China’s Sinopharm to test potential COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: Chinese drug company Sinopharm and Parana state have agreed to launch the fourth major COVID-19 vaccine trial...
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Facebook, Google absorb US lawmakers’ jabs in rare Big Tech hearing
WASHINGTON: Google and Facebook took the sharpest jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on...
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Argentina starts trials on hyperimmune equine serum to treat COVID-19
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has started clinical trials on treating COVID-19 using hyperimmune serum developed with antibodies from horses, authorities from...
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Samsung Electronics Q2 operating profit up 23% on strong chip sales
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday (Jul 30) it expects a gradual recovery in demand for mobile devices and consumer...
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Football: Brighton sign Ajax defender Veltman
LONDON: Brighton signed Netherlands defender Joel Veltman from Ajax for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday (Jul 29). Veltman agreed a...
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Ibrahimovic double, Donnarumma saves penalty in Milan win
MILAN: Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a penalty as they won 4-1 at...
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German ministers in hot seat over Wirecard collapse
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday (Jul 28) said he gave lawmakers a "detailed" explanation of...
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NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life
REUTERS: NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday (Jul 30) with the liftoff of its...
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Florida reports record increase in COVID-19 deaths for second day in a row
REUTERS: Florida reported a record increase in new COVID-19 deaths for a second successive day on Wednesday (Jul 29), with...
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US warns of ‘consequences’ if Brazil picks Huawei 5G
SAO PAULO: The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of "consequences" if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its...
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France’s new COVID-19 cases hit one-month peak
PARIS: The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 1,392 on Wednesday (Jul 29), the highest daily tally...
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Covid-19: Infectious coronaviruses ‘circulating in bats for decades’
Coronaviruses capable of infecting humans may have been circulating undetected in bats for decades. Research suggests one of the closest...
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UAE Team Emirates in new COVID-19 scare in Spain
PARIS: UAE Team Emirates withdrew three of their cyclists from the Tour of Burgos on Wednesday (Jul 29) as a...
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Hamilton aims for three wins in a row without a crowd
Lewis Hamilton can celebrate a record-stretching seventh British Grand Prix win on Sunday but the Formula One leader will be...
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Statistics for the British Formula One Grand Prix
Some statistics for Sunday's British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone, the fourth race of the 2020 season: REUTERS: Some...
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Pakistan’s Umar Akmal gets ban halved to 18 months
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's three-year ban for an anti-corruption breach has been halved by an independent adjudicator, the Pakistan Cricket...
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£500m fund announced to help UK film and TV
A £500 million scheme aimed at kick-starting UK film and TV production has been announced. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said...
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US Open can’t be a national championships says Mouratoglou
Patrick Mouratoglou, the long-time coach of Serena Williams, feels the U.S. Open must not turn into a national championships for...
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Community Shield to take place on August 29 at Wembley
The Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the Premier League season, will take place at Wembley on Aug. 29, England's...
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Airbus to build ‘first interplanetary cargo ship’
Airbus-France will build the huge satellite that brings the first Martian rock samples back to Earth. This material will be...
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