Australia ditching ‘crystal ball’ for new funding model

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Australia's cricket board said on Tuesday it has given up trying to use a "crystal ball" to predict the impact of COVID-19 on revenues and...

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Adevinta buys eBay’s classifieds unit in US$9.2 billion deal

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

U.S. firm eBay Inc has agreed to sell its classified ads business to Norway's Adevinta in a deal worth US$9.2 billion, creating the world's largest...

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Harlequins’ Gustard seeks Lampard advice ahead of restart

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Harlequins' Head of Rugby Paul Gustard says he has sought advice from Chelsea manager Frank Lampard about how to deal with playing in empty stadiums...

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Microsoft, Nike, Unilever team up to combat global carbon emissions

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6726" align="alignnone" width="953"] The Microsoft store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, Jun 26, 2020. [/caption] NEW...

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Get my plane! EU summit not all smiles and elbow bumps as leaders haggle over COVID-19 recovery deal

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6718" align="alignnone" width="846"] The EU leaders' summit began with smiles and COVID-proof elbow bumps, but soon got down to tense negotiations [/caption] BRUSSELS: European...

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Coronavirus clouds Novartis’s 2020 outlook

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan said on Tuesday that the "extremely disruptive environment" posed by the coronavirus pandemic had dimmed the Swiss drugmaker's 2020 revenue...

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Bale’s agent says Real Madrid forward will not leave the club

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6785" align="alignnone" width="941"] FILE PHOTO: La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Getafe [/caption] MADRID: Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is not leaving the...

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Business News

Starbucks expands Chinese order services to multiple Alibaba apps

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6729" align="alignnone" width="937"] A worker uses a thermometer to check the temperature of a customer as he enters a Starbucks shop as the country...

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EU reaches deal on post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery after marathon summit

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6683" align="alignnone" width="957"] (From left) Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte bumps elbow with European Council President Charles Michel while German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches...

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COVID-19 complicates South Korea, US military exercises

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020

[caption id="attachment_6680" align="alignnone" width="978"] File photo of US and South Korean army soldiers on a floating bridge on the Hantan river after an annual joint...