Nadal, Thiem suffer coaching setbacks ahead of Australian Open
(Reuters) – World number two Rafa Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the trip Down Under for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Players and officials have to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival in Australia before they participate in warmup […]
Thailand Open ‘safe to continue’ after Covid cases: BWF
BANGKOK: The Thailand Open has been declared safe to proceed after three coronavirus cases on the first two days, the Badminton World Federation said on Thursday. One Egyptian player was withdrawn and a German coach and French staff member are under hospital observation after testing positive at badminton’s restart tournament. Three other players also tested […]
Philippines approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use
MANILA, Jan. 14 — The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting FDA head Enrique Domingo on Thursday. “Based on the totality of evidence available to date, including data from adequate and well-known controlled trials, it is reasonable to […]
Vietnam to export 1,600 tonnes of rice at high price to Singapore, Malaysia
HANOI, Jan 14 — Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company will export 1,600 tonnes of high-value fragrant rice to Singapore and Malaysia, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on January 13. Accordingly, 450 tonnes of Jasmine 85 rice will be shipped to the Singaporean market at US$ 680 per tonne, while 1,150 […]
Moscow to reopen schools, but extends other COVID-19 restrictions by one week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has extended all restrictions against COVID-19 until Jan. 21, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, with the exception of pupils returning to schools from Monday. Russia, which launched a voluntary vaccination programme with the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine last month, has resisted imposing a strict lockdown as it did during the […]
Twitter chief says Trump ban sets ‘dangerous’ precedent
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platform’s ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a “dangerous” precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social network. “Having to ban an account has real and significant ramifications,” Dorsey said in a string of tweets inviting feedback […]
Cheah, Kisona raih pengalaman berharga di Terbuka Thailand Yonex
KUALA LUMPUR: 14 Jan — Walaupun tewas dalam pusingan pembukaan Kejohanan Badminton Terbuka Thailand Yonex di Impact Arena, Bangkok semalam, pemain wanita nombor satu negara Soniia Cheah menyifatkannya sebagai pengalaman berharga yang akan membantu meningkatkan prestasinya. Menurut pemenang pingat perak acara beregu campuran Sukan Komanwel Gold Coast 2018 itu, kekalahan 15-21 dan 12-21 kepada pemain […]
17 jawatan jadi rebutan pada kongres ke-57 FAM
KUALA LUMPUR: 13 Jan — Sebanyak 17 jawatan bakal dipertandingkan pada pemilihan Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) bagi penggal 2021-2025 yang akan diadakan di sebuah hotel di Petaling Jaya, 13 Mac depan. Jawatan berkenaan melibatkan satu kerusi Presiden, Timbalan Presiden (dua), Naib Presiden (empat) serta 10 kerusi Exco (termasuk dua kerusi yang diperuntukkan […]
China laporkan kematian pertama Covid-19 dalam 8 bulan
BEIJING – China melaporkan kematian pertama akibat koronavirus (Covid-19) pada Khamis iaitu kali pertama dalam tempoh lapan bulan ketika negara itu berusaha menangani kenaikan dalam kes pandemik tersebut. Sebelum ini negara berkenaan berjaya mengawal penularan Covid-19 melalui perintah ‘lockdown,’ ujian pengesanan kes tersebut secara beramai-ramai dan sekatan perjalanan. Bagaimanapun, baru-baru ini berlaku peningkatan kes terutamanya […]
