WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said late yesterday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted through at least eight months, the US-based healthcare company said, adding that its vaccine was 85 […]
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LONDON: Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty will return to Centre Court at Wimbledon today hoping to produce more assured performances than they did in their first round matches. Sandwiched in between their two matches is Coco Gauff’s first appearance on Centre Court since 2019 when, as a 15-year-old, she won […]
BRUSSELS: Europe’s drug regulator said today the Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union offered protection against all coronavirus variants, including Delta, but called for active monitoring by vaccine manufacturers to stay alert. “There have been a number of variants over the last months and we expect more,” said Marco […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (Jun 30) as four major cities endure a hard lockdown to contain the Delta variant. Around one in two Australians are under stay-at-home orders with Sydney, […]
The first reviews of Black Widow are in. The MCU film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh and David Harbour, is set to release in the US on July 9. The early reviews of the much-awaited Scarlett Johansson-starrer Black Widow are out, and it looks like the actor has a win […]
TOKYO: Karate has fought a long, hard battle to earn its place as an Olympic sport. Despite its 100 million practitioners worldwide, a solid place in popular culture and a rich history that some say can be traced back to the 15th century, the Japanese martial art’s bid to join […]
LONDON: South African Kevin Anderson will hope to gain revenge on Novak Djokovic and end the Serb’s bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam when they meet in the Wimbledon second round today. Anderson was outplayed by Djokovic in the title showdown three years ago after spending 11 hours on […]
SYDNEY: High numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent in fear of harassment, Human Rights Watch said. Some parents in mainland China had been questioned by Chinese police about the activities of students […]
BERLIN: The German military late on Tuesday (Jun 29) concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades, finishing Germany’s deadliest military mission since World War 2. “Our last troops left Afghanistan this night after almost 20 years and are on their way home,” German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said […]
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Tuesday (Jun 29) held its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure – an issue US President Joe Biden recently raised with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. While the US envoy to the world body asked […]