Spanish football league La Liga took to social media to congratulate their brand ambassador Rohit Sharma after he led Mumbai Indians to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 title. Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets on Tuesday to claim their fifth IPL trophy. Rohit Sharma was their captainContinue Reading
Russia’s reaction to the announcement of Joe Biden’s victory in the US elections has been very muted. Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has yet to officially congratulate the president-elect. Putin’s political opponent Alexei Navalny, on the other hand, was quick to tweet his congratulations, wryly observing that the free and fairContinue Reading
MIA Studio/Shutterstock The coronavirus crisis has been stalked by two shadow pandemics – one of domestic abuse and one of mental health. Since the first outbreak of the virus, numerous reports have highlighted a marked increase in forms of domestic violence and abuse, especially intimate partner violence and domestic homicide.Continue Reading
Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz/Shutterstock In recent weeks, there have been controversial proposals to ask older, more vulnerable adults to isolate from society, while younger adults build herd immunity to COVID-19. These strategies have been criticised by leading figures as “practically impossible” and “unethical”. Yet calls for shielding from COVID “stratifiedContinue Reading
Mars 2020 Perseverance space mission launches from Kennedy Space Center. CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA-EE Donald Trump set bold goals for space exploration during his time in office – from crewed missions to the Moon and Mars to a Space Force. By contrast, his successor Joe Biden has been relatively quiet on spaceContinue Reading
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer says his otherwise outstanding bowlers “lost it in powerplay” after a disastrous start prevented them from posting a challenging total in the IPL final against Mumbai Indians. Losing three early wickets pegged the Capitals back as they could post only a modest 156 for seven.Continue Reading
IPL 2020 Final: Actor Ranveer Singh grooved to a popular song to celebrate Mumbai Indians’ IPL title win.© Ranveer Singh/Instagram Actors Ranveer Singh and Amitabh Bachchan celebrated Mumbai Indians’ record-extending fifth Indian Premier League title win on Tuesday by sharing celebratory messages on social media. Mumbai defeated Delhi Capitals byContinue Reading
Hardik Pandya poses with the IPL 2020 trophy after Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals in the final.© BCCI/IPL Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hardik Pandya dedicated the team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 triumph to his son Agastya. Mumbai Indians chased down their target of 157 runs with eight deliveries to spareContinue Reading
F8 Studio/Shutterstock There was – rightfully – a lot of excitement when Pfizer and BioNTech announced interim results from their COVID vaccine trial. The vaccine, called BNT162b2, was reported to have an “efficacy rate above 90%”. This was soon translated in the press to be 90% “effective” at preventing COVID-19.Continue Reading
hedgehog94/Shutterstock Preliminary data from the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial suggests it provides 90% efficacy at preventing the disease. At the very least, this news will result in a large sigh of relief across the vaccine community. It signifies a breakthrough – it’s the first announcement that a vaccine can protectContinue Reading
