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Covid-19: Infectious coronaviruses ‘circulating in bats for decades’

Coronaviruses capable of infecting humans may have been circulating undetected in bats for decades. Research suggests one of the closest...
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UAE Team Emirates in new COVID-19 scare in Spain

PARIS: UAE Team Emirates withdrew three of their cyclists from the Tour of Burgos on Wednesday (Jul 29) as a...
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Hamilton aims for three wins in a row without a crowd

Lewis Hamilton can celebrate a record-stretching seventh British Grand Prix win on Sunday but the Formula One leader will be...
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Statistics for the British Formula One Grand Prix

Some statistics for Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone, the fourth race of the 2020 season: REUTERS: Some...
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Pakistan’s Umar Akmal gets ban halved to 18 months

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket...
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£500m fund announced to help UK film and TV

A £500 million scheme aimed at kick-starting UK film and TV production has been announced. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said...
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US Open can’t be a national championships says Mouratoglou

Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels the U.S. Open must not turn into a national championships for...
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Community Shield to take place on August 29 at Wembley

The Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the Premier League season, will take place at Wembley on Aug. 29, England's...
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Airbus to build ‘first interplanetary cargo ship’

Airbus-France will build the huge satellite that brings the first Martian rock samples back to Earth. This material will be...
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UEFA confident positive COVID-19 test won’t affect Man City-Real Madrid tie

European soccer's governing body says it is confident Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Manchester City will go ahead as...
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‘Palm oil is God’s gift’: Malaysia fights international criticism with new slogan

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, the world's second largest palm oil producer and exporter, has said it will fight growing anti-palm oil...
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Badminton: China, Japan Opens axed over COVID-19

TOKYO: Badminton's prestigious China and Japan Opens were cancelled on Wednesday (Jul 29) by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as...
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Unions halt ‘unfair’ retrenchment by aerospace firm, industrial action averted

SINGAPORE: A retrenchment exercise by Eagle Services Asia (ESA) was halted by aerospace and aviation unions after it was found...
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Fintechs face pressure to grow up as coronavirus casts a chill

Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it's a tough time to be seeking up...
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Japan lawmakers to urge government to put curbs on TikTok use – NHK

Lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned mobile...
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Philippines moves closer to taxing tech giants

MANILA: A proposed Bill that will allow the Philippines to tax tech giants like Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, and...
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Olympics: Streamlined Tokyo Games may set future standard, says Coates

SYDNEY: The Olympic movement faces its biggest challenge in four decades in getting a streamlined Tokyo Summer Games up and...
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Hole in none: How screen golf got serious in South Korea

DAEJEON, South Korea: On the final green of the tournament, Ha Ki-won carefully took his stance and addressed the ball....
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FedEx pilots, union call on company to suspend Hong Kong operations

HONG KONG: The union representing FedEx Corp pilots on Tuesday (Jul 28) called on the US package delivery company to...
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China records highest daily COVID-19 cases in three months

SHANGHAI: China reported 101 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday (Jul 28), its highest single-day figure in three months, as gyms,...
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