Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial, findings that could pave the way to begin vaccinating grade-school kids within months. The long-awaited results offer one of the first looks at how well a…
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages. The process extracts cellulose powder from the fruit’s husks after they are sliced and freeze-dried, then mixes it with glycerol. This mixture becomes soft…
“We were very worried because Neeraj Chopra seemed to be a little shy. But we met him and he was game about it,” says Ayappa KM, director of the commercial for credit card aggregator Cred, which puts viewers in the shoes of the Olympic gold medallist as he faces off with a menagerie of characters — all played by…
The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition by an RSS functionary Rajesh Kunte seeking that the transcript of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech made in 2014, in which he allegedly blamed the RSS for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, be admitted as evidence in a defamation case against him. Kunte had…
Former Union minister Babul Supriyo said he opposed the “indiscriminate” induction of people into the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal and it may have affected the party’s performance in the polls. Supriyo, who joined the Trinamool Congress last week, told PTI in an interview that…
Tamil superstar Vijay has filed a civil suit in a Chennai court against 11 respondents, including his parents, to restrain them from conducting any meeting or activity using his name. The move is significant as it comes weeks ahead of the rural civic body polls scheduled to take place in the state in two phases on…
China Evergrande Group shares plunged on Monday to over 11-year lows, extending losses as executives try to salvage its business prospects and as default fears grow over a looming deadline for payment obligations this week. Evergrande has been scrambling to raise funds to pay its many lenders, suppliers and investors,…
A Rwandan court is expected to rule on Monday in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, later accused by Rwanda’s authorities of masterminding terrorism from exile. Rusesabagina, 67, denies all the accusations and says he was…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gambled on an early election in a bid to win a majority of seats in Parliament, but now faces the threat of being knocked from power in Canada’s election on Monday. Polls indicate Trudeau’s Liberal Party is in a tight race with the rival Conservatives: It will likely win the most seats…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe into the case of a Chinese vessel, which authorities suspect may have been transporting missile-related equipment to Pakistan, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Sources said that the NIA has already registered an FIR in relation to the matter. In…