JEDDAH: George Russell offered Fernando Alonso a word of sympathy but added that he was glad to take home the third-place “silverware” yesterday after the Spaniard’s post-race penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Russell finished fourth on the track but moved up a place when Aston Martin’s 41-year-old […]
Day: March 19, 2023
WARSAW: Ukraine awaits President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Kremlin this week with apprehension, fearing that China may ultimately decide to supply its strategic ally with arms, influencing the outcome of the war. Beijing seeks to depict itself as a neutral party to the conflict, neither condemning nor explicitly supporting […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s deputy central bank governor said on Monday (Mar 20) that raising interest rates may help curb inflation expectations, although also noting an aversion to raising rates during an export downturn. The current wave of inflation is not a short-term phenomenon and has fanned expectations for continued high inflation, […]