SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of his own meeting in May with US President Joe Biden, the South’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said today. Moon had hoped to use the meeting with Biden as a chance […]
Day: July 1, 2021
SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), today warned residents to brace an increase in Covid-19 infections over the next few days as it reported the biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases recorded so far this year. Country-wide, Australia is fighting outbreaks of the highly infections Delta […]
WASHINGTON: Johnson & Johnson said late yesterday that its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the durability of the immune response lasted through at least eight months, the US-based healthcare company said, adding that its vaccine was 85 […]
LONDON: Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty will return to Centre Court at Wimbledon today hoping to produce more assured performances than they did in their first round matches. Sandwiched in between their two matches is Coco Gauff’s first appearance on Centre Court since 2019 when, as a 15-year-old, she won […]
BRUSSELS: Europe’s drug regulator said today the Covid-19 vaccines approved in the European Union offered protection against all coronavirus variants, including Delta, but called for active monitoring by vaccine manufacturers to stay alert. “There have been a number of variants over the last months and we expect more,” said Marco […]