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Sports Aug 25, 2019

Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal 2019 Match Report: Mohamed Salah Shines as Reds Maintain Winning Start at Premier League

Joel Matip's towering header opened the floodgates just before half-time and Salah killed the game from the penalty spot before adding his second with a wonderful run and finish. Liverpool open up a three-point lead at the top with Arsenal still in second, but City and Tottenham can move to within two points when they are in action on Sunday.
Technology Aug 25, 2019

Google Issues New Workplace Guidelines, Asks Employees 'Not to Engage in Heated Political Debates'

The updated guidelines pointed out that comments made internally by Google employees, no matter the intent, could go public and be wrongly attributed to the company, leading to mistaken impressions. Managers or those moderating forums were directed to intervene if the policy is violated, revoking comments, ending discussions, or even taking disciplinary action.
Entertainment Aug 24, 2019

Forbes Highest Paid Actresses 2019: Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon Top the List

The actress will take up the Black Widow mantle again in 2020 for an eponymous spinoff film. But even though Johansson and her cohorts on the list all earned more than $20 million, pay inequality is alive and well in Hollywood.
Sports Aug 24, 2019

Manchester United 1-2 Crystal Palace 2019 Match Report: Marcus Rashford Misses From the Spot as Man Utd Suffer Shock Defeat at Old Trafford

Five days after Pogba's miss cost United two points in the 1-1 draw at Molineux, the Frenchman stayed well away, leaving Rashford to take the responsibility but he missed a penalty for the first time in his career as the ball came back off the inside of the post.
World Aug 24, 2019

Hong Kong Protests: Police Fire Tear Gas as Clashes Return to City Streets

Frontline protesters pulled together a barricade of traffic barriers and bamboo construction poles, spray-painting walls with insults directed at the police. As the afternoon wore on some fired stones from slingshots, prompting a charge from police wielding batons and pepper spray.
Social Viral Aug 24, 2019

Jamaican Man Held by Customs and Immigration for 82 Days for Bringing Honey into the US

Haughton's long ordeal began December 29 at Baltimore-Washington International Airport when customs agents had a dog sniff his bags. Inside they found three bottles duly labeled as honey that Haughton, a 45-year-old father of three, uses to sweeten his tea.
World Aug 24, 2019

Libya: Flights Suspended at Mitiga International Airport After Rocket Fire

Authorities said a rocket hit just as two flights were landing -- a Buraq Air flight from Istanbul and a Libyan Airlines flight inbound from Medina in Saudi Arabia carrying over 200 passengers, including pilgrims returning from Mecca. The blast damaged a sidewalk outside the airport terminal and left cars parked nearby riddled with shrapne.
World Aug 24, 2019

US President Donald Trump Lashes Out at China, Vows Quick Response to Beijing’s New Tariffs

The blistering Twitter screed called into doubt chances for a quick resolution to the escalating trade war between the world's economic superpowers, which by the end of the year will cover nearly all imports and exports exchanged between the two countries.
World Aug 24, 2019

North Korea Fires ‘Short-Range Ballistic Missiles’ Into Sea: Seoul

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to kick start working-level talks during an impromptu meeting at the Demilitarised Zone on June 30 but no contacts have been held since with the North repeatedly expressing anger at the war games.
World Aug 23, 2019

Ryanair Closing Four Spanish Bases, Threatening 512 Jobs

The news, in a statement flagging up 'formal notification of collective dismissal prceedings,' comes after two profit warnings in the past 10 months at Ryanair and on the back of a 41 percent dive in first-quarter earnings. The carrier also blamed Boeing 737 Max aircraft delivery delays affecting its plane allocations for the coming months.
Sports Aug 23, 2019

Pakistan to Host Sri Lanka for Limited Over Series

The two boards said the teams were due to play two Test matches in October and follow it up with the six shorter form matches in December, but decided to swap them. The dates and the venue for the two Tests were not announced, but Sri Lanka's Sports minister Harin Fernando told reporters in Colombo Thursday that the Tests will not be in Pakistan.
World Aug 23, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin Vows 'Symmetric Response' to US Missile Test

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he has ordered the military to prepare a "symmetric response" after Washington tested a formerly banned missile. The US Department of Defense said Monday it had tested a type of ground-launched missile that was banned under the 1987 INF agreement, which limited the use of nuclear and conventional medium-range weapons.
World Aug 23, 2019

Sri Lanka Ends Emergency Four Months After Easter Attacks

Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Friday. President Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on the 22nd of each month since the April 21 attacks on three hotels and three churches.
Sports Aug 23, 2019

Serena Williams vs Maria Sharapova in US Open 2019 First Round: Former Champions Set for the Big Showdown in New York

Serena Williams will begin her quest for a seventh US Open title and record-tying 24th Grand Slam victory against long-time rival Maria Sharapova in the US Open women's singles draw unveiled Thursday. Eighth-ranked Williams is looking to match the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles won by Margaret Court when the year's final major championship gets under way Monday.
Sports Aug 23, 2019

US Open 2019: Novak Djokovic Could Face Roger Federer in Semis, Rafael Nadal in Final

Top-ranked defending champion Novak Djokovic could face Roger Federer in the semi-finals and Rafael Nadal in the final under the US Open draw unveiled Thursday at Flushing Meadows.
World Aug 22, 2019

US Raps China for 'Escalation' in South China Sea

China redeployed a government-owned survey vessel -- with armed escorts -- into the waters off Vietnam earlier this month, the US said. Hanoi says those waters are part of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The move could reignite a spat between Beijing and Vietnam over rights to the resource-rich waters in the South China Sea.
Sports Aug 22, 2019

India-Pakistan Davis Cup Tie Postponed to November Over Security Fears

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) had requested the game's world body to either postpone or move the Asia/Oceania Group I tie scheduled in September out of Pakistan following rising political tensions between the two nations.
Technology Aug 22, 2019

Google, Apple to Block Kazakhstan Internet Security Certificate

The government has insisted the certificate was optional, but one of the country's leading mobile told its users it was 'necessary' to install it. Google said Wednesday it would be blocking the certificate from its Chrome service, the world's most widely used web browser.
World Aug 22, 2019

Hamza bin Laden Dead: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Confirms Death of Al-Qaeda Founder Osama bin Laden's Son

US media reported at the beginning of August that bin Laden was killed during the last two years in an operation that involved the United States, citing US intelligence officials. But President Donald Trump and other senior officials have refused to confirm or deny it publicly.
Sports Aug 22, 2019

Real Madrid Transfer News: Madrid Loan Japan Midfielder Takefusa Kubo to RCD Mallorca

Kubo will train with his Mallorca teammates for the first time on Friday, ahead of the team's second La Liga game of the season at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday. The newly-promoted club began with a 2-1 win over Eibar last weekend.

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