LONDON: The British government was criticised by lawmakers in its own party today after a mounting row over English exam grades awarded during the pandemic intensified, in the latest hit to its reputation. With a nationwide lockdown forcing exams to be cancelled, the government used an algorithm to assess grade […]
Year: 2020
PARIS: Criterium du Dauphine leader Primoz Roglic has pulled out of the race’s final stage on Sunday (Aug 16) due to injuries, his team Jumbo-Visma said. The Slovenian suffered bruises and cuts after crashing during the penultimate stage on Saturday but managed to finish in 10th place, holding on to […]
SHANGHAI: Rafael Benitez hit rock-bottom in the Chinese Super League on Sunday (Aug 16) after Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s Guangzhou R&F extended Dalian Pro’s wretched winless start to the season. Israeli international striker Eran Zahavi scored a first-half penalty to give R&F a badly needed 1-0 victory, van Bronckhorst’s first win […]
Nokia 5.3 is coming to India soon. Check the expected specifications, features, price, and more. HMD Global is getting ready to launch a new smartphone in India. Called Nokia 5.3, the smartphone has been listed on the official Nokia India website. It is worth noting that the phone has already […]
From Pixel 4a to Redmi K30 Ultra, here are the top smartphones that launched this month. The month of August has seen a number of key smartphone launches so far. In the beginning, we saw Google finally launching its budget Pixel 4a smartphone. It was followed by Samsung launching its […]
SINGAPORE: A trio of investors including local entrepreneurs Nelson Loh and Terence Loh say they are at an “advanced stage of negotiation” for the purchase of English Premier League club Newcastle United. In response to queries from CNA, the Bellagraph Nova group, which was co-founded by Mr Nelson Loh, Mr […]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called today for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion in Beirut’s port threw the nation into turmoil. The now-caretaker cabinet resigned amid angry protests over the Aug. 4 blast that […]
FRANKFURT: German biotechnology firm CureVac does not rule out a speedy approval process for its prospective vaccine against COVID-19, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday (Aug 16). The company said on Friday that it expects to put its vaccine on the market by mid-2021. Obtaining speedy approval […]
BUENOS AIRES: The Argentine government formalised its amended bond restructuring offer on Saturday night (Aug 15), confirming in a presidential decree that it would submit the new deal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The decree outlined how the government had approved a second round of amendments […]
CARY, North Carolina: Fortnite maker Epic Games has launched the most significant effort yet to advance the legal theory that Apple’s iPhone ecosystem has become so “sticky” that it is a distinct software market over which Apple exercises monopoly power. On Thursday (Aug 13) Epic filed a lawsuit in federal […]