Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine induced antibodies in all trial participants

[caption id="attachment_5709" align="alignnone" width="943"] A scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. [/caption]...

‘Hope’ and ambition drive UAE’s Mars mission

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

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The United Arab Emirates will despatch a satellite to Mars to study its weather and climate this week. Hope, as the 1.3-tonne probe is called,...

Coronavirus: Llamas provide key to immune therapy

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

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As Fifi the llama munches on grass on a pasture in Reading, her immune system has provided the template for a coronavirus treatment breakthrough. [caption...

Ubisoft shares sink after misconduct review

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

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Ubisoft shares dropped 9per cent on Monday after the French video games group said over the weekend that three senior managers were leaving the company...

Iran says misaligned radar led to Ukrainian jet downing

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_5289" align="alignnone" width="921"] The shooting-down of Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752 near Tehran on Jan 8 left 176 people dead. [/caption] TEHRAN: Iran said...

OneWeb sale to UK-Bharti group gets court approval

July 11, 2020July 13, 2020

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The sale of the failed satellite company OneWeb to Bharti Global Ltd of India and the UK government has been approved by a US bankruptcy...

A trio of Mars missions in the starting blocks

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_4971" align="alignnone" width="950"] The Mars rover Perseverence will collect soil samples from the Red Planet [/caption] PARIS: "We have lift-off, we have lift-off!" The...

Extinction: One third of all lemurs ‘on the brink’

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

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A third of all the lemur species on Earth are "one step from extinction". [caption id="attachment_4885" align="alignnone" width="937"] Lemurs are unique to the forests of...

Gorillas in Nigeria: World’s rarest great ape pictured with babies

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

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Photos have been released for the first time in years showing a group of rare gorillas in the mountains of southern Nigeria, conservationists say. [caption...

Amazon invests US$308 million in fresh funds into India unit

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_4725" align="alignnone" width="912"] Amazon logistics center in Lauwin-Planque [/caption] BENGALURU: Amazon.com has invested 23.10 billion rupees (US$308.02 million) in Amazon Seller Services, an Indian...