SEOUL: A South Korean court ordered that private educational facilities, including cram schools, should be temporarily excluded from government Covid-19 vaccine pass mandates, the health ministry said today. The injunction is one of the first legal obstacles to South Korea’s vaccine mandates, which require passes or testing for entry to […]
Day: January 4, 2022
The Belgium striker said in an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky he was “not happy with the situation” at Chelsea and indicated he had issues with Tuchel’s style of play. Romelu Lukaku has apologized for going public with his unhappiness at Chelsea and is promising to clean up the “mess” […]
Burger King will sell vegan nuggets across the UK as part of a pledge to make its menu 50% meat-free by 2030. The fast-food giant said the nuggets, made from soy and plant proteins, had been certified by the Vegan Society. Burger King previously released a plant-based Rebel Whopper burger […]
JERUSALEM: A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said today, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli study. “A week into the fourth dose we know to a higher degree of certainty that the fourth dose is […]
WASHINGTON: U.S. transportation officials told wireless carriers the government will not seek any further delays in deployment of 5G wireless service beyond Jan. 19 absent any “unforeseen aviation safety issues,” according to a previously unreported letter. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson disclosed […]
It was a verdict that reflected the often painful complexities and contradictions of blood testing company Theranos. Four guilty verdicts, four acquittals and three charges on which the jury couldn’t agree. For many who have followed the Theranos saga, the podcasts, the documentaries, the books, you might have thought that […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen today urged vigilance against the spread of the coronavirus after the island detected its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant spreading in the community. Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control because of early and effective prevention, including largely closing its borders. Most […]
COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh authorities have bulldozed more than 3,000 Rohingya-run shops since last month, a government official confirmed today, as struggling refugee families voiced their dismay at the demolitions. About 850,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority are packed into overcrowded displacement camps in Bangladesh, most having fled neighbouring Myanmar […]
Shares in crisis-hit Chinese property developer Evergrande rose on Tuesday after they resumed trading in Hong Kong. The heavily-indebted firm had suspended its shares on Monday pending the release of “inside information”. Evergrande’s shares jumped as much as 10% before trimming gains to close 1.3% higher. The company said its […]
Grief has been sketchy in nearly all Marvel films. It has been limited to just being a plot device, or serves as a motivation for the (mostly) male heroes to save the world from more pain and destruction. It’s usually been predictable — the motto is always to do better. […]