Women’s tennis says no ‘final decision’ by China on cancelling events

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[caption id="attachment_5056" align="alignnone" width="918"] The WTA Wuhan Open is one of China's biggest tennis tournaments [/caption] SHANGHAI: Women's tennis officials are still hopeful of holding...

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Business News

Financials lift S&P 500, Dow despite record US virus cases

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

The S&P 500 and Dow rose in choppy trading on Friday, boosted by financial stocks but the sentiment was fragile as a record rise in...

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UK economy to slump over 10%, debts to surge: Moody’s

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5020" align="alignnone" width="930"] FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, February 12, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: Britain will...

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Football: Premier League admits VAR blunders

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5087" align="alignnone" width="923"] Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes wins a penalty during the Premier League match against Aston Villa [/caption] LONDON: The Premier League...

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Illegal ivory trade shrinks while pangolin trafficking booms, UN says

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4981" align="alignnone" width="893"] Angela Me, Director of Research at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, listens during an interview with Reuters at...

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Business News

IEA raises 2020 oil demand forecast but warns COVID-19 clouds outlook

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5036" align="alignnone" width="920"] FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, July 21, 2014. Pump jacks are used...

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India sees more local coronavirus lockdowns as cases near 800,000

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5017" align="alignnone" width="941"] Outbreak of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad, India. [/caption] MUMBAI: India reported a record 26,506 new coronavirus cases on Friday (Jul 10) as...

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Business News

Blackouts darken misery of Lebanon’s economic collapse

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4987" align="alignnone" width="892"] Samira Hanna,70, walks in her kitchen as she holds a candle due to a power cut, in Beirut, Lebanon July 6,...

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Muji’s US business seeks bankruptcy protection over COVID-19

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5008" align="alignnone" width="937"] FILE PHOTO: A woman walks outside a newly opened Muji store at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China December...

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Healthcare News

China cities declare flood ‘red alerts’ as extreme weather threats surge

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

[caption id="attachment_5107" align="alignnone" width="973"] Rescue workers evacuate with an inflatable boat students stranded by floodwaters at a school, amid heavy rainfall in Duchang county, Jiangxi...