MANILA: Former boxing referee Carlos Padilla has admitted cheating to help fellow Filipino Manny Pacquiao defeat Australian Nedal “Skinny” Hussein in a fight more than two decades ago. Pacquiao was 21 and a rising star when he went 10 rounds against Hussein for the WBC International super-bantamweight title near the […]
Month: November 2022
BENGALURU : Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to sell a stake of about 3 per cent in Indian food delivery firm Zomato Ltd worth $200 million through a block deal, CNBC Awaaz reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
China’s aviation regulator has issued a production certificate allowing for the mass production of the homegrown C919 narrowbody jet, manufacturer Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC) said on Tuesday. The C919, a rival to the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX single-aisle jet families, had received a type certificate in […]
BERLIN: Volkswagen and FAW’s plant in Chengdu, China has halted production for the past week due to rising coronavirus cases, and two of the five production lines at its Changchun plant are on hold, a VW spokesperson said on Monday. The two lines in Changchun have been halted because of […]
DUBAI: Iran has proof that Western nations were involved in protests that have swept the country, the foreign ministry said today. The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest for “inappropriate attire”, pose one of the strongest challenges to the country’s clerical […]
Experts say Russia still has to rely on friendly countries for help, despite Finance Minister Anton Siluanov’s claims that it has found an “antidote” against the restrictions MOSCOW: Beer taps are running dry in the Russian capital of Moscow, with fewer foreign beers brought into the country amid sanctions introduced […]
BRASILIA: The death toll from a twin school shooting in Brazil rose to four yesterday after a teacher wounded in the attack by a 16-year-old shooter wearing Nazi symbols died from her injuries, officials said. Authorities in the city of Aracruz, in Espirito Santo state, had said some of the […]
LUSAIL, Qatar : Argentina have eased the pressure from their shock opening World Cup defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia by beating Mexico on Saturday and can now approach their final group game against Poland with peace of mind, captain Lionel Messi said. Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 at the […]
At least 32 people in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson have been killed by Russian shelling since pro-Moscow forces pulled out two weeks ago, the head of Ukraine’s police said on Saturday (Nov 26). Russian forces completed their withdrawal from the city of Kherson on Nov. 11 after an […]
DOHA: Just one match into the Qatar World Cup, Germany face what amounts to a must-win clash against Spain tomorrow, a team they have not beaten in a competitive fixture since 1988. Before Germany were stunned 2-1 by Japan in their opening match, the team faced heavy criticism for backtracking […]