New Zealand ends all COVID-19 restrictions outside Auckland
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday (Sep 21) lifted all COVID-19 restrictions across the country, except in second-wave hotspot Auckland, as the...
Thai protesters’ plaque challenging monarchy removed from near palace
[caption id="attachment_10798" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A student holds a replica of the plaque installed by students leaders near the Grand Palace, reading 'This country belongs to...
US sets record with more than 1 million COVID-19 tests in a day
[caption id="attachment_10844" align="alignnone" width="640"] A healthcare worker uses a swab to test a man at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-in testing location in Houston, Texas,...
Biden calls Trump’s US Supreme Court push ‘abuse of power’
[caption id="attachment_10804" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding the Supreme Court at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September...
Tennis: Halep sees off Muguruza to reach Italian Open final
[caption id="attachment_10869" align="alignnone" width="800"] Romania's Simona Halep in action during her semi final match against Spain's Garbine Muguruza. [/caption] ROME: Top seed Simona Halep overcame...
Oil refiners worldwide struggle with weak demand, inventory glut
[caption id="attachment_10884" align="alignnone" width="800"] FILE PHOTO: A view of the Mobil oil refinery at Altona in Melbourne June 27, 2008. [/caption] NEW YORK: Global oil...
Tennis: Djokovic battles past Ruud to reach Italian Open final
[caption id="attachment_10872" align="alignnone" width="800"] Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - September 20, 2020 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates...
Cycling: Pogacar becomes first Slovenian to win the Tour de France
[caption id="attachment_10866" align="alignnone" width="1280"] UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, in action. [/caption] PARIS: Tadej Pogacar became...
US judge blocks Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores
[caption id="attachment_10801" align="alignnone" width="1000"] WeChat has had an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States, analytics firms Apptopia said in early...