Duterte, in a televised address, said there was a need to reopen the economy with small and medium enterprises […]
Year: 2020
SYDNEY: Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in a month today, stoking hopes that a second wave of infection in the state is easing. The state recorded 17 deaths from the new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a day […]
WASHINGTON: A former officer for the CIA and then the FBI was charged in federal court in Hawaii on Monday (Aug 17) with selling US secrets to China, including disclosing the identities of US informants in China. Andrew Yuk Ching Ma was tricked into admitting his activities last year by […]
WASHINGTON: The US death toll from Covid-19 rose 2 per cent to about 7,400 people last week, while new cases declined for a fourth week in a row, according to a Reuters tally of state and county reports. The country posted 360,000 new Covid-19 cases for the week ended August […]
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund today posted a loss of €43.9 million (RM218.1 million) in 2019/20, partly due to lost match-day revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. Dortmund, who finished runners-up in the Bundesliga last season, are Germany’s second-biggest club, behind league and cup champions Bayern Munich. Hans-Joachim Watzke, Dortmund’s chief executive, blamed […]
PARIS: World number two Simona Halep joined a growing list of tennis stars when she said today that she would skip the US Open over coronavirus fears. “After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we are living, I have decided that I will […]
LONDON: Jurgen Klopp says he might turn his back on football once his present contract with Premier League champions Liverpool ends in 2024. The 53-year-old German had wanted to take a year off after he left Borussia Dortmund in 2015 but Liverpool came calling that October asking him to replace […]
COLOGNE: Manchester United have little time to dwell on a third semi-final defeat of a 13-month season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted they let Sevilla “off the hook” to miss out on Friday’s Europa League final. Solskjaer was desperate for a trophy, United’s first since 2017, as tangible reward for […]
BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton’s crusade for racial equality has helped him reach a new level as racing driver, sportsman and inspiration, according to his Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff. After the six-time champion registered his record 156th podium finish at yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix with his 88th career victory to move […]
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California. The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service. It comes amid a heatwave on the US’s west coast, where temperatures are forecast […]