SYDNEY: World number nine Hubert Hurkacz scored a comprehensive 6-1 6-4 win over Argentine Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday to seal Poland’s spot in the ATP Cup semi-finals against Spain, who ousted former champions Serbia without much trouble. The victory for the 24-year-old Hurkacz, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals last year, […]
Year: 2022
HONG KONG: Hong Kong announced strict new anti-coronavirus controls today, banning flights from eight nations, shuttering bars and gyms and cancelling evening restaurant dining after the Omicron variant was detected within the city. The restrictions are the latest economic blow to an international business hub pursuing a zero-Covid strategy that […]
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea today, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong-un took power, North Korea has seen rapid progress in its military technology at the cost […]
ALMATY: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev accepted the government’s resignation on Wednesday, his office said, after violent protests triggered by a fuel price increase rocked the oil-rich Central Asian country. Police used tear gas and stun grenades late on Tuesday to drive hundreds of protesters out of the main square in […]
SEOUL: A South Korean court ordered that private educational facilities, including cram schools, should be temporarily excluded from government Covid-19 vaccine pass mandates, the health ministry said today. The injunction is one of the first legal obstacles to South Korea’s vaccine mandates, which require passes or testing for entry to […]
The Belgium striker said in an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky he was “not happy with the situation” at Chelsea and indicated he had issues with Tuchel’s style of play. Romelu Lukaku has apologized for going public with his unhappiness at Chelsea and is promising to clean up the “mess” […]
Burger King will sell vegan nuggets across the UK as part of a pledge to make its menu 50% meat-free by 2030. The fast-food giant said the nuggets, made from soy and plant proteins, had been certified by the Vegan Society. Burger King previously released a plant-based Rebel Whopper burger […]
JERUSALEM: A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said today, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. “A week into the fourth dose we know to a higher degree of certainty that the fourth dose is […]
WASHINGTON: U.S. transportation officials told wireless carriers the government will not seek any further delays in deployment of 5G wireless service beyond Jan. 19 absent any “unforeseen aviation safety issues,” according to a previously unreported letter. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson disclosed […]
It was a verdict that reflected the often painful complexities and contradictions of blood testing company Theranos. Four guilty verdicts, four acquittals and three charges on which the jury couldn’t agree. For many who have followed the Theranos saga, the podcasts, the documentaries, the books, you might have thought that […]