Emily Ratajkowski pregnant with first child
Emily Ratajkowski, who didn't disclose when she was due, said she doesn't want to reveal her baby's sex. Supermodel-actor Emily...
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Coronavirus pandemic deepens Japan’s demographic crisis
TOKYO: Tumbling numbers of pregnancies and marriages in Japan during the coronavirus pandemic are likely to intensify a demographic crisis...
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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly, reports FT
LONDON: The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc produces a robust immune response in...
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Pompeo in India for talks on China ‘threats’
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi today, kicking off a four-country Asia tour that...
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Pakistan summons French ambassador to condemn ‘Islamophobic’ campaign
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has summoned France’s ambassador in Islamabad, the foreign office said on Monday, a day after Pakistani Prime Minister...
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UK says on vaccine: we’re not there yet, eyes first half of 2021
LONDON: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said today that a vaccine to tackle Covid-19 was “not there yet” but the...
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More than 2,100 opportunities available in logistics sector under SGUnited programme
SINGAPORE: More than 2,100 job, attachment and training opportunities in the logistics sector were made available under the SGUnited jobs...
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Australia’s virus hotspot state records 2 days without new cases for first time in 7 months
A man runs along a waterway after lockdown restrictions were imposed in response to the Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne, Australia...
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Swiss report more than 17,000 new coronavirus cases over weekend
ZURICH: Coronavirus infections rose by 17,440 over the weekend, data from Swiss health authorities showed today, as the government considers...
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Philippines’ Duterte wants government-to-government deal for COVID-19 vaccines
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday (Oct 27) that he prefers a government-to-government deal for the purchase of...
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US Senate confirms Supreme Court pick Barrett in nearly party-line vote
WASHINGTON: The Republican-controlled US Senate handed President Donald Trump a major pre-election political victory yesterday by confirming his Supreme Court...
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Rome mayor says local mob plans to kill her and family
ROME: Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said yesterday organised crime groups planned to kill her and her family because she was...
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Wave of new Covid-19 cases crashes across US and Europe as winter looms
MILAN: The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave...
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Iran reports Covid-19 death every four minutes, extends curbs
DUBAI: Iran extended Covid-19 curbs in Tehran and across the country today as health authorities said they were recording a...
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Jodie Whittaker on playing Doctor Who: Thought I was doing it wrong
Jodie Whittaker said she panicked thinking she had got the character "all wrong" when she watched Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who...
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Germany COVID-19 death toll passes 10,000
BERLIN: Germany has suffered more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official data published...
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Donald Trump says COVID-19 pandemic will end soon, Joe Biden blasts president’s handling of crisis
FLORIDA: US President Donald Trump promised supporters in Florida on Friday (Oct 23) that the COVID-19 pandemic would end soon...
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WHO’s Tedros says countries on ‘dangerous track’ in COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA: The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous...
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Australia’s COVID-19 hotspot sees active cases fall to four-month low
SYDNEY: Australia's Victoria state - the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak - on Friday (Oct 23) reported that active...
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Huawei’s nine-month revenue growth slows as US restrictions bite
SHANGHAI: China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd reported a 9.9 per cent rise in nine-month revenue on Friday, as US export...
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