International

21-01-2021 BEIJING: Chinese Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that showed some reversal effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans. However, scientists presume that the findings may one day contribute to similar treatment for humans. The method, detailed in a paper in the Science Translational Medicine journal …

21-01-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ PUNE: A big fire has broken out at a plant being built for the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, but it will not affect the production of coronavirus vaccines, a source close to the firm said. Television channels showed a …

21-01-2021 BAGHDAD: A rare twin suicide bombing killed at least 32 people and wounded 83 others on a bustling commercial street in the heart of Baghdad on Thursday, the military said, rupturing months of relative calm. Brigadier General Hazem al-Azzawi, the director of Baghdad Operations Command, told the Iraq News …

21-01-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face, “he tweeted as he headed” to the White House following his inauguration. President Biden signed …

20-01-2021 CAPITOL HILL/ WASHINGTON: Joe Biden has been sworn in as president of the United States, entering the White House at a time of deep division in the country. Raising his right hand and placing his left on a bible, Biden took the oath of office on Wednesday during a …

20-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report TRIPOLI/ DUBAI/ KARACHI: At least 43 migrants and refugees have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said the first tragic event of 2021 in the Central Mediterranean …

20-01-2021 Bureau Report KARACHI/ LAHORE: Pakistani cricket stars and fans have celebrated India’s upset win over Australia in a rare instance of bonhomie with their neighbors. The arch-rivals rarely play outside of major tournaments due to political tensions. Their contests remain one of sport’s biggest games and bitterest rivalries. On …

20-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A tiny, lush Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields is beaming with joy, hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office and becomes the vice president of the United States. Harris is set to make history as the first …

20-01-2021 Bureau Report WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Wednesday is preparing to leave the White House, hours before Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at a moment of profound turmoil and loss for America. Biden will take the oath of office on the …

19-01-2021 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran’s army has conducted another drill along the country’s southern coasts days after the United States flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over the Middle East. In what is the fifth military show of force in two weeks, the army’s ground forces held land, air, and sea war games …