PARIS: Benoit Paire has been barred from representing France at this year’s Tokyo Olympics following repeated instances of “deeply inappropriate behaviour” in recent weeks, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has said. World number 35 Paire crashed out of last month’s Argentina Open after tanking his final service game and being […]
Day: April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is expected today to take the landmark step of recognising the World War I-era Armenian genocide, a day after he spoke to the leader of Turkey which has fought furiously for decades against such a declaration. Today marks the 106th anniversary of the waning Ottoman […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Friday paused its newly opened travel bubble with Australia, the government in Wellington said, after a Covid-19 outbreak in its larger neighbour. “As set out in our Trans-Tasman bubble protocols, travel between New Zealand and Western Australia has been paused, pending further advice from the state […]
TOKYO: Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country’s southwest next month, the defence minister said today, as China’s actions in regional waters raise concern. The exercise, running from May 11 to 17, will be the first large-scale exercise in Japan involving ground […]
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday (Apr 23) heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to help poor countries contain the pandemic. Senator Bernie Sanders said it was also in the United States’ own interest to ensure as many people were […]
LONDON: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies suffered hefty losses on Friday (Apr 23) on concern that US President Joe Biden’s plan to raise capital gains taxes will curb investment in digital assets. The selloff came after reports that the Biden administration is planning a raft of proposed changes to the US […]
NEW DELHI: Hospitals in India launched desperate appeals for oxygen today as the nation’s Covid crisis spiralled, while Japan issued a state of emergency in some areas just three months before the Olympics are due to open. Covid-19 surges are placing a major strain on healthcare systems across the world, […]
TOKYO: Japanese car giant Honda said on Friday (Apr 23) that it would aim to have electric and fuel cell vehicles account for 100 per cent of all sales by 2040 to promote climate goals. The automaker’s newly appointed CEO Toshihiro Mibe described the target as “challenging” but said the […]
NEW YORK: Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said yesterday that an NFL rule change easing jersey number restrictions was “dumb” and would lead to “a lot of bad football” next season. The 43-year-old quarterback who sparked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in February’s championship game after winning six […]
BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona crushed Getafe 5-2 today to stay in the hunt for the La Liga title. Messi gave Barca an early lead with the help of a pin-point pass from Sergio Busquets but Getafe pulled level with an own goal by Clement Lenglet. The visitors […]