Tennis: Federer, Serena among entries for Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Roger Federer and Serena Williams were among the entries announced on Thursday (Dec 24) for the coronavirus-disrupted Australian Open, with tournament director Craig Tiley...
On the cusp of Brexit trade deal, EU and UK hash out final details
[caption id="attachment_12076" align="alignnone" width="1200"] If negotiations fail, the UK will leave without a follow-on trade deal at the end of December. [/caption] LONDON: Britain and...
South Korea signs deals to import Pfizer and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines
SEOUL: South Korea has signed deals with Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen to import coronavirus vaccines for 10 million people and 6 million, respectively,...
IBM will pay US$24.25 million to resolve FCC probes
[caption id="attachment_12070" align="alignnone" width="718"] A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb 25, 2019. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...
China launches probe into Alibaba for suspected monopolistic behaviour
[caption id="attachment_12067" align="alignnone" width="800"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen during the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, Nov....
Defying Congress, Trump vetoes defence Bill, threatens government shutdown
[caption id="attachment_12064" align="alignnone" width="800"] U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., December...
1 million Americans vaccinated against Covid-19: Official
In a call with reporters, Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor of the government’s Operation Warp Speed, said that the objective of immunizing 20 million people this...
Donald Trump vetoes sweeping US defence bill
The bipartisan bill was passed by high enough margins in both chambers of Congress for lawmakers to -- in theory -- override the president’s rejection....
‘Good riddance,’ China says as Germany leaves UN Security Council
Germany finishes a two-year term on the 15-member council at the end of this month and Ambassador Christoph Heusgen plans to retire after more than...
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had already pointed the finger at Tehran, while the US military command that covers the region said that the rocket...