PANAMA CITY: The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the waterway linking two oceans. The canal is facing a shortage of rainwater needed to transfer […]
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TOKYO : The U.S. dollar held close to a 10-week peak versus a basket of major peers, and near its highest since November against the yen, as Treasury yields rose made fresh post-financial crisis highs on Tuesday amid speculation U.S. rates will be stay high for longer. China’s central bank […]
WASHINGTON: Former president Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail in Georgia on Thursday, CNN reported yesterday, citing sources. That date was set during negotiations with the Fulton County district attorney’s office yesterday over his consent bond and release conditions, CNN reported. […]
America’s mom and pop bitcoin buffs have a shiny new derivatives playground that cryptocurrency analysts hope will fire up a moribund market. Their new platform is cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global, which on Aug. 16 became the first crypto-focused firm to win approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers. […]
KYIV: Ukraine’s defence ministry urged military-age citizens to update their data at army enlistment offices and “overcome their fear” in a campaign launched yesterday as a summer counter-offensive grinds through its third month. The campaign, which draws on slickly-produced videos and photo testimonials of prominent soldiers describing their fears, aims […]
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has declared himself ready for the rigours of the one-day format as he returns to international cricket following a year on the sidelines due to a back injury. Bumrah, who has not played international cricket since last September, has been put in charge of a […]
TOKYO : The dollar headed for a fifth winning week versus major peers, the longest streak for 15 months, as a resilient U.S. economy argued for high rates for longer while China’s floundering recovery spurred demand for the safety of the U.S. currency. On Friday, however, the dollar trimmed some […]
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected typhoon-hit farmlands, state media said on Friday, after tropical storm Khanun swept over the Korean Peninsula last week amid mounting concerns over a food crisis in the reclusive country. Kim praised the military’s efforts to salvage crops and said the troops were […]
TOKYO : Talismanic former Japan captain Michael Leitch and hooker Shota Horie will both travel to their fourth World Cup next month after being named on Tuesday in coach Jamie Joseph’s squad for the tournament in France. Loose forward Leitch, who captained Japan to the quarter-finals on home soil in […]
TAIPEI: The leading candidate to be Taiwan’s new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview today that he has no plans to change the island’s formal name, but reiterated that Taiwan is “not subordinate” to China. Beijing dislikes of Lai for previous comments saying he is a “practical […]