WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday (Jul 16), a move that would worsen already tense US-China relations. Senior officials discussing the matter have begun […]
An ocean mystery – how the blackest fish in the deep sea are so extremely black – has been solved in a study that began with a very bad photograph. “I couldn’t get a good shot – just fish silhouettes,” said Dr Karen Osborn from the Smithsonian Institution. Her detailed […]
PONTIAC, Michigan: Hundreds of Detroit-area students turned out in protest outside their high school on Thursday (Jul 17) calling for the release of a classmate who is in juvenile detention after not completing schoolwork during remote learning this past semester. The 15-year-old student, called Grace in the original ProPublica report […]
Serena Williams will return to the court for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when she competes at the inaugural edition of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky beginning Aug. 10, the WTA said on Thursday. REUTERS: Serena Williams will return to the court for […]
NEW YORK: The anti-malaria drug touted by US President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota. About 24 per cent of the patients given hydroxychloroquine in the study had […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Thursday (Jul 16) passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the outbreak. Just 27 days have passed since Brazil, which has the world’s second-largest outbreak […]
LONDON: Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday (Jul 16). A co-ordinated statement from Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks to group […]
TOKYO: Judo is known for its killer throws and lightning-fast grappling moves but the sport has a lesser-known application popular in Japan: the ancient healing art of “judo therapy”. Over its decades-long history, judo has branched into two areas. The “sappo” or “kill method” developed into the Olympic sport and […]
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. REUTERS: Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it had trimmed its workforce across geographies and teams as it entered a new fiscal year from July 1. The […]
MADRID: Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday (Jul 16) thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona who were […]