Egypt displayed the gilded coffin of Tutankhamun, under restoration for the first time since the boy king’s tomb was discovered in 1922. The restoration process began in mid-July after the three-tiered coffin was transferred to the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor,
In the early days of Hong Kong’s protests, Jonathan put out a call on a messaging app seeking fellow medics to aid demonstrators — within a day, 4,000 people had volunteered. Nurses, doctors, medical students and ordinary people with first aid training all clamoured to join what has become a
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German network operator Deutsche Telekom yesterday confirmed its 2019 outlook after almost doubling profits in the second quarter, as its American mobile arm again saw surging customer numbers. In April-June, Telekom booked an increase in net profit of 91 percent year-on-year, to 944 million euros. The comparison
SAN FRANCISCO: Lyft shares gained Wednesday after the US ride-hailing giant said it sees “positive momentum” that will help the company cut losses over the rest of 2019. The San Francisco-based Uber rival said its loss in the second quarter more than tripled from a year ago to $644 million
WASHINGTON: Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested for the slaughter of 22 people in El Paso, Texas said she had called police out of concern he had a military-style weapon. But President Donald Trump and most
BELGRADE: Serbian media reported Thursday that the country has granted citizenship to Thailand’s fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra, who was ousted ahead of the 2014 coup and later fled to avoid a jail term. Yingluck furtively slipped out of the kingdom while it was still under junta rule in August
MONTREAL: Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem advanced into the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday, with Thiem achieving a personal best in Canada. Top-seeded holder Nadal suffered through a two-hour rain interruption before dismissing Britain’s Daniel Evans 7-6 (8/6), 6-4. Austrian second seed Thiem, who claimed a
TORONTO (Canada): Karolina Pliskova reached the third round of the Toronto WTA tournament on Wednesday putting the pressure back on Naomi Osaka in the battle to reclaim the world number one ranking. World number three Pliskova of the Czech Republic defeated America’s 37th-ranked Alison Riske 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 as
TORONTO (Canada): Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, defeating 20th-ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, advanced in 75 minutes at her
TOKYO: Japan has approved the export to South Korea of some key products for the first time since introducing stricter trading rules amid an ongoing row between the two US allies. Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko said yesterday that Tokyo had given the green light to export to