Australian skipper Tim Paine on Tuesday defended star batsman Steve Smith, who was accused of scuffing up the guard mark of Rishabh Pant during the drawn third Test in Sydney, asserting that the Indian team would have raked up the issue if any wrong was committed. Smith, a former AustraliaContinue Reading
Sreesanth picked the wicket of Puducherry opener Fabid Ahmed. (File Photo)© Twitter Fast bowler S Sreesanth, who made a return to competitive cricket on Monday, castled Puducherry opener, Fabid Ahmed, in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in Mumbai. Sreesanth, who was named in the Kerala squad for theContinue Reading
Arrested: the far-right 'Nordic Shaman' has been identified as QAnon follower Jake Angeli. Alex Gakos via Shutterstock The defining image of the storming of the US Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly that of a bare-chested man posing resplendent in a horned fur hat and face paint. Images of himContinue Reading
Antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem to the extent that there is a grave risk that common infections will soon become untreatable. Meanwhile, vaccines developed nearly a century ago still protect us from deadly diseases. What might explain this difference? Bacteria have evolved resistance to every antibiotic ever developed. SometimesContinue Reading
SeventyFour/Shutterstock The lives of millions of parents and children were turned upside down when COVID-19 forced school lockdowns in April 2020. With a new national lockdown announced for England on January 4 2021, many parents and schools have once again been caught unprepared. This time, however, schools in England areContinue Reading
Australian captain and wicketkeeper Tim Paine faced flak on social media after he dropped a catch off Hanuma Vihari in the dying moments of the final day of the Sydney Test. It was the third catch that the Paine had dropped on the final day, having earlier grassed Rishabh PantContinue Reading
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock For most people the latest national lockdown means uncertainty: precarious jobs and incomes, concerns about the safety of loved ones, and – for many parents – the difficulty of combining work with childcare. It also sends us back to a peculiarly confined world unimaginable one year ago –Continue Reading
shutterstock Now that COVID-19 vaccination campaigns are underway in many countries, concerns have emerged about the availability of stock, the timing of deliveries, and the potential for thousands of vaccines to be wasted at each stage of the supply chain. Because vaccines require transporting and storing at chilled temperatures —Continue Reading
Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Countries are also now embarking on massive vaccination campaigns to control the virus and protect their most vulnerable citizens. One of the biggest questions remaining is whether vaccination and/or prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 offersContinue Reading
