SUEZ, Egypt: The massive Ever Given container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been turned in the “right direction”, Egyptian authorities said on Monday (Mar 29), raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened. “The position of the ship has been re-orientated 80 […]
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BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen today sacked head coach Peter Bosz and brought in Hannes Wolf in a bid to stop their slide down the Bundesliga table after having been top in December. Bosz, 57, has been replaced by former Germany Under-18 coach Wolf, 39, until the end of the season with […]
Seth Rogen, who most recently featured in movies such as An American Pickle and The Disaster Artist, will be essaying the role of Steven Spielberg’s favourite uncle in the movie. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has roped in actor Seth Rogen for a pivotal role in his next feature film. The untitled […]
NEW YORK: Pfizer will develop new vaccines targeting other viruses and pathogens using the messenger RNA technology behind its COVID-19 shot, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Mar 23), citing the drugmaker’s chief executive officer, Albert Bourla. The drugmaker declined to say which viruses it is pursuing, the Journal […]
DUBAI: Yemen’s coronavirus committee urged the government today to declare a public health “state of emergency” after a surge in infections in the war-torn country. Six years of civil war has left Yemen’s weak healthcare system in ruins, and this week the country reported more than 100 cases in a […]
Emerging data hint that COVID-19 can trigger diabetes in some people, although the exact reason remains unknown. Scientists around the world noticed an uptick in new diabetes cases last year and, in particular, saw that some COVID-19 patients with no history of diabetes were suddenly developing the condition, Scientific American […]
NEW YORK: In January, just weeks after Twitter permanently banned former President Donald Trump following the storming of the US Capitol, the social media company started asking US users to help identify and fact-check misleading tweets in a new pilot program. But Birdwatch, which has about 2,000 participants and is […]
Veteran Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the International Federation of Film Archives award by filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan via a virtual ceremony. Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) award on Friday evening, which was bestowed on him by filmmakers Martin […]
MANILA: New coronavirus infections in the Philippines hit a record high today, health officials said, as pandemic restrictions were tightened in the capital to combat the resurgence in cases. Museums, game arcades and driving schools have been ordered to shut, while church and restaurant capacity has been reduced to 30 […]
A new theory takes a swing at the bizarre 2017 mystery object. Back in 2017, a point of strange light flashed through the solar system. Three years later, a team of scientists claims to have figured out what it was. That light was the first interstellar visitor ever detected in […]