Russia’s hopes of competing at the 2022 World Cup were effectively ended after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected a request from the Russian Football Union to freeze FIFA’s suspension while their appeal is heard. CAS said in a statement on Friday that the suspension of all Russian teams and clubs from FIFA’s […]
Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, a Ukrainian official said, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war. A withdrawal could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin closer to his goal of capturing eastern […]
Uber Technologies Inc laid out a $5 billion operating profit for 2024 that fell short of analyst estimates, sending its shares down 4% on Thursday, even as the ride-hailing company revealed several strategies to boost ridership and bring down costs. The forecast is below the $5.7 billion analysts expect for 2024, according to Refinitiv data. […]
US President Joe Biden is sending Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland to Bangladesh amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nuland will also visit India and Sri Lanka during the trip from Mar 19-23 “with an interagency delegation to underscore US commitment to, and cooperation with, Indo-Pacific partners”, the State Department said in a statement […]
At a vaccination centre in the capital Kuala Lumpur, young children sat anxiously with parents as occasional yelps of pain were heard echoing in the hall. “I feel like the (there are) higher chances of me not getting COVID now and I can go dine out,” said 8-year-old Sophie Lee Ming Qi after receiving the […]
The former president had been suffering from complications due to old age for some time. He was hospitalised on Feb 21 after his condition deteriorated, his household aide Abdul Motalib told bdnews24.com. “He was living very carefully during the spike in coronavirus cases,” he said. “He never contracted it.” The former president had been suffering […]
Climate change, COVID and China’s “coercion” in the Indo-Pacific top the agenda as foreign ministers of the Quad grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States meet in Melbourne on Friday, with talks also covering an escalating crisis between the West and Russia over Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Australia […]
Malaysia kicked off a COVID-19 mass vaccination programme on Thursday for children aged between 5 and 11, in an effort to protect the youngest members of its population and increase its high immunisation rate. At a vaccination centre in the capital Kuala Lumpur, young children sat anxiously with parents as occasional yelps of pain were […]
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the virus could be two to three times higher, its regional head said on Thursday. “We’re very much aware that our surveillance systems problems that we had on the continent, […]
At Texport Industries’ factories in India’s south, thousands of mostly women workers are busy converting yarn and fabrics into T-shirts, shirts, spaghetti tops and kids’ clothes for US customers of Tommy Hilfiger and Kohl’s Corp. After being outpaced in recent years by neighbouring Bangladesh and then hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s garment factories are […]