Trudeau, who insists he does not want an early election, said the mandate of the proposed committee showed the opposition had lost confidence in him. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday put the fate of his Liberal government on the line, saying an opposition push to probe how Ottawa […]
Human challenge studies were conducted for cholera, typhoid, malaria, influenza, tuberculosis, dengue etc., in the past After mulling over the idea for a few days, the UK government on October 20 has given a go-ahead to start ‘human challenge’ trial so that an effective vaccine can be produced at the […]
AMSTERDAM: Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum branded the challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford that injured Virgil van Dijk as “stupid” and called for the England number one to be punished. Van Dijk looks set to miss the rest of the season after suffering cruciate ligament damage in a contentious 2-2 […]
SEATTLE: Amazon.com on Tuesday (Oct 20) told employees whose work can be done from home that they can do so until June 2021, extending the timeline on a return to office due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Employees who work in a role that can effectively be done from home are […]
LONDON: Former Australia international Harry Kewell, who is in charge of England Football League Two side Oldham Athletic, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and entered self isolation, the club said. The 42-year-old Socceroos great, who played for Leeds United and Liverpool in the Premier League, felt unwell at […]
The government said Google has nearly 90% of all general search engine queries in the United States and almost 95% of searches on mobile. The US sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in the biggest challenge to the […]
PARIS: Rafael Nadal announced today that he will compete in the Paris Masters next month, despite previously saying he might not play again this season. The 34-year-old won a record-extending 13th French Open title earlier this month with a one-sided final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic at Roland […]
PARIS: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for his “excellent” Manchester United side on Tuesday after Marcus Rashford’s late strike saw them win at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League for the second time in three seasons. “The performance was good and we deserved to win it. It was […]
WASHINGTON: Nearly 300,000 more people have died in the United States in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected based on historical trends, with at least two-thirds due to Covid-19, a government report released yesterday showed, adding that Covid deaths likely were undercounted. The report from the US […]
KARACHI: Pakistan’s army has ordered a probe into the alleged abduction of a provincial police chief, the military’s public relations wing said yesterday, following an outcry over the incident. The probe, ordered by the country’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, comes after local politicians alleged that Sindh province’s top […]