Argentina’s Paredes suspended for 10 games for World Cup fight
PARIS: Midfielder Leandro Paredes and several Argentina team-mates have received bans and fines for their part in clashes with Spain players at the World Cup final, Fifa said on Fr…
Russell roars to Dutch GP sprint pole, Antonelli fifth
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands: Mercedes driver George Russell clinched pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix, setting the fastest qualifying lap time ahead of c…
Türkiye issues ‘genocide’ warrant for Netanyahu
Türkiye has sought an international arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of “genocide” linked to Israel’s interception of an aid flotilla for…
UK forecasts big El Nino to spark hottest year ahead
This year’s El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain’s national weather agency predicted on Friday.An El…
Sword attack injures several at Swedish school
STOCKHOLM: A man armed with a sword injured several people at a Swedish high school on Friday and one person was later detained, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Fr…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak growing ‘exponentially’: UN
GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the se…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PANDA TWINS
Female giant panda twins Leni and Lotti and their mother, Meng Meng, gather on the day before Leni and Lotti turn two years old at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany. — Reuters
S&P affirms OQ Gas Networks’ BBB- rating
BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, AUGUST 21S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘BBB-’ long-term issuer credit rating on OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), Oman’s sole natural gas infrastructure operat…
Samsung to buy back up to $80 bn in shares
South Korean chip giant Samsung Electronics said on Friday it would buy back up to $80 billion of its own shares to boost shareholder returns, the largest such plan in the country….
South Korea’s Doosan wins major EPC contract for Misfah power project
MUSCAT, AUGUST 21 South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility has disclosed a major engineering, procurement and construction contract for Oman’s 1,700MW Misfah Independent Power Project, prov…