Conservation: Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide
Sharks are rarely seen at almost one in five of the world's coral reefs, a major study has found. The...
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Leeds defend open-top bus celebration in front of fans
LONDON: Leeds United defended the club's decision for the players to parade the Championship trophy in an open-top bus at...
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Great Singapore Sale to go online this year with ‘new norm’ shopping experience amid COVID-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE: The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) will be an online affair this year, with online deals, virtual workshops, live-streaming activities...
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Southwest posts US$915 million loss in second quarter, warns of more COVID-19 pain
Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday warned that travel demand would remain depressed until a vaccine or treatment for COVID-19 becomes...
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Gateshead Diamond League meeting cancelled
LONDON: The re-scheduled Diamond League meeting due to be held in Gateshead on Sep 12 has been cancelled because of...
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Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson named England’s Footballer of the Year
LONDON: Liverpool's Premier League title winning captain Jordan Henderson was named England's Footballer of the Year on Friday (Jul 24)...
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NBA pulls out of Xinjiang project
SHANGHAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) has severed ties to a training centre in China's western Xinjiang region, where Beijing...
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VW sees Amazon-built ‘industrial cloud’ as future B2B marketplace
Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker, is expanding its cloud-based software and data portal, aiming to develop it into an industry-wide...
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France considers moratorium on new e-commerce warehouses, says minister
France's newly-appointed Environment Minister Barbara Pompili said on Thursday she would push to pause the development of warehouses used by...
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Big Tech CEOs ready defenses for US Congress hearing into their growing power
The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional...
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Volkswagen sees Amazon-built ‘industrial cloud’ as future B2B marketplace
REUTERS: Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker, is expanding its cloud-based software and data portal, aiming to develop it into an industry-wide...
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Marina Bay Sands reports Q2 loss of US$113m; expansion project ‘likely’ delayed
SINGAPORE: Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has reported an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) loss of US$113 million...
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Singapore’s core inflation declines 0.2% year-on-year in June
SINGAPORE: Singapore's core inflation dropped 0.2 per cent year-on-year in June, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Ministry of...
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‘Please mine more nickel,’ Musk urges as Tesla boosts production
BEIJING: Tesla boss Elon Musk urged miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power the...
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Olympic cancellation spectre haunts Tokyo, one year before postponed Games
TOKYO: Japan held subdued celebrations to mark one year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday (Jul...
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Coronavirus: Government ‘too slow to help at-risk arts’, say MPs
The government has been too slow to respond to the "existential threat" faced by live theatre, music and other culture,...
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Apple supplier LG Display posts sixth straight quarterly loss
Apple Inc supplier LG Display Co Ltd reported its sixth consecutive quarterly operating loss on Thursday, as people shied away...
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Pillows, Lego, karaoke: China football to begin in virus ‘bubble’
SUZHOU, China: Some players have brought their own pillows and one even has a box of Lego as the much-delayed...
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E-commerce firm Flipkart buys Walmart’s India wholesale business
Walmart-owned Flipkart will buy the U.S. retail giant's Indian cash-and-carry wholesale business as the e-commerce firm looks to strengthen its...
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Amazon to offer auto insurance in India
Amazon.com Inc's Indian unit on Thursday said it will begin offering auto insurance, making India the e-commerce giant's first market...
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