World number two Carlos Alcaraz, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, has withdrawn from next week’s ATP Canadian Open in Toronto to recover from Wimbledon, organizers said on Monday.The 22-year-old Spaniard lost to top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final earlier this month in a bid for his third consecutive crown in the grass-court classic.”I’m …
Alcaraz withdraws from Montreal event for Wimbledon recovery Read More »
Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:03:32 GMT
The Man of Steel has staying power: “Superman” topped the North American box office for a second week running and surpassed the $400 million mark worldwide, industry estimates showed Sunday.Riding largely positive reviews, the latest big-budget action film featuring the iconic superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Studios earned $57.3 million in the United States …
‘Superman’ triumphs once again at N.American box office Read More »
Canada’s wildfires have burned more than 13.6 million acres (5.5 million hectares) this year, an area roughly the size of Croatia, officials said Friday as the country endures one of its most destructive fire seasons. In 2023, Canada’s worst-ever fire season, 42.9 million acres of land were scorched, an extraordinary scale of damage that focused international …
China is prepared to take measures and has a “plentiful” toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year, its commerce minister said Friday as he admitted it faced a “very severe and complex situation”.Growth hit 5.2 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts have warned that …
China mulls economy-boosting measures to counter ‘severe situation’ Read More »
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New York’s latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat earnings from some of Wall Street’s big names.The readings helped divert attention away from Donald Trump’s tariffs saga, with dozens of countries yet to cut deals …
Asian markets on course to end week on a positive note Read More »
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.Public support for Ishiba’s administration has tumbled to its lowest level since he took office last year, partly because of frustration over the cost of living.One of the main …
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM Read More »
Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.As part of a campaign against friend and foe, the US president has threatened 25 percent tariffs on imports of Japanese goods …
In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine skepticism that arose during Covid have intensified with the reemergence of measles.Canada, which officially eradicated measles in 1998, has registered over 3,500 cases this year and the United States is confronting its …
In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions Read More »
The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster “Sonic the Hedgehog” has brought new fans to Japan’s Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.This year all eyes have been on Nintendo, whose Switch 2 recently became the fastest-selling console in history.But unlike its former arch-rival, Sega has not sold …
