ADELAIDE: Teenager Coco Gauff moved a step closer to a third title on the WTA Tour today when she swept past Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-4 and into the Adelaide semi-finals. The 17-year-old American is the highest seed remaining at three as she ramps up preparations for next week’s Australian Open. […]
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LONDON: A woman suspected of working on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party has been attempting to improperly influence members of parliament, the speaker of the House of Commons said in a letter to lawmakers today. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said Britain’s MI5 domestic intelligence service had found that the woman […]
JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators may need another year to determine the cause of last year’s crash of a Sriwijaya Air jet that killed all 62 people on board, according to an interim report released today. Under international standards, a final report would normally be issued within a year of the Jan. […]
Zandile Mafe, 49, appeared on Tuesday in a courtroom in Cape Town. A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed parts of South Africa’s historic parliament complex faces a new charge of terrorism. Zandile Mafe, 49, appeared on Tuesday in a courtroom in Cape Town for a bail hearing, […]
Campaigners have called for Martin Reynolds, one of Boris Johnson’s top Number 10 aides, to be sacked after he invited staff to boozy Downing Street drinks during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Mr Reynolds is accused of sending an email invite to a party to more than 100 Downing Street Staff […]
WARSAW: Poland’s total number of coronavirus-related deaths surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday (Jan 11), the health minister said, as the country struggles to convince people to get vaccinated despite persistently high infection rates. The number of deaths per one million inhabitants was last week among the highest in the world, according […]
Twitter Inc has picked up a minority stake in Aleph Group Inc, the digital advertising firm said on Tuesday as it seeks to go public in the United States. Aleph did not reveal any financial terms of the investment but said Twitter’s stake buy would help the company expand its […]
TOKYO: Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will undertake a government-backed trial to offer variable discounts on more than a dozen products including bread and desserts as their expiry dates approach in an effort to cut waste. Some analysts warn that such a dynamic pricing approach in which the same goods are […]
SYDNEY: Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic said today she felt “a little bit wobbly” in her first match after Covid, warming up for the Australian Open with a low-key win. The 24-year-old Swiss cruised into the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over […]
MANCHESTER: Ralf Rangnick says he is unsure why Marcus Rashford is struggling to make an impact after the Manchester United forward toiled in their 1-0 FA Cup win against Aston Villa. The England forward, who has scored just three goals this season, failed to make an impact in yesterday’s third-round […]