TOKYO : Apple Inc has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer’s entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple’s website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. […]
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WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court yesterday gave President Joe Biden’s administration the green light to end the so-called Remain in Mexico policy instituted by Donald Trump as part of his hardline approach to immigration. Under the policy, some non-Mexicans who entered the United States illegally across the southern border were […]
TOKYO : The dollar was little changed against major peers on Friday, but was on track for its best week in four as investors weighed the boost from tighter Federal Reserve policy and the risks of a U.S. recession. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six counterparts, inched […]
SEOUL: North Korea claimed today the country’s first Covid outbreak began with patients touching “alien things” near the border with South Korea, apparently shifting blame to the neighbour for the wave of infections that hit the isolated country. Announcing its probe results, the North ordered its people to “vigilantly deal […]
Formula One statistics for Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, round 10 of the 22-race season: Lap distance: 5.891km. Total distance: 306.198km (52 laps) 2021 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull – grid set by result of sprint qualifying. 2021 race winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes Race lap record: […]
MADRID: The United States is changing its force posture in Europe based on threats coming from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine and other directions, US President Joe Biden said today during a Nato summit in Madrid. He confirmed the US will raise the number of destroyers in Spain to […]
LONDON : UK startup Circulor, which uses blockchain technology to map supply chains for companies pursuing greener, more sustainable production, said on Tuesday it had raised $25 million to fund expansion, primarily in the United States. The Series B funding round brings Circulor’s fundraising over the last two years to […]
Will Jordan became the sixth member of the All Blacks camp to test positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but captain Sam Cane said the players were “rolling with the punches” ahead of Saturday’s test against Ireland. Outside back Jordan was in brilliant form in Super Rugby this season but joined […]
HONG KONG : Hong Kong private home prices eased in May after a short-lived bounce, latest official data showed on Tuesday, as potential homebuyers turned wary over higher borrowing costs. Home prices last month slipped 0.3 per cent from a month earlier, according to official data, compared with a revised […]
WASHINGTON: A series of blockbuster congressional hearings that have shocked Americans with eye-popping allegations of a plot by Donald Trump to steal the 2020 election went on a break this week as investigators began taking stock of new evidence. Legal experts say the damning testimony against Trump provided by figures […]