Shares in crisis-hit Chinese property developer Evergrande rose on Tuesday after they resumed trading in Hong Kong. The heavily-indebted firm had suspended its shares on Monday pending the release of “inside information”. Evergrande’s shares jumped as much as 10% before trimming gains to close 1.3% higher. The company said its […]
Month: January 2022
Grief has been sketchy in nearly all Marvel films. It has been limited to just being a plot device, or serves as a motivation for the (mostly) male heroes to save the world from more pain and destruction. It’s usually been predictable — the motto is always to do better. […]
Noah successfully completed stage 3 in 2 hours, 49 minutes and 11 seconds. Lone Indian rider in fray, Harith Noah of Sherco TVS Rally Factory team, finished a creditable 29th in stage 3 of the 44th Dakar Rally, which saw Joaquim Rodrigues of Hero MotoSports Team win his maiden stage […]
BEIJING: China today said it will continue to “modernise” its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States and Russia to reduce their stockpiles a day after global powers pledged to prevent such weapons spreading. In a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East tensions, the United States, China, Russia, […]
PARIS: Dozens of French lawmakers have reported receiving death threats from suspected anti-vaccination protesters, as parliament starts to debate legislation that would require people to show proof of vaccination to go to a restaurant or cinema or take the train. The new law, which would do away with the option […]
Globally, as well, Spider-Man No Way Home is a juggernaut, obliterating competition with ease. It recently crossed the $1 billion mark, becoming the first film to do so after 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland’s third time out as the web crawler, has […]
LONDON: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is spreading among over-50s, but data do not suggest further restrictions are needed because of the high uptake of booster jabs by older people, British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said today. “We’re seeing leakage into the over-50s in terms of infection,” he told BBC […]
Turkey’s annual inflation rate has soared to a 19-year high, underlining the country’s financial turmoil and alarm over its president’s policies. Prices hit more than 36% December as the cost of transport, food and other staples ate into household budgets. Most central banks raise interest rates to help cool inflation […]
Two of the biggest US phone firms have rejected a government request to delay the rollout of 5G services this week. The US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made the request over concerns about aviation safety. However, AT&T and Verizon did say they will implement […]
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said he tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday with mild symptoms and would attend meetings virtually as he quarantined at home for the next five days. News of Austin’s positive test comes after the Pentagon last week tightened restrictions at its headquarters over concern about […]