Triple-0 blackout to hit more than 150,000
A leading telecommunications giant has warned that an impending signal shutdown could knock out triple-0 calls for large numbers of Australians.
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Adidas apologizes to Bella Hadid after 1972 Olympics ad furor
LONDON: Adidas has apologized to supermodel Belle Hadid after pulling her from an ad campaign that referenced the 1972 Munich Olympics, Sky News reported on Wednesday. Israel-aligned pressure groups accused the campaign of insulting Hadid's part-Palestinian background. At the 1972 Games, 11 Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed by the Black September group.
Education spending up in Saudi Arabia as POS transactions hit $2.9bn
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia completed its July issuance of SR3.21 billion ($855.7 million) riyal-denominated sukuk, according to the National Center for Debt Management. The level again remained above SR 3 billion, after the June emission level of SR 4.4 billion, SR 3.23 billion in May, SR 7.39 billion in April and SR 4.4 billion in March. … Read more
Philippines says has ‘arrangement’ with Beijing on South China Sea, but no ship inspections
YILAN, Taiwan: Taiwan was reeling from the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi on Wednesday, with financial markets closed, people being given the day off work and flights cancelled, while the military remained on alert amid forecasts of torrential rains.Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to … Read more
Celtic edge Manchester City 4-3 in US pre-season friendly
RIYADH: Liverpool and Portugal footballer Diogo Jota, who attended the Esports World Cup in Riyadh on Sunday, described the world's biggest gaming festival as a “really amazing experience”. Jota, an avid gamer and investor in the multinational esports organization Galaxy Racer, watched all the action on Boulevard Riyadh City as the teams battled it out … Read more
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris
WASHINGTON: Republican leaders are warning party members against using blatantly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris as they and former President Donald Trump's campaign struggle to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day.At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, National Republican … Read more
Aussie shares dip lower on energy, iron ore falls
Australia's share market fell slightly on Wednesday as investors opted for caution after days of political chaos.
Bangladesh partially restores telecommunication services as protests taper off
DHAKA: Bangladesh partially restored telecommunications services on Wednesday, although internet connections were slow and social media remained suspended, days after deadly protests against government job reservations killed nearly 150 people. The country has been mostly calm since Sunday, when the Supreme Court reduced reservations for various categories to 7 percent, overturning a high court verdict … Read more
Brazil’s Lula rallies G20 countries against world hunger ahead of meeting
REASI: A newly completed bridge towering high over a gorge in the rugged Himalayas will soon help India consolidate control over disputed Kashmir and counter a growing strategic threat from China. The Chenab Railway Bridge, the tallest of its kind in the world, has been hailed as an engineering feat that connects the troubled Kashmir … Read more
No flags but plenty of fire for Medvedev at Paris Olympics
PARIS: There will be no flags or fanfare for Daniil Medvedev at the Paris Olympics, but the most high-profile Russian athlete in the French capital is unlikely to be far from the headlines. The tennis star, along with other Russians and Belarusians, must compete as neutrals at the Games following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. After … Read more
