Pfizer vaccine trial success signals breakthrough in pandemic battle, World News,Pfizer Inc's experimental Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90per cent effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said on Monday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed over a million p
Filipino athlete skips his way to second jump-rope record, Asia News,MANILA – Filipino athlete Ryan Alonzo has set a second Guinness World Record in the high-intensity activity of jump rope, the organisation said in October. Nicknamed 'Skipman', the 35-year old completed 3,731 consecutive
Flood-hit Venice to face another exceptional high tide on Sunday, World News,MILAN (Reuters) – Venice will face another exceptional high tide on Sunday, after its worst flooding in 50 years on Tuesday caused more than $1 billion worth of damage and submerged St Mark's Square under a metre of wa
Health declaration no longer required at land checkpoints from April 15, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to fill up an online health declaration when entering the country via its lan
Sony pins hopes on 4K video to revive smartphone sales , Digital News,BARCELONA – Japan's Sony Corporation is turning its focus to 4K high-definition video recording in its new Xperia XZ2 smartphone to differentiate itself from rivals that have caught up in camera technology. Unwrapped at Barce
Money, money, money: The cost of Tokyo's pandemic-delayed Olympics, Asia News,Despite growing local opposition amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympic Games that were postponed last year will get under way in less than two months – barring \”Armageddon\”, as one International Olympic Com
Dolly Parton releasing wigs for dogs, Entertainment News,Dolly Parton is releasing wigs for dogs. The 9 to 5 hitmaker has teamed up with SportPet designs to create a pet apparel line called Doggy Parton and as well as a \”blonde bombshell\” hairpiece, items in the range include a pink cowgirl hat with
Sydney to set out roadmap for easing Covid-19 curbs even as cases rise, World News,SYDNEY – Sydney's cafes, restaurants and pubs are set to reopen in the second half of October after months of strict Covid-19 lockdown, according to an exit roadmap published by New South Wales state officials on
Malaysia reports 7,289 coronavirus cases, record daily count, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia on Tuesday (May 25) reported 7,289 new coronavirus infections, a record number of new daily cases The new infections bring the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian nation to 525,889
Czech doctors deliver baby girl 117 days after mother's brain-death, World News,BRNO – When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim – and those of the foetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks
