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 […]
Month: May 2021
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 […]
MADRID: Zinedine Zidane expressed delight today at his Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema’s France recall ahead of La Liga’s final round of matches with Real in contention to retain the title. Benzema’s form this season — he has netted 29 times passing 20 league goals in all three seasons since […]
WASHINGTON: Nearly four months after the US Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defence lawyers to their demands. This reflects the high stakes of cases stemming from the worst […]
Palestinian supporters of the Hamas movement celebrate after a ceasefire brokered by Egypt between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 21, 2021. GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories): Thousands of displaced Gazans started going back to their homes to check for damage and Israelis […]
HONG KONG: China’s Internet watchdog said on Friday (May 21) it had found Bytedance’s Douyin, Microsoft Bing, LinkedIn and 102 other apps were engaged in improper collection and use of data and ordered them to fix the problem. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated […]
TOKYO: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan from Jul 12, ahead of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, according to a letter released by IOC senior official John Coates. Plans for Bach to visit Japan in May were postponed because of a government-issued state of […]