Web archive - August 21, 2024

Sports

Man City’s Foden crowned PFA player of the year after stellar season

Palmer clinches Young Player of the Year, while Shaw and Clinton also shine with top honours in their categories

Sports

Sinner escapes doping ban, ahead of US Open

Top-ranked tennis player exoneration from doping charges shifts focus back to his performance

World

Kamala Harris breaks fundraising records with $500 million in just four weeks

Surge in donations underscores Harris' rising influence, importance of voter mobilisation as election day approaches

Business

Disney-Reliance $8.5 billion merger undergoes scrutiny

Concerns about market dominance in cricket broadcasting have put the Disney-Reliance merger under CCI’s intense review

Technology

Tesla's tariff on Chinese-made EVs cut to 9% by EU Commission

In response to alleged unfair subsidies, the EU revises duties on Chinese EVs, provoking Beijing's warnings

World

Chinese premier arrives in Moscow for three-day official visit

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang greeted by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko

World

Senior US official labels Netanyahu's remarks on Gaza ceasefire ‘not constructive’

Netanyahu said that Israel would insist on maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor between Gaza and Egypt

Technology

'Black Myth: Wukong' video game hits 1.4m players within few hours on debut

Game Science, the developer behind "Black Myth: Wukong," was founded in 2014 by former Tencent employee Feng Ji

World

Bangladesh cancels higher secondary exams following political unrest

This marks 1st time in the country's history that public exams have been cancelled midway through the schedule

World

WHO advises 'targeted vaccination' for mpox instead of mass vaccination

The vaccination is need where the virus is transmitting, says WHO spokeswoman