Asia

Vietnam to extend lockdown throughout southern region as COVID cases increase

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

HANOI (VIETNAM) -Vietnam will from Monday extend strict restrictions on movement in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City and another 18 cities and provinces throughout its south for another two weeks to help tackle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government said. After successfully containing the

Sport

Olympics-Athletics-Thompson-Herah scorches to 100m glory, closes on Flo-Jo

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah delivered the first seminal moment of the Olympic athletics programme on Saturday when she became the second-fastest woman in history when leading a scorching Jamaican clean sweep of the 100 metres final. There was a surprise gold for Poland in the first 4x400m relay, which delivered the exciting […]

Asia

COVID-19 surge strikes Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia confirm record infections

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease. The surge in Delta variant cases is rattling parts of Asia previously relatively successful in containing COVID-19, such as Vietnam, which will from Monday impose strict curbs […]

Sport

Olympics-Fernandez and Galvez secure Spain’s first gold in Tokyo

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) -Alberto Fernandez’s rock-steady hands helped Spain secure its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as he collaborated with Fatima Galvez to win the new trap mixed team event at the Asaka Shooting Range. The Spaniards had topped the qualifying rounds to storm into the gold medal match but Galvez looked […]

Entertainment

Disney refutes Scarlett Johansson’s complaint with regard to ‘Black Widow’ streaming release

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

LOS ANGELES (US) -Scarlett Johansson, star of the Marvel superhero movie “Black Widow,” sued the Walt Disney Co on Thursday, as she levelled allegations that the company violated her contract when it offered the movie on streaming at the same time it played in theaters. Disney said there was “no merit” to the lawsuit, saying […]

Sport

Motor racing-Hamilton races ahead of Verstappen in final Hungarian GP practice

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

Lewis Hamilton kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets, pipping Red Bull championship rival Max Verstappen in Saturday’s final practice session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix.  The Briton, who trails Verstappen by eight points in the overall standings, lapped the 4.3-kilometer long Hungaroring in one minute, 16.826 seconds, beating the Dutchman by

Sport

Olympics-Judo-France clinches judo gold medal in first mixed team event

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) -France clinched the judo gold medal in the first mixed team event ever held in the Games on Saturday, beating Japan 4-1 in the final and helping their heavyweight legend Teddy Riner add to his collection of Olympic medals. With Saturday’s win, Riner, 32, now has a tally of three golds and two […]

Sport

Olympics-Basketball-France beats Iran, Italy edges Nigeria as quarter-finals take shape

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) -France secured a comfortable win over Iran in Olympic men’s basketball on Saturday to remain undefeated as seedings for the quarter-finals next week took shape. Real Madrid’s Thomas Heurtel led with 16 points in France’s 79-62 victory at the Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. They swept their opponents in Group A, including […]

Sport

Olympics – Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce fastest in women’s 100m semis

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the fastest time to reach the women’s 100 metres final on Saturday and continues to be on course to become the first woman to win a single individual Olympic athletics event three times. The 34-year-old took time away from the sport to have a baby but arrived in […]

Asia

Coronavirus cases surge in Malaysia, 17,786 reported

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) – Malaysia’s health ministry reported 17,786 coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record number of infections. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 1,113,272.