Singaporeans could be jailed for up to six months if they intentionally stand close to someone else, under tough new rules announced on Friday to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The city-state has introduced a series of new measures to tackle the virus, including closing bars and cinemas as well as banning large events. […]
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China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a call with his US counterpart on Friday, according to state media. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, but Xi told President Donald Trump that China “wishes […]
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government’s response to the outbreak. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” Johnson said. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via […]
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NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin lightheartedly invoked his ‘mankad’ controversy with England’s Jos Buttler as India’s superstar cricketers urged the nation of 1.3 billion to observe its strict lockdown to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus. The spin bowler tweeted a picture of his dismissal of Buttler exactly a year ago in the Indian Premier League, when […]
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LONDON: England all-rounder Chris Jordan has no regrets in staying on for the fifth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) when majority of the foreign players decided to withdraw from the tournament amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jordan, who represented Karachi Kings in the franchise-based T20 league, said that he felt comfortable in Pakistan as the […]
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KARACHI: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to postpone its meeting to finalise the possible multiple venues of Asia Cup T20, which is supposed to be hosted by Pakistan. With no chance of India travelling to Pakistan in the prevailing political climate, it was all but certain that […]
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MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday that all qualifying events for the 2021 Twenty20 World Cup and 50-overs version in 2023 that were scheduled to be held before June 30 have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The flu-like virus has infected more than 470,800 people around the world and killed […]
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TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until those dates are worked out by the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government and Tokyo organisers. “We must decide this soon, otherwise it will be hard to decide on other things to follow,” Toshiro […]
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KARACHI: Exporters and manufacturers on Thursday blamed Sindh government for causing unnecessary delays in allowing export-oriented sectors to operate production units during the lockdown in order to clear pending shipments. The provincial government had asked textile and leather garments exporters to fill a proforma seeking details on export orders, staff required to meet production targets, […]
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Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and “do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic.” Showing more unity than at any time since the G20 was created during the 2008-2009 financial crisis, […]
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