US buys up COVID-19 drug, as some countries say well-stocked
Remdesivir is an experimental medication produced by the US laboratory Gilead Sciences WASHINGTON: Britain and Germany said Wednesday (Jul 2) they had sufficient stocks...
Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater
[caption id="attachment_3672" align="alignnone" width="898"] This handout aerial picture released by the DHSC Project and Flinders University shows a research area in the Dampier archipelago off...
Football: Klopp expects four teams in title race next season
[caption id="attachment_3724" align="alignnone" width="939"] Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp [/caption] LONDON: Jurgen Klopp expects Liverpool to face a stern challenge for their Premier League title from...
Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana
Mystery surrounds the "completely unprecedented" deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana over the last two months. Dr Niall McCann said colleagues in the southern...
US seizes Chinese products made from human hair in forced labour crackdown
[caption id="attachment_3657" align="alignnone" width="932"] A US Customs and Border Protection officer at the Port of New York/Newark inspects a shipment of hair pieces and accessories...
Pakistan blocks online game PUBG over ‘negative’ impact
[caption id="attachment_3775" align="alignnone" width="914"] PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is a popular mobile game, but has been banned in several countries, and Pakistan is moving to join...
More than 160,000 COVID-19 cases reported daily in past week: WHO
[caption id="attachment_3648" align="alignnone" width="918"] Members of the Brazilian Armed Forces medical team take a COVID-19 test from a member of the indigenous Ye'Kuena ethnic group,...
Commentary: Facebook’s decision to resist advertiser boycott could pay off in the long run
An advertiser boycott, “Stop Hate for Profit”, pushed Facebook to take a step forward by labelling rather than deleting some posts, says NTU’s Mark Cenite....
Tennis: Djokovic donates US$45,000 to Serbian town hit hard by coronavirus
[caption id="attachment_3740" align="alignnone" width="916"] Novak Djokovic played Viktor Troicki during an exhibition event in Belgrade last month. Both players later tested positive for coronavirus. [/caption]...
Football: Sanchez shines in Inter rout as Milan salvage draw at SPAL
[caption id="attachment_3715" align="alignnone" width="930"] Danilo D'Ambrosio (right) was among the scorers as Inter Milan demolished the league's bottom side. [/caption] MILAN: Alexis Sanchez scored a...