Japan’s Suga signals chance of calling snap election, reports Asahi
TOKYO: Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga signalled the possibility of calling a snap election if he were to become...
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Tennis: Thiem crushes Augur-Aliassime to reach US Open quarters
NEW YORK: Second seed Dominic Thiem edged a first-set tiebreak before turning up the heat to romp into the US...
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Tennis: Serena battles through tension-filled US Open fourth round
NEW YORK: Third seed Serena Williams advanced to the U.S. Open quarter-finals after a gritty, tension-filled 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 win...
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Lampard expects added pressure after Chelsea spending spree
LONDON: Frank Lampard admits expectations at Chelsea will soar after an expensive recruitment drive ahead of the new Premier League...
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Germany boss Loew vows to ‘attack’ after low-key Nations League start
BERLIN: After two consecutive draws which have left the Germany camp seething, head coach Joachim Loew has vowed to go...
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Foden, Greenwood out of England squad after virus breach
LONDON: Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood have been sent home from England duty after breaching coronavirus rules, manager Gareth Southgate...
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Amazon fined by UK regulator over tardy documents release in Deliveroo probe
LONDON: Britain's competition regulator on Monday fined Amazon 55,000 pounds (US$72,364) after the US online giant delayed an investigation into...
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Renault to develop, build next-generation Nissan Micra: report
French carmaker Renault will develop and assemble the next generation of partner Nissan's Micra models, a senior executive at the...
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Exhausted Indian doctors battle surging Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI: Doctors at one of the largest private Covid-19 facilities in the Indian capital say they are exhausted and...
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Chinese lawyers struggle to access Hong Kong ‘speedboat fugitives’
HONG KONG: Lawyers representing some of the Hong Kongers captured by the Chinese coastguard as they allegedly tried to flee...
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Indian army asks China’s PLA if missing civilians in their custody
GUWAHATI (India): The Indian Army has asked its Chinese counterpart if five civilians who went missing from an eastern border...
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Chinese bottled water giant Nongfu eyes US$1 billion Hong Kong listing
BEIJING: Bottled water giant Nongfu Spring said on Monday (Sep 7) it is aiming to raise more than US$1 billion...
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Nokia takes a hit as Samsung secures Verizon 5G deal
Finnish telecom firm Nokia has suffered a setback after a source close to the matter confirmed it had lost out...
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California fire triggered by ‘gender reveal firework’
LOS ANGELES: A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres...
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Italy antitrust opens inquiry into Google, Apple, Dropbox on cloud computing
Italy's antitrust authority said on Monday it had opened an inquiry into Google Inc , Apple Inc and Dropbox Inc...
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Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a...
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UK police arrest man over stabbings in Birmingham
LONDON: British police said today they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a series of stabbings in...
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New Zealand’s PM restarts campaign with holiday pledge
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resumed campaigning in New Zealand’s virus-delayed general election today with an attention-grabbing promise to make...
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Cheap seats give Chinese airlines a much-needed passenger bounce amid COVID-19
SYDNEY: Looking to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou in eastern China? A flight can be had for as low as...
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serena eyes last eight, seeds seek to exploit Djokovic exit
NEW YORK: Serena Williams seeks a quarter-final berth at the US Open on Monday as the top men’s seeds look...
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