REUTERS: California on Wednesday (Jul 22) overtook New York, the original epicentre of the United States’ outbreak, as the worst-hit state for COVID-19 cases, according to a Reuters tally of county data. Total cases in the most populous US state climbed to more than 414,000, with a handful of California […]
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Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprints of six of the world’s bats. Their codes of life contain genetic clues to their “exceptional immunity”, which protects them against deadly viruses. Researchers hope to use the information to crack the secrets of how bats carry coronaviruses without getting sick. They say this […]
Humans settled in the Americas much earlier than previously thought, according to new finds from Mexico. They suggest people were living there 33,000 years ago, twice the widely accepted age for the earliest settlement of the Americas. The results are based on work at Chiquihuite Cave, a high-altitude rock shelter […]
SINGAPORE: Residents of Singapore are being encouraged to take a local holiday – dubbed a “Singapoliday” – and rediscover their home country while supporting local business through a S$45 million marketing campaign over the next nine months by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and other agencies. “The campaign will offer […]
Tim Smith, the charismatic frontman of influential British rock band Cardiacs, has died at the age of 59. The cult group formed in 1977 and have been cited as an influence by the likes of Blur and Radiohead. They amassed a dedicated fanbase in the 80s but had been on […]
Annie Ross, the celebrated jazz singer who enjoyed a long career as a stage performer and film and TV actress, has died in New York at the age of 89. She started out as a child star, billed as “Scotland’s Shirley Temple”. She later became part of the acclaimed vocal […]
LONDON: Nearly 200 historians on Wednesday (Jul 22) denounced what they said was the “misrepresentation of slavery and empire” in the history section of Britain’s citizenship test, calling for it to be corrected. It is the latest volley in an increasingly bitter battle over the legacy of Britain’s colonial past […]
LONDON: Britain’s route to citizenship for almost three million people in Hong Kong will open in January 2021, and applicants will not need a job to come to the country, interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday (Jul 22). “We are planning to open the Hong Kong BN(O) (British National […]
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy said scoring 100 Premier League goals was a massive achievement but its significance would hit home only after his retirement from the game. REUTERS: Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy said scoring 100 Premier League goals was a massive achievement but its significance would hit home only after […]
Team INEOS will be known as the INEOS Grenadiers from the start of this year’s Tour de France in a move designed to promote the sponsor’s new 4×4 vehicle, the British outfit said on Wednesday. REUTERS: Team INEOS will be known as the INEOS Grenadiers from the start of this […]