US House Speaker Pelosi announces mask-wearing requirement for lawmakers and staff
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday (Jul 29) that members and staff would be required to wear...
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Kodak CEO’s fortune swells US$79 million as stocks rally on US government loan
NEW YORK: Eastman Kodak CEO Jim Continenza added US$79 million to his net worth on Wednesday when his options in...
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Finance company founder gets six months’ jail for rigging daughters’ US college admissions
BOSTON: The former chief executive of specialty finance lender Hercules Capital was sentenced on Wednesday (Jul 29) to six months...
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US records a COVID-19 death every minute as total surpasses 150,000
NEW YORK: One person in the United States died about every minute from COVID-19 on Wednesday (Jul 29) as the...
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Nearly 1 in 3 children have dangerous amounts of lead in bloodstream: Study
NEW DELHI: Nearly one in three children around the world have high levels of lead in their bloodstream, according to...
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Singapore extends US$60b swap facility with US Fed through March 2021
SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank and the US Federal Reserve have extended a US$60 billion swap facility through to March 2021...
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Huawei overtakes Samsung as world’s top handset seller in second quarter: Canalys
SHENZHEN: China's Huawei overtook Samsung Electronics as the world's biggest seller of mobile phones in the second quarter of 2020,...
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US federal forces to start conditional pullout from Portland
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday (Jul 29) agreed to a deal to defuse weeks of clashes in...
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Boeing reports US$2.4 billion quarterly loss, signals more job cuts
NEW YORK: Boeing suffered a bigger-than-expected loss in the latest quarter, the company announced Wednesday (Jul 29), and signalled additional...
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China’s Sinopharm to test potential COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: Chinese drug company Sinopharm and Parana state have agreed to launch the fourth major COVID-19 vaccine trial...
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Facebook, Google absorb US lawmakers’ jabs in rare Big Tech hearing
WASHINGTON: Google and Facebook took the sharpest jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on...
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Argentina starts trials on hyperimmune equine serum to treat COVID-19
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has started clinical trials on treating COVID-19 using hyperimmune serum developed with antibodies from horses, authorities from...
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Samsung Electronics Q2 operating profit up 23% on strong chip sales
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday (Jul 30) it expects a gradual recovery in demand for mobile devices and consumer...
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Football: Brighton sign Ajax defender Veltman
LONDON: Brighton signed Netherlands defender Joel Veltman from Ajax for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday (Jul 29). Veltman agreed a...
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Ibrahimovic double, Donnarumma saves penalty in Milan win
MILAN: Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty as they won 4-1 at...
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German ministers in hot seat over Wirecard collapse
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday (Jul 28) said he gave lawmakers a "detailed" explanation of...
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NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life
REUTERS: NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday (Jul 30) with the liftoff of its...
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Florida reports record increase in COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row
REUTERS: Florida reported a record increase in new COVID-19 deaths for a second successive day on Wednesday (Jul 29), with...
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US warns of ‘consequences’ if Brazil picks Huawei 5G
SAO PAULO: The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of "consequences" if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its...
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France’s new COVID-19 cases hit one-month peak
PARIS: The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 1,392 on Wednesday (Jul 29), the highest daily tally...
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