Hurricane Isaias has blasted in to North Carolina, crossing the coast 40 miles (65km) south-west of Wilmington. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) posted a statement on social media saying that Isaias made landfall at 23:10 EDT (03:10 GMT Tuesday). It added that the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85mph […]
Year: 2020
The affordable alternative to the Pixel 4 is available for pre-orders starting Aug 4. And guess what, the fingerprint sensor’s back. If you were tasked to create an affordably delicious ice cream sundae but only given a three ingredient limit, what would you load it with? It’s not as odd […]
FILE PHOTO: AirAsia planes are seen parked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of COVID-19, in Sepang, Malaysia on Apr 14, 2020. KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia is gearing up for the resumption of flights between Malaysia and Singapore, including the Kuala […]
NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc borrowed US$10 billion in the investment-grade corporate debt market on Monday (Aug 3), the Google parent’s largest bond issue, which it secured at its lowest-ever cost of financing. Of the US$10 billion on offer, the US$1 billion five-year tranche was issued at a coupon of 0.45 […]
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday (Aug 4) denied a media report that it is considering buying a small stake in SoftBank Group’s chip company Arm Holdings. The Korea Times newspaper reported Samsung’s interest in buying a minority stake of between 3 per cent and 5 per cent in the British […]
INDIANAPOLIS: Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday (Aug 3) it started a late-stage trial testing whether one of its experimental COVID-19 antibody treatments can prevent the spread of infections in residents and staff at US nursing homes. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said it dosed the first participant in the placebo-controlled […]
Tens of millions of people in the Philippines are back in lockdown, after doctors warned a surge in new coronavirus cases could push the healthcare system to collapse. Stay-at-home orders are now in place in Manila and four surrounding provinces on the island of Luzon for two weeks. The country […]
WASHINGTON: As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders: antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus. Development of monoclonal antibodies to target the virus has been endorsed […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday (Aug 4) military personnel will be deployed to enforce COVID-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing tough new fines. Five hundred military personnel will be deployed to the state to bolster enforcement of self-isolation orders, with […]
The vehicle spewed burning carbon from its exhaust system, igniting several fires Friday on Oak Glen Road in Cherry Valley, and authorities were asking anyone who may have seen such a vehicle at the time to contact investigators, according to a statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire […]