HANOI: Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls today, with tens of millions expected to select a largely rubber-stamp legislature amid a rapidly spreading Covid-19 outbreak. Fewer independent candidates than before are standing in the election for the 500-seat National Assembly, which is held every five years and usually after the […]
Day: May 22, 2021
LONDON: Liverpool, Chelsea and Leicester will stage a thrilling battle to finish in the Premier League’s top four as the English top-flight season comes to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday. Heading into the final round of fixtures, just one point separates third placed Chelsea, fourth placed Liverpool and Leicester in […]
CAIRO: The owner of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March says the canal authority was at fault over its grounding as it disputes the vessel’s detention and a compensation claim, a lawyer representing the owner said on Saturday (May 22). The Ever Given, one of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR: National squash player S. Sivasangari sprang a surprise when she beat the world No. 10, Tesni Evans from Wales 3-2 in the second round of the El Gouna International Squash Open in Egypt. Ranked 36th in the world, Sivasangari recorded scores of 11-4, 5-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6 to […]
MUMBAI: Hackers have stolen data on about 4.5 million Air India passengers around the world in the latest breach reported by a major airline. Names, credit card numbers and passport information were among the data stolen, Air India said in a statement released late Friday (May 21). The state-owned giant […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organise efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop “intercommunal fighting” in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. However he stressed […]
Luther ended its five-season run in 2019 and since then, Idris Elba has been teasing the possibility of a film version. British star Idris Elba has revealed that the movie version of his popular detective drama series Luther will start production in September this year. The BBC series, created by […]