NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life

[caption id="attachment_8126" align="alignnone" width="957"] A replica of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is shown during a press conference ahead of the launch of a United...

Florida reports record increase in COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_8063" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) arrive with a correctional patient at North Shore Medical Center where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

US warns of ‘consequences’ if Brazil picks Huawei 5G

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

Business News Science & Technology

[caption id="attachment_8095" align="alignnone" width="971"] The United States has been actively lobbying countries worldwide to boycott Huawei [/caption] SAO PAULO: The US ambassador in Brasilia warned...

France’s new COVID-19 cases hit one-month peak

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_8115" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: French hospital tests new breathalyser machine to detect COVID-19 [/caption] PARIS: The number of new coronavirus infections in France...

Covid-19: Infectious coronaviruses ‘circulating in bats for decades’

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News

Coronaviruses capable of infecting humans may have been circulating undetected in bats for decades. [caption id="attachment_8050" align="alignnone" width="960"] Bats may harbour viruses, but should not...

UAE Team Emirates in new COVID-19 scare in Spain

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News Sports

[caption id="attachment_8011" align="alignnone" width="980"] UAE Team Emirates once again find themselves under a coronavirus cloud. [/caption] PARIS: UAE Team Emirates withdrew three of their cyclists...

Hamilton aims for three wins in a row without a crowd

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News Sports

Lewis Hamilton can celebrate a record-stretching seventh British Grand Prix win on Sunday but the Formula One leader will be doing none of the usual...

Statistics for the British Formula One Grand Prix

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News Sports

Some statistics for Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone, the fourth race of the 2020 season: [caption id="attachment_8023" align="alignnone" width="959"] FILE PHOTO: Formula...

Pakistan’s Umar Akmal gets ban halved to 18 months

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

News Sports

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday....

£500m fund announced to help UK film and TV

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Entertainment News

A £500 million scheme aimed at kick-starting UK film and TV production has been announced. [caption id="attachment_8054" align="alignnone" width="975"] Work on the newly restricted Emmerdale...