The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots in a world first. Thousands of variants have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African, […]
BTS has managed to auction their Dynamite music video outfits; for almost $162,500 and their fan base elated over the update. For those unaware, the auction held on January 31st. However, all of the outfits sold to a Japanese art collector named Yusaku Maezawa as well as YouTuber Hikakin for $162,500. SOLD for $162,500! The […]
Starship a prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to the moon and Mars has exploded in a roaring ball of flames as it tried to land upright after a test flight in Texas. It was the second such accident after the last prototype of the Starship met a similar […]
US President Joe Biden on Monday threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar following a coup by the country’s military leaders and called for a concerted international response to push them into relinquishing power. Biden condemned the military’s takeover from the civilian-led government on Monday and its detention of the country’s elected leader Aung San Suu […]
Former US President Donald Trump hired two new lawyers to head his defense team for his historic second impeachment trial set to begin next week. Trump’s announcement on Sunday follows reports he abruptly parted ways with several of his impeachment lawyers. Lawyers David Schoen and Bruce Castor will head the defence effort in the trial […]
WASHINGTON: A Covid-19 vaccine is not only permissible in Islam, but also obligatory as it has the potential to stop the spread of an extremely dangerous disease, says an edict issued by the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AJMA). On Saturday, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) arranged a seminar. Scholars and physicians […]
Vietnam approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and cut short an important ruling Communist Party meeting, state media reported on Saturday, as the country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began. Vietnam, a country of some 98 million people that has so far been highly successful in combatting the virus; has recorded 180 new […]
Washington, Deciding its first-ever cases, Facebook’s oversight board ruled on Thursday; the social media company was wrong to remove four of five pieces of content the board reviewed; including posts, Facebook took down for violating rules on hate speech and harmful COVID misinformation. The first rulings will be analyzed to see how independent the board […]
An Indian state blocked mobile internet across most of its districts on Friday, following clashes between protesting Indian farmers and groups of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans. Mobile internet in 15 of 22 districts in Haryana state bordering the capital New Delhi will be unavailable until 1700 local time on Saturday, according to a […]
Uk is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Friday, shutting down the world’s busiest international airline route from Dubai to London. Britain said it was adding the UAE, Burundi, and Rwanda to its coronavirus travel ban list; because of worries over the spread of a more contagious and […]
