Новости за 11.03.2021

DOHA: Roger Federer admitted his goal was to be “100 percent” back in business by the time Wimbledon rolls around after the 20-time Grand Slam title winner saw his comeback from 13 months out with injury end in Doha on Thursday. The 39-year-old squandered a match point and was knocked out of the Qatar Open […]

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s stimulus program is being hailed as both boosting domestic growth and spurring the global recovery, but the IMF warned that policymakers will need to be alert to risks posed by the massive cash injection. The package, which Biden signed into law on Thursday, will inject $1.9 trillion in aid into […]

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden signed into law a “historic” $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package on Thursday, saying it would help ordinary Americans recover from the coronavirus crisis. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation — working people, middle class folks, people who built the […]

NEW YORK: A digital collage by American artist Beeple sold Thursday for a record $69.3 million, Christie’s auctioneers announced, as virtual art rapidly establishes itself as a new — and highly profitable — creative genre. “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” became the most expensive ever “non-fungible token” — a collectible digital asset that uses blockchain […]

KUNA: Kuwait on Thursday reported 1,505 new coronavirus infections and four deaths, the health ministry said. In a statement to KUNA, ministry spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad affirmed total number of infections surged to 205,893 and the death toll climbed to 1,148. Up to 8,780 virus tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, Sanad added. […]

ZURICH: Swiss spectacles manufacturer Gotti said Thursday they had been inundated with demand for the oversized glasses worn by Oprah Winfrey for her TV interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. The small Zurich-based brand, which makes high-end frames, told AFP they were “a little surprised” by the surge in interest following the […]