UK: Sunak to extend furlough scheme to end of March

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he will extend the furlough scheme across the UK until the end of March. Mr Sunak said the scheme will pay up to 80%…

Chinese President opens up to more trade deals

CHINESE President Xi Jinping said China will import more than $22tn (£17tn) worth of goods over the next decade. He has also called for a more constructive approach to an…

Jeff Bezos sells more than $3bn worth of Amazon shares

AMAZON CEO Jeff Bezos has sold more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares after accelerating his stock sales in the last year. The sales bring his total cash out…

Indonesia in recession for first time in 22 years

Indonesia has fallen into its first recession in 22 years following a decline of 5.32% in the second quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll.…

Volkswagen launches ‘most powerful Golf yet’

Volkswagen unveiled a 315-horsepower Golf R on Tuesday, the most powerful version of its Golf compact car ever offered for sale. The Golf R has an improved torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive system…

Messi scores as Barca edge Dynamo Kyiv

Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona, 2-1, to beat Dynamo Kyiv as Barcelona registered three wins in the Champions League Dynamo Kyiv fielded a significantly depleted side, with only 13 first-team…

SA: 3 Warriors stars feature in Arrows-Baroka stalemate

By Supersport.com Golden Arrows struck a late equaliser to hold Baroka FC 1-1 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday and end the Limpopo side’s perfect start to the 2020-21 DStv…

SA: Arubi heroics not enough as side loses 0-2

By Supersport.com South Africa: Swallows FC’s strong return to the top flight of South African football continued on Wednesday night when they defeated Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 2-0 at Thohoyandou Stadium.  Swallows…

Soccer player Sakho gets WADA settlement in defamation case

By Associated Press LONDON: France defender Mamadou Sakho won a financial settlement and apology from the World Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday for defamation arising from his doping case in 2016…

Sloppy Man Utd punished by Istanbul Basaksehir

By AFP Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blasted “unforgivable” defending from his hapless side as they slumped to an embarrassing 2-1 Champions League defeat against Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday. …