Moderna’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations. Together with Pfizer’s vaccine, which is also more than 90% effective, and pending more safety data and regulatory review, the United States could have two vaccines …

KARACHI: Operations at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) across Sindh have been postponed for a week after another doctor and a score of staff tested positive for the COVID-19. According to Head of Cardiac Surgery, Dr Pervaiz, all the scheduled operations have been cancelled for a week at all centres of the NICVD across the province after the …

Over the years, Pakistan has made its mark as a manufacturer and exporter of sports goods, with the Sialkot-based industry earning hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange every year. The scene, as far as the sporting world goes, has transformed globally, with the digital platform running parallel to the physical. And it is here that Pakistan has not …

ISLAMABAD: A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) mission is in Pakistan to support the country’s digital transformation. Former chairman of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Tariq Malik, who is currently the UNDP’s chief technical adviser on digital governance, is spearheading the mission. Mr Malik, who is advising member states on digital interventions aimed at improving governance, will initiate official …

s TOKYO: The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021. The volume will be turned up louder on Monday and Tuesday. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo making the rounds, shaking hands and posing for photos in …

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station on Sunday, Nasa’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft. SpaceX’s newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which the crew has dubbed Resilience, lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:27pm eastern time from Nasa’s Kennedy Space …

ISLAMABAD: South Africa’s former captain and senior pro Faf du Plessis believes that prolific batsman Babar Azam has the ability to become one of the greats of the game, saying the Pakistani Skipper has surprised with his Twenty20 credentials. He admitted that Babar has surprised a lot of people with his T20 credentials and are considering him similar to Indian …

KARACHI: Senior pro Mohammad Hafee has said that Peshawar Zalmi’s one-dimensional bowling was the key difference which enabled Lahore Qalandars jettison the 2017 Pakistan Super League champions’ dream of winning the fifth edition of the franchised-based Twenty20 tournament late on Saturday night. The Pakistan veteran played a pivotal role with an undefeated 74 from 46 balls while inspiring to Lahore …

ISTANBUL: Lewis Hamilton secured a record-equalling seventh Formula One world title on Sunday after winning the Turkish Grand Prix and then warned pretenders to his crown “I’m only just getting started!” After a momentous drive from sixth on the grid, the Briton matched Michael Schumacher’s haul of drivers’ crowns with three races of the season remaining. The 35-year-old sealed his …

KARACHI: Lahore Qalandars had to rely on a brilliant all-round contribution by David Wiese to qualify for their maiden final in the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) history after thumping Multan Sultans in the Eliminator 2 fixture at the National Stadium on Sunday night. Qalandars’ richly deserved 25-run triumph, thanks to Wiese’s 21-ball unbeaten knock of 48, bowling figures of 3-27 …