SYDNEY: Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce signed the carrier’s last Boeing Co 747 jet at Sydney airport on Wednesday (Jul 22), shortly before it was due to fly to the Mojave Desert for a retirement brought forward by the coronavirus pandemic. The journey marks the final flight for […]
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WASHINGTON: Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. A new study by scientists at the University of Nebraska that was uploaded to […]
SYDNEY: Residents of Australia’s second most populous city Melbourne must wear masks when leaving home from Wednesday (Jul 22), as tougher border restrictions were put in place with neighbouring New South Wales state to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Cross-border travel between Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will now […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Her voice temporarily silenced by a nearly three-month battle with COVID-19, Elenice da Silva “talks” by mouthing her words in a Brazilian care unit created to help hard-hit patients recover their health and their lives. “I’m doing great,” the 63-year-old tells her physical therapists with her lips […]
TOKYO: The year-long postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to coronavirus has presented organisers with unprecedented challenges and questions over costs, sponsorship and safety. With one year to go, many of these questions remain unanswered, with surveys suggesting Tokyo residents are beginning to cool on the idea of hosting […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s elite swimmers should now be in peak condition and eyeing Olympic medals but instead, like their rivals from other countries, they’re treading water – and wondering whether they will get to compete in Tokyo at all. The decision to postpone the 2020 Games for a year because of […]
LA PAZ: Bolivians desperate to avoid or cure COVID-19 are ingesting chlorine dioxide, which the senate has approved as a treatment even as the country’s health ministry says people should stay away from it. Chlorine dioxide is a bleach-like substance that the US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern dismissed Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway on Wednesday (Jul 22) over allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a former staff member. “The minister has shown a lack of judgment over a period of 12 months. In undertaking this relationship he has opened himself […]
LONDON: Aston Villa moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with one match remaining as Trezeguet’s first-half goal earned them a potentially priceless 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Tuesday. The Egyptian midfielder blasted home in the 27th minute and it proved enough for Villa to move above Watford on […]
Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s surge in novel coronavirus cases outweighed a slight rally on Wall Street. NEW YORK: Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments regarding the country’s […]