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'Flawed' scientific papers fueling Covid-19 misinformation
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: Scientific studies with poor methodology and inaccurate findings are exacerbating a Covid-19 misinformation crisis that is discouraging vaccination and putting lives at risk.
Hong Kong police investigate Olympic chants, China anthem booing
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Friday said they had launched an investigation into Olympic Games fans who booed China's national anthem and drowned it out with chanting during a public screening at a mall.
Phuket governor orders entire island sealed off
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2021
» The Phuket governor has ordered the entire island sealed off, with travellers from other provinces not allowed to enter Phuket starting from Aug 3.
117 Covid fatalities, 17,345 new cases Friday
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/07/2021
» There were 117 new Covid-19 fatalities and 17,345 new cases over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.
World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots.
Big Tech booms even as lockdown living wanes
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Big Tech goliaths like Facebook and Amazon unveiled whopping profits this week, showing their dominance in lockdown lifestyles is on course to grow well beyond the pandemic.
Forest fires rage near Turkish resorts, killing four
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» ANKARA - Four people were reported dead Thursday and more than 180 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort regions of Turkey's southern coast.
Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK - Former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy, court documents showed Thursday, making him the most senior Roman Catholic official in America to face criminal charges in the massive clergy abuse scandal.
Vaccinated Americans are getting angry at holdouts
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: America's latest coronavirus wave, driven by the hyper-contagious Delta variant, has left vaccinated people seething at the unvaccinated for prolonging the pandemic and ensuring the return of restrictions rather than the carefree summer they were promised.
Mercedes accuse Red Bull of attempt to 'tarnish good name, integrity of Hamilton'
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» BUDAPEST: Mercedes ramped up the war of words with Formula One rivals Red Bull on Thursday by accusing them of attempting to "tarnish the good name and sporting integrity of Lewis Hamilton".