PARIS: Both legs of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final meeting with Porto will be played in Seville, Spain over restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, European soccer’s governing body Uefa said today. The first leg will take place on April 7 at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan with the return fixture scheduled for […]
Month: March 2021
TOKYO: Japan and Indonesia pledged today to tighten security ties and signed a deal to facilitate transfers of defence equipment and technology between two Asian nations, as China expands its economic and military might. China’s territorial claims in the East and South China seas have become a priority issue in […]
LONDON: Britain could approve Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine next month, the chief investigator for the shot’s trial told the Evening Standard newspaper. “The regulator will do a very detailed and thorough review and will decide in good time,” said Professor Paul Heath, chief investigator for the Novavax jab trial in the […]
LOS ANGELES: Google’s Maps app will start directing drivers along routes estimated to generate the lowest carbon emissions based on traffic, slopes and other factors, the company announced on Tuesday (Mar 30). Google, an Alphabet Inc unit, said the feature would launch later this year in the US and eventually […]
LISBON: Portugal will extend its suspension of flights to and from Brazil and the United Kingdom until April 15, the government said today, in a bid to limit the spread of Covid-19 variants. Only residents of Portugal and the European Union will be able to travel between the three countries […]
Black Adam has been directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who has also helmed the Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt movie Jungle Cruise. Dwayne Johnson on Monday revealed the release date of his upcoming DC movie, Black Adam. The superstar took to his Instagram page to share the update with his fans. […]
MANILA: The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday recorded 10,016 new coronavirus infections, the country’s third record daily spike in cases over the past five days. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 731,894, while confirmed deaths reached 13,186, including 16 more casualties today. Most of […]
SUEZ, Egypt: The massive Ever Given container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been turned in the “right direction”, Egyptian authorities said on Monday (Mar 29), raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened. “The position of the ship has been re-orientated 80 […]
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen today sacked head coach Peter Bosz and brought in Hannes Wolf in a bid to stop their slide down the Bundesliga table after having been top in December. Bosz, 57, has been replaced by former Germany Under-18 coach Wolf, 39, until the end of the season with […]
Seth Rogen, who most recently featured in movies such as An American Pickle and The Disaster Artist, will be essaying the role of Steven Spielberg’s favourite uncle in the movie. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has roped in actor Seth Rogen for a pivotal role in his next feature film. The untitled […]