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Covid adds fuel to the match-fixing fire: expert
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» PARIS: A record number of sports matches are likely to be fixed in 2021 after the Covid pandemic "added fuel to the fire", an executive at one of the world's leading sports technology companies has told AFP.
Moderna jabs to arrive Monday
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2021
» Some 560,000 Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses are due to arrive on Nov 1.
Night-time economy needs a boost
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2021
» Entertainment operators have said the government's reopening plan must include the night-time economy.
Thai shuttlers lose doubles final to Japan in Denmark
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2021
» Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai lost to Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan in the mixed doubles at the Denmark Open on Sunday night.
Australia to require parental consent for minors using social media
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2021
» SYDNEY: Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 and threaten fines of up to A$10 million (US$7.5 million) for internet platforms which fail to comply, under draft legislation published on Monday.
'Friends' actor James Michael Tyler dies
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Actor James Michael Tyler who played coffee shop manager Gunther on the hit sitcom "Friends" died Sunday at age 59, US media reported.
Evergrande says it has resumed work on 10 stalled projects
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» BEIJING: Shares of embattled Chinese developer Evergrande rose on Monday after it said it had resumed work on more than 10 projects, as it sought to soothe fears about its debt struggles.
Jokowi pushes for Southeast Asian travel arrangement
Published on 25/10/2021
» Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo pushed for travel to reopen in Southeast Asia, saying this would help economic recovery in the region that has seen coronavirus cases recede.
Actor Baldwin was rehearsing pointing gun at camera when it fired
New York Times, Published on 25/10/2021
» ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico: Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene that involved pointing a revolver “towards the camera lens” when the gun — which the crew had been told did not contain live rounds — suddenly went off and killed the cinematographer, according to the film’s director, who was quoted in an affidavit released Sunday night.
Old monk's reappearance brings solace in coup-hit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» SAGAING, Myanmar: When dawn arrives in normal times, 80-year-old Buddhist monk Maha Bodhi Myaing Sayadaw emerges from his meditation on the plains of northern Myanmar to silently receive food offerings from a handful of followers.