Khashoggi’s fiancee calls Saudi verdict ‘farce’
September 7, 2020
The Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday branded a Saudi court ruling overturning five death sentences in his 2018 murder a “farce”.
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Tokyo Olympics will go ahead ‘with or without Covid’
September 7, 2020
By Martin Parry Tokyo’s postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice-president
British Pound Drop as Johnson Resurrects Spectre of No-Deal Brexit
September 7, 2020
The British pound sank Monday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to revive investor fears of a no-deal Brexit, dealers said.
China shows off COVID-19 vaccines for first time
September 7, 2020
China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.
Samsung wins US$6.6 billion Verizon 5G order
September 7, 2020
Samsung Electronics clinched a $6.6 billion agreement to provide 5G network equipment to Verizon in the United States, a regulatory filing showed Monday, expanding its presence in the strategically crucial market.
‘Made in Hong Kong’ brand suffers as US-China tensions deepen
September 7, 2020
At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new “Made in China” labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic tensions.
Surgical glove makers struggle to keep pace with booming demand
September 4, 2020
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, worldwide demand for surgical gloves — as for other types of personal protective equipment — is booming, leaving manufacturers struggling to keep up.
China and the Premier League – what went wrong?
September 4, 2020
The English Premier League abruptly announced the termination of the big-money contract with its broadcaster in China in a two-paragraph statement on Thursday.
End of a dynasty? Joe Kennedy defeated in US Senate primary
September 2, 2020
Congressman Joe Kennedy, long seen as a rising star, crashed to defeat Tuesday in his bid for a US Senate seat, the first time the storied American political dynasty lost a state election in Massachusetts.
Kennedy dynasty on the line in US Senate race
September 2, 2020
A legendary American political dynasty is at stake Tuesday with Joe Kennedy III, the grandnephew of assassinated president John F Kennedy, challenging a veteran progressive incumbent for his seat in the US Senate.