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Gender equality inevitable in F1, says Red Bull chief Horner
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» MELBOURNE - Red Bull chief Christian Horner said Friday it was inevitable that gender equality would reach Formula One amid reports that a team employing an equal split between men and women was looking to enter the sport.
Hamilton calls for action after Piquet's racist slur
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LONDON - Lewis Hamilton said the "time has come for action" after being the subject of a racially offensive term used by three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet.
Saudis reassure nervous F1 drivers after attacks
Published on 26/03/2022
» JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia pledged maximum security to reassure rattled Formula One drivers as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was set to go ahead on Sunday despite an attack on an oil facility nearby by Houthi rebels from Yemen.
Qatar to hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» DOHA - Qatar will hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in November replacing the cancelled Australian GP, organisers announced on Friday.
Senior cardinal, 9 others, face Vatican fraud trial
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» VATICAN CITY - An influential Cardinal and nine others will be tried over alleged financial wrongdoing linked to the purchase of a plush London property, the Holy See announced on Saturday.
Pfizer seeks EU vaccine approval as OECD sees recovery in 2021
AFP, Published on 01/12/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany: Pharma companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday filed for European approval for their coronavirus vaccine, following in the footsteps of competitor Moderna, while the OECD predicted the world economy would bounce back to pre-pandemic levels by late 2021.
Virus Update: Singapore curbs travel
Agencies, Published on 13/03/2020
» Singapore ceased port calls for all cruise vessels and will bar the entry and transit of visitors with recent travel history to Italy, France, Spain and Germany. New York City declared a state of emergency, bringing the financial and cultural capital of the US to a standstill.
Rugby's Hong Kong, Singapore Sevens await fate as virus hammers Asian sport
AFP, Published on 13/02/2020
» HONG KONG - Rugby's Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens were expected to be postponed on Thursday as Asian sport reels from the coronavirus, with the Chinese Grand Prix, golf and football fixtures among the long list of casualties.
Typhoon-hit Japan GP qualifying moved to Sunday
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» SUZUKA, Japan: The Japanese Grand Prix's entire Saturday track programme, including qualifying, has been cancelled as Typhoon Hagibis bears down on the Suzuka circuit, race organisers announced Friday.
Japan braces for powerful typhoon Hagibis
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» TOKYO - Japan braced on Friday for a powerful typhoon barrelling towards Tokyo that has already forced the cancellation of two Rugby World Cup matches, disrupted the Suzuka Grand Prix and grounded flights.