Chinese cities using anal swabs to screen Covid infections
Some Chinese cities are using samples taken from the anus to detect potential COVID-19 infections as China steps up screening to make sure no potential carrier of the new coronavirus ...
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English lockdown set to last until at least March, Johnson indicates
Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated on Wednesday the COVID-19 lockdown in England would last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen as the government announced new measures to clamp ...
Arsenal sign Real Madrid’s Odegaard on loan
Arsenal have signed Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan until the end of the season, the two clubs announced on Wednesday.
Odegaard, 22, has made only three La Liga starts ...
Nadal, Serena support strict Covid-19 protocols in Australia
Rafa Nadal feels tennis players are privileged to be able to compete at the Australian Open during the COVID-19 pandemic and urged fellow participants to have a wider perspective of ...
LA mourns on first anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s death
Fans of the late Kobe Bryant, who died a year ago to the day alongside his daughter and seven others when their helicopter crashed into a hillside near Los Angeles, ...
Vaccine row with AstraZeneca escalates as EU grapples with delays
The European Union is pushing AstraZeneca to supply the block with more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from plants in Europe and Britain after the company announced delivery delays, adding ...
Amazon stops alcohol sales in Northern Ireland due to Brexit rules
Amazon has halted sales of wines, beers and spirits in Northern Ireland and is preparing to de-list more products due to new Brexit customs rules, broadcaster ITV reported on Tuesday.
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France heading for a third lockdown?
The daily number of new coronavirus infections in France stayed above 20,000 on average for the fourth straight day on Tuesday while hospitalisations reached an eight-week high of 27,041, increasing fears of ...
Microsoft revenue, profit jump in Q2
Microsoft Corp on Tuesday reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50 per cent, the second quarter of acceleration in a business that had begun to slow as the global pandemic ...
Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial
Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some cited as a clear ...
AstraZeneca CEO: EU contract did not leave time to fix vaccine hiccups
AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive late on Tuesday said the European Union’s late decision to strike a contract with the drugmaker to supply COVID-19 vaccines, months after Britain, meant the ...
UK to announce hotel quarantine for Britons returning, Canada plans to restrict foreign travel
The British government will on Wednesday announce plans for limited hotel quarantine for Britons returning from 30 high-risk countries covered by a travel ban, the Times reported on Wednesday.
These countries ...
Rampant Man City crush West Brom to return to the top
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League table in emphatic fashion on Tuesday by crushing West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns.
City, who scored three goals ...
Newcastle crisis deepens after Leeds loss, Hammers dispatch Palace
Goals from wingers Raphinha and Jack Harrison gave Leeds United a 2-1 win at Newcastle United on Tuesday, piling more pressure on Magpies manager Steve Bruce after the club’s ...
Another Chelsea era begins as Tuchel named manager
Thomas Tuchel became the latest manager to take over the Chelsea hot seat when the Premier League club confirmed the German as Frank Lampard’s replacement on Tuesday
The 47-year-old ...
Bulgaria makes COVID-19 tests compulsory for travellers from January 29
Travellers coming into Bulgaria by air, land or sea will need to produce a negative COVID-19 test starting on Jan. 29, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the Balkan country ...
Thailand serves up cannabis cuisine to happy customers
“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take ...
Europe’s top clubs face €2 billion revenue hit from pandemic
Europe’s elite football clubs are expected to miss out on over 2 billion euros in revenue by the end of the 2020-21 season due to the impact of the COVID-19 ...
Russia says “vigorous efforts” needed to extend New START arms treaty
Vigorous efforts are needed for Russia and the United States to reach a deal on extending the New START nuclear arms control pact before it expires next month, the Kremlin ...
New warning system in Bangladesh to tackle rising landslide risk
A new system that can warn people of landslides nearly a week in advance is set to be launched in Bangladesh later this year, helping tackle increasing risks from a ...
Djokovic is our LeBron but we have to call him out sometimes, says Kyrgios
– Nick Kyrgios has likened Novak Djokovic to NBA player LeBron James in his influence both on and off the court but says he had a duty to call out the ...
Indian farm protesters battle police to plant flags at historic Red Fort
Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades on Tuesday to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the capital and hoist flags after clashing with police, who ...
Astra offers small concession, EU pleads for UK-made shots amid vaccine row
AstraZeneca has offered to bring forward some deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union while the bloc has asked the British drugmaker if it can divert doses from ...
Italian Prime Minister Conte resigns, what comes next?
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte handed in his resignation to the head of state on Tuesday, hoping he would be given an opportunity to put together a new coalition and ...