Watch Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in final US presidential debate
NASHVILLE: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden renewed his attacks on President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic at Thursday's...
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Is the film and TV industry keeping its promise to tackle racism?
In June 2020, an open letter was published calling on the UK's film and TV industry to "tackle structural and...
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Man indicted on child porn charges had van full of guns, searched online for Biden’s address
KANNAPOLIS: A North Carolina man indicted last month on child pornography charges had searched earlier this year for Democratic presidential...
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Australia child abuse: Police arrest 44 suspects and rescue 16 children
Australian police have arrested 44 men across the nation on suspicion of possessing and producing child abuse material. Sixteen children...
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‘Dumb mistake’ exposed Iranian hand behind fake Proud Boys US election emails: Sources
WASHINGTON: Government analysts and private sector investigators were able to rapidly attribute to Iranian hackers a wave of thousands of...
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HDB resale transactions spike 127.3% in Q3 after end of COVID-19 circuit breaker
SINGAPORE: The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats sold in the resale market in the third quarter rose...
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Goldman Sachs to pay US$2.9 billion, claw back executive pay over role in 1MDB corruption scandal
WASHINGTON: Goldman Sachs on Thursday (Oct 22) said it was clawing back US$174 million in executive compensation and had agreed...
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Covid: US gives full approval for antiviral remdesivir drug
US regulators have given full approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitals. The US Food...
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Coronavirus: France extends overnight curfew as cases surge
France will extend an overnight curfew to dozens more areas in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime...
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Intel’s data centre chip sales fall short, shares slide 10%
NEW YORK: Intel on Thursday (Oct 22) missed third-quarter revenue estimates for its data-centre chip unit as the COVID-19 pandemic...
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US business borrowing for equipment falls 13% in September: ELFA
NEW YORK: US companies' borrowings for capital investments fell about 13 per cent in September from a year earlier, the...
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Amazon announces US$100 million logistics investment in Mexico
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has invested US$100 million in opening new warehouses in Mexico, including its first shipping...
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Wipro, SAP collaborate to help organisations improve productivity
Wipro announced it has entered into an agreement with enterprise application software provider SAP to offer advanced customer-specific content and...
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Banned football official tried to fix Copa Libertadores match
SAO PAULO: A Paraguayan football official who was banned for life for match-fixing tried to influence the result of a...
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Golf: Pioneering men’s and women’s Vic Open falls victim to pandemic
MELBOURNE: Australia's innovative Vic Open, the only event on the world's professional golf tours where men and women tee off...
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Race for acceptance: Why Japan’s Paralympics mean more than medals
TOKYO: Long-jumper Sayaka Murakami is hoping not just for a medal at the postponed Tokyo Paralympics, but also for lasting...
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Another lockdown in Pakistan soon as authorities fail to implement Covid-19 norms
Highlighting the “clear resurgence in coronavirus” in the country, the NCOC has asked the chief secretaries to “strictly implement” the...
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Lose the battles, win the war? Mir eyes world MotoGP crown
ALCAÑIZ, Spain: Despite not having won a race since 2017, Spain's Joan Mir is edging closer to the MotoGP world...
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Kamala Harris slams Trump for being an ‘incompetent’ president
The senator blasted Trump for his “failure” to handle the coronavirus pandemic, his refusal to condemn white supremacy, and his...
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Facebook launches dating service in Europe
CALIFORNIA: Facebook said on Wednesday (Oct 21) it is launching its dating service in 32 European countries after the rollout...
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