California at COVID-19 ‘tipping point’ as Trump administration hopes for vaccines by Christmas

LOS ANGELES: California’s governor said on Monday the state was at a “tipping point” in the COVID-19 pandemic that would soon overwhelm hos...

Pakistan-origin British police officers introduce hijab as part of their uniform

NORTH YORKSHIRE: Two Pakistan-origin British police officers Uzma Amireddy and Arfan Rahouf introduce Hijab as part of police uniform in wh...

WHO says ‘will do everything’ to discover origin of Covid-19

The World Health Organization insisted Monday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of Covid-19.  “We want to know th...

Moderna vaccine reports 100pc success in preventing severe Covid cases

The  American biotechnology company Moderna said it will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on Mon...

Up to 100 of Johnson’s lawmakers are unhappy with COVID lockdown, minister says

LONDON: Up to 100 lawmakers in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party are unhappy with his COVID-19 tiered lockdown measures so ...

Biden identifies more administration officials, Trump vows continued election fight

WASHINGTON:  President-elect Joe Biden chose more senior aides to lead his administration’s efforts to defeat the coronavirus and rebuild t...

Argentine prosecutors investigate death of soccer star Maradona

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine justice officials are investigating the death of soccer star Diego Maradona and ordered the search of properties of...

Four killed in Karabakh blast, Azerbaijan blames Armenia

BAKU: Four Azeri civilians died Saturday after their car hit a landmine planted by retreating Armenian soldiers in the disputed Nagorno-Kar...

Coronavirus surge leads to curfew in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO: A surge in coronavirus cases will put San Francisco under a curfew beginning on Monday and trigger other restrictions relate...

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government’s NH...

Mara and Dona: Argentine twins a living tribute to soccer great

BUENOS AIRES: In the Rotundo household in Buenos Aires, the spirit of Diego Maradona has a living tribute: twin nine-year-old girls, Mara a...

Iran’s Khamenei promises retaliation for nuclear scientist’s killing

DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the killing of the Islamic Republic’s top nuclear scientist, raising the...

Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?

The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does t...

Most Canadians could get COVID-19 vaccine by September 2021: Trudeau

OTTAWA: Doctors believe most Canadians could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by next September rather than the end of 2021 as previou...

Image rights, fast cars and a ‘tank’: Maradona’s death triggers complex inheritance

BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona’s death has triggered an outpouring of grief around the world. Now comes the scramble for a share of the socce...

US vaccine plans take shape

WASHINGTON: US health authorities will hold an emergency meeting next week to recommend that a coronavirus vaccine awaiting approval be giv...

In fresh blow to Trump, US court rejects Pennsylvania election case

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by US President Donald Trump’s campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being...

Iran says top nuclear scientist assassinated

Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated on Friday in an attack on his car outside Tehran that it accused ar...

Brexit goes down to the wire

BRUSSELS/LONDON: The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU ...

Five COVID-19 patients killed in India hospital fire

AHMEDABAD: Five patients were killed in India on Friday in a fire that broke out in a COVID-19 ward, the fourth blaze in a novel coronaviru...

Colchicine to be tested as COVID-19 treatment in UK trial

Anti-inflammatory colchicine will be tested as a possible COVID-19 treatment in one of the world’s biggest trials, the study website posted...

Indian trainer jet crashes into Arabian Sea

An Indian Navy trainer aircraft, MiG-29K, crashed into the Arabian sea on Thursday evening, according to reports. “One pilot recovered, an...

Russia to vaccinate armed forces against COVID-19

MOSCOW: Russia plans to vaccinate more than 400,000 military personnel against COVID-19, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday, as ...

‘Kind of lonely’: America marks COVID-19 altered Thanksgiving

Americans marked a muted Thanksgiving Day holiday on Thursday, sometimes seeing family only by video after political leaders discouraged tr...

Donald Trump says he will leave office if Biden victory confirmed

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would leave the White House if Joe Biden is officially confirmed as the winner of ...

Aviation bodies seek airport slots waiver for much of 2021

PARIS: Global aviation heavyweights led by airline body IATA are pushing to suspend airport slot access rules until October 2021, a documen...

London bridge is falling down – so Boat Race relocates

LONDON: Next year’s Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge will take place outside London for the first time since World War Two – because ...

EU watchdog expects first application for COVID-19 vaccine in days

BRUSSELS: Europe’s drugs watchdog said on Thursday it expects to receive the first application for conditional marketing approval for a COV...

London to be placed in second highest COVID-19 risk category

LONDON: London will be placed into the second highest COVID-19 risk category when a national lockdown ends on Dec. 2, while much of England...

Disney increases planned layoffs to 32,000 as virus hits theme parks

Walt Disney said on Wednesday it would lay off about 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced...

UN chief to study Pakistan’s dossier regarding Indian state terrorism

NEW YORK: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will study the dossier that Pakistan handed over to him containing irrefut...

South Korea reports biggest coronavirus spike since March

SEOUL: South Korea reported 583 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest since March, as it grapples with a third wave of infections ...