Britain, Swiss firm Roche say Covid-19 tests can detect mutant virus
Public Health England said that rapid lateral flow tests being deployed in the country’s mass-testing programme can identify the variant. Britain and drugmaker Roche on...
Singapore detects one case of more contagious Covid-19 strain
The presence of a more contagious Covid-19 strain could pose a challenge to Singapore, which has been lauded for its success in quelling the pace...
Donald Trump vetoes defence bill that also slams Chinese aggression along India’s border
The US president’s position sets up a confrontation with US congress that he is set to lose. The bill was passed with enough votes in...
Families of Italian Covid-19 victims seek $122 million from government
The civil lawsuit, which the plaintiffs presented to a Rome court, is against Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and the governor of...
Donald Trump pardons a relative and more Russia probe convicts
The US President pardoned aides Paul Manafort and Roger Stone. For the first time, he extended the pardon powers of his office to benefit a...
Moderna anticipates its Covid-19 vaccine to safeguard against new mutated virus
Based on the data to date, Moderna expects that the vaccine-induced immunity from the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine would be protective against the variants of the...
Dubai prepares to offer free Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine shots
Dubai, the Middle East’s business hub, locked down the city for about a month earlier this year to halt the spread of the virus. Its...
Joe Biden calls cyber attack grave risk to national security
This cannot be let go unanswered, Biden said, adding that means making clear and publicly who was responsible for the attack and taking meaningful steps...
Germany plans nearly 180 billion euros in new debt for 2021
Germany’s parliamentary budget committee of lawmakers agreed after 17 hours of talks, saying it is the second largest amount of net new borrowing in the...
China gives explanation for pummeling Australia on trade
In a sign some senior members of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government want to find a circuit-breaker to ease the tensions, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will...