How the CIA identified and killed Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri on August 2, 2022 Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri had been in hiding for years and the operation to locate and kill him was the result of “careful patient and persistent” […]
India confirms Asia’s first monkeypox death on August 2, 2022KOCHI, INDIA: India confirmed Asia’s first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak. Last week, Spain reported two monkeypox-related deaths and Brazil its first. . The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health […]
Hot dogs — and cats — get wearable fans to beat Japan’s scorching summer on August 1, 2022TOKYO: A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs — or cats — that can’t shed their fur coats in Japan’s blistering summer weather. The device consists of a battery-operated, 80-gramme (3-ounce) fan that is attached to a mesh […]
‘Friendly Games’ have an edge when India play Pakistan at cricket on August 1, 2022 BIRMINGHAM: The Commonwealth Games like to be referred to as the “Friendly Games” and up until Sunday even India and Pakistan cricketers had bought into the idea. Women’s cricket is making its Games debut in Birmingham and because of that, there has been an all-for-one pioneering camaraderie built into the competition dialling down what […]
Netflix sues creators of alleged ‘Bridgerton’ knockoff on July 30, 2022 Netflix on Friday sued the creators of an alleged unauthorized musical stage production of its popular period drama “Bridgerton,” accusing them of copyright infringement after building demand for their knockoff on TikTok. The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington, D.C., three days after a sold-out […]
Pakistanis among top 10 buyers as Dubai property sales skyrocket on July 30, 2022 DUBAI: Dubai’s red-hot property market surged in the first half of the year as investors piled in, with Russians among the top five buyers as the emirate benefits from an influx of wealth in the wake of Western sanctions. The first half saw residential real estate transaction volumes up 60 per cent with an […]
Crypto platform Zipmex files for bankruptcy protection in Singapore on July 29, 2022Southeast Asia-focused cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex said it had filed for bankruptcy protection in Singapore, becoming the latest victim of the global downturn in digital currencies. Singapore-based Zipmex resumed withdrawals last week, a day after suspending them on July 20, and said it was working to address its exposure of $53 million to crypto lenders Babel […]
Jayasuriya, Mendis spin Sri Lanka to series-levelling win over Pakistan on July 28, 2022 GALLE: Sri Lanka spinners Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis snared nine wickets between them to help the hosts to a 246-run series-levelling victory against Pakistan on the fifth and final day of the second test in Galle on Thursday. It was the fourth five-wicket haul in only his third test for left-arm spinner Jayasuriya, […]
ICC responds amid threats of ODIs coming to an end on July 28, 2022 NEW DELHI: The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) has played down threats to the game’s 50 overs format, saying a “healthy” number of one-day internationals will be played in the 2023-27 cycle. The proliferation of lucrative domestic T20 leagues have cramped up cricket’s already-strained calendar and England all-rounder Ben Stokes attributed his shock ODI […]
At least 17 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in The Bahamas on July 25, 2022NASSAU: Seventeen people died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of The Bahamas, authorities said on Sunday, as more Haitians attempt to reach the United States to flee gang violence and poverty at home. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 people, including an infant, and 25 people were […]