LONDON: Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday (Aug 2). They will comprise 5.8 million tests using DNA and 450,000 […]
Year: 2020
WASHINGTON: America’s first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday (Aug 2), splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-most populous city Melbourne emerged on Monday (Aug 3) from its first night-time curfew to contain the spread of a resurgent coronavirus, as residents braced for further closures and job losses. The state of Victoria on Sunday imposed the nightly curfew for the capital Melbourne as part of […]
NEW DELHI: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is forging a comeback in India’s smartphone market with a new range of budget devices and a ramped-up online presence, aiming to recoup ground ceded to Chinese rivals such as Xiaomi Corp. Samsung, the only major non-Chinese player in the country, has already begun […]
ROME: Three players were sent off as Genoa, Italy’s oldest professional club, beat Hellas Verona 3-0 to guarantee their Serie A survival on Sunday (Aug 2) while Lecce became the final team to be relegated after losing 4-3 at home to Parma. Genoa, whose coach Davide Nicola pulled off one […]
WASHINGTON: The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday (Aug 2) sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov 3. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump was raising concerns about mail-in ballots when […]
BUCHAREST: Romania great Gheorghe “Gica” Hagi has stepped aside as manager of his own club Viitorul Constanta on Sunday following a poor run of performances. Hagi said in a statement that “together with the president of the club we will have to find a new manager in the next days”. […]
SILVERSTONE, England: Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said “survival instinct” clicked in after a last-lap puncture almost cost the Mercedes driver a record seventh British Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton had been cruising to a solid home victory from pole position at Silverstone, with Finnish team mate Valtteri […]
SILVERSTONE, England: Lewis Hamilton limped to a record seventh British Grand Prix victory with his heart in mouth and a prayer on his lips after a dramatic last-lap puncture turned his Mercedes into a three-wheeler on Sunday. In an astonishing end to a race he had dominated from pole position, […]
SILVERSTONE, England: Police said they arrested four people on Sunday (Aug 2) after protesters displayed a banner for climate action group Extinction Rebellion during the British Formula One Grand Prix. Northamptonshire Police and Silverstone circuit said the four were detained by security inside the venue perimeter. “Officers are working closely […]