With apps and remote medicine, Japan offers glimpse of doctor visits post-coronavirus
TOKYO: The COVID-19 crisis has prompted Japan to ease regulations on remote medical treatment, creating an opening for tech companies...
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Football: Salah double keeps Liverpool on track for points record
BRIGHTON, England: Mohamed Salah scored twice as champions Liverpool moved on to 92 points with a 3-1 win at Brighton...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro vetoes plans to offer COVID-19 support to indigenous people
BRASILIA: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday (Jul 8) vetoed provisions of a law that obligated the federal government to...
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Canada handled the COVID-19 outbreak better than United States: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA: Canada handled the coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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Argentina posts record 3,604 daily COVID-19 cases
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina posted a daily record of 3,604 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the South American country grapples with...
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Commentary: Is Trump the only reason for the great American foreign policy muddle?
US President Donald Trump’s temperamental and transactional approach to foreign affairs makes him anything but rational, say Andrew Sheng and...
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COVID-19: Bolsonaro bets ‘miraculous cure’ hydroxychloroquine can save Brazil – and his life
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has gone all in on hydroxychloroquine to help his coronavirus-ravaged country beat COVID-19....
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‘Trapped’ illegal workers in Saudi look to COVID-19 for escape
RIYADH: Jobless and broke, Sudanese electrician Hatem is stranded in limbo in Riyadh like countless other illegal workers, but he...
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US voices concern over Vietnam sentence to Facebook user
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Jul 8) voiced concern after Vietnam handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a...
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‘Weaponized’ Facebook fails to protect civil rights, audit says
REUTERS: Facebook's decisions to allow controversial posts by President Donald Trump established a "terrible precedent" that could allow the platform...
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Paris 2024 budget to be ‘studied’ by end of year
PARIS: Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics will review the risk of extra expenditure for the event due to the...
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Facebook suspends disinformation network tied to staff of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
REUTERS: Facebook Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political...
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End of an era? Series of US setbacks bodes ill for big oil, gas pipeline projects
A rapid-fire succession of setbacks for big energy pipelines in the United States this week has revealed an uncomfortable truth...
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United Airlines sending ‘gut punch’ furlough warnings to 36,000 workers
United Airlines said on Wednesday it was preparing to send notices of potential furloughs to 36,000 U.S.-based frontline employees, or...
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Spanish builders vie to revamp Barcelona’s Camp Nou
MADRID: Four of Spain's largest construction firms are competing for a contract to upgrade soccer club Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium,...
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EU secures potential COVID-19 drugs from Roche, Germany’s Merck
BRUSSELS: The European Commission has struck deals with drugmakers Roche and Merck KGaA to secure supplies of experimental treatments for...
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Formula 1: Age is not the issue, says returning Alonso
LONDON: Two-times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso said age was not the issue after securing a comeback deal with...
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Golf: Ryder Cup postponed due to coronavirus
REUTERS: This year's Ryder Cup, which was scheduled to be held in late September in Wisconsin, has been postponed due...
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Alonso says Indy 500 remains top 2020 priority
LONDON: The Indianapolis 500, and the possibility of taking the Triple Crown of Motorsport, remains Fernando Alonso's top priority for...
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Warren Buffett donates US$2.9 billion to Gates Foundation, family charities
REUTERS: Warren Buffett has donated roughly US$2.9 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to four family charities and the Bill...
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