Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around US$370,000 to Diack’s son
TOKYO: A consulting firm for Tokyo's Olympic bid committee paid around US$370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world's most powerful...
‘Who is our enemy?’ Neutral Switzerland votes on fighter jets
[caption id="attachment_10817" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Swiss Air Force F/A18 Hornet fighter jets release flares during a flight demonstration over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland...
Bale signing leaves Alli’s Spurs future in doubt
[caption id="attachment_10848" align="alignnone" width="640"] Premier League - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur [/caption] REUTERS: Of the Tottenham Hotspur players impacted by the loan signing of...
Australia’s daily COVID-19 count falls to lowest in more than 3 months
[caption id="attachment_10841" align="alignleft" width="370"] Fire Services Victoria members write each other's names on their hazmat suits as they prepare to enter a public housing tower,...
UK ponders second COVID-19 lockdown as outbreak accelerates
[caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignnone" width="640"] People walk through the Chinatown area, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in London, Britain. [/caption] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was...
China to lose access to Australian space tracking station
[caption id="attachment_10823" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Screengrab of the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) internet portal at www.sscspace.com. [/caption] SYDNEY: China will lose access to a strategic space...
Philippines’ Duterte eases overseas travel ban on health workers
[caption id="attachment_10820" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Filipino nurse April Glory waves to her family before leaving for the UK, outside Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines...
Seoul schools resume in-person classes as S. Korea virus cases dip
[caption id="attachment_10814" align="alignnone" width="1000"] High school students arrive at a school, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea September 21, 2020. [/caption] SEOUL: Schools...
China to lose access to Australian space tracking station
[caption id="attachment_10887" align="alignnone" width="991"] A model of the BeiDou navigation satellites system is seen at an exhibition to mark China's Space Day 2019 in Changsha,...
China’s ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump
[caption id="attachment_10881" align="alignnone" width="988"] FILE PHOTO: TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27,...