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Fadhil Yunus Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) emerged winners of the Higher Institutions Handball Championship after defeating Politeknik Brunei 14-7 in the boys’ final at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas yesterday. Cosmopolitan College of Commerce and Technology (CCCT) came third after they beat Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) 5-2. Meanwhile, […]

TOKYO (AFP) – Frances Tiafoe battled past unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea yesterday in three sets to reach the Japan Open final – but admitted it was not pretty viewing. The fourth-seeded Tiafoe won 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 and will play his fellow American Taylor Fritz in today’s final in Tokyo. Whoever wins will become […]

CNA – Dire forecasts from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Advanced Micro Devices Inc sent chip-related shares lower yesterday, sparking fears that a slump in demand for semiconductors could be much worse than expected. AMD, Nvidia Corp, Intel Corp, Qualcomm Inc and Micron Technology Inc were down between 1.2 per cent and 6.0 per cent, […]

GENEVA (AFP) – Former German chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday won the United Nations (UN) refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office. Pointing to the more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, at the height of migrant crisis […]

Inflation was driven by rise in the prices of food and fuel.

An earthquake-of-magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwans Yujing district on Sunday, said the US geological survey.

CNA – Son Heung-min (CNA pic, below) ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday. Rodrigo Bentancur’s first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the […]

THE STAR – Oil prices dipped in early trade yesterday, extending the week’s losses as concern over tight supply was outweighed by escalating fear of sharp interest rate hikes slamming global growth and hitting fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to USD90.62 a barrel as at 0052 GMT after […]

September 13, 2022 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,283,000 from the U.S.

ANKARA - Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz won the 2022 US Open men's singles title Sunday and claimed his maiden Grand Slam title and world No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz, 19, beat his fifth-seeded Norwegian opponent Casper Ruud with sets of 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 at New York City's Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Spanish teen drew first blood, taking the opening set, 6-4, in the final. But Ruud, 23, tied the match with an impressive, 6-2, in the second game. With massive efforts, Alcaraz took...