WASHINGTON: The Trump administration yesterday ordered a social media vetting for all U.S. visa applicants who have been to the Gaza Strip on or after January 1, 2007, an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters showed, in the latest push to tighten screening of foreign travellers. The order to […]
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MANCHESTER, England:Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim admitted, just for a moment, that his side’s exhilarating Europa League victory over Olympique Lyonnais allowed him and his team to forget about their disappointing season. Harry Maguire’s header in the 121st minute of extra time sent United storming through to the last four, […]
ROME :Nikita Haikin made the vital save as Bodo/Glimt pulled off a stunning penalty shoot-out win away to Lazio on Thursday to become the first Norwegian team to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they will face Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Lazio appeared to have done all […]
SAN FRANCISCO : Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by Reuters. Intel has also promoted networking chip chief Sachin Katti to be chief technology officer and artificial intelligence chief, […]
The Norwegian Ski Federation has suspended two staff, including the team coach, after the governing body admitted that the country’s ski jumping team cheated by manipulating jumpsuits at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim. The federation said its ski jumping committee requested the suspension of national team coach Magnus […]
WASHINGTON: Discrimination and attacks against American Muslims and Arabs rose by 7.4 per cent in 2024 due to heightened Islamophobia caused by US ally Israel’s war in Gaza and the resulting college campus protests, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday. The Council on American Islamic Relations said it recorded […]
WASHINGTON: A federal judge yesterday ordered the government-downsizing team created by US President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk to make public records concerning its operations, which he said had been run in “unusual secrecy.” US District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington sided with the government watchdog group […]
MANILA: Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport today over a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), making him the first former leader of the country to be detained under an international tribunal’s order. Manila-based Rappler cited a high-ranking source confirming the custody, […]
DUBAI : India captain Rohit Sharma has no plans to quit the 50-overs format anytime soon, the opener said after guiding the team to the Champions Trophy title in Dubai. Rohit quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year. […]
TOKYO : Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. A boost in imports of smartphones and electronic parts in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday, […]