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OMICRON-SPECIFIC MRNA COVID VACCINE CANDIDATE TO BE TRIALED IN UAE


May 1, 2022

China’s Suzhou Abogen Biosciences said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting the Omicron variant has obtained clinical trial approval in the United Arab Emirates. With Friday’s announcement, Abogen joins Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna in trialing candidates modified specifically against Omicron, a highly transmissible variant with increased resistance to antibodies elicited by existing shots. Mainland China …

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PFIZER SAYS PAXLOVID FAILS TO PREVENT COVID INFECTION OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS


May 1, 2022

Pfizer on Friday said a large trial found that its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone infected with the virus. The trial enrolled 3,000 adults who were household contacts exposed to an individual who was experiencing symptoms and had recently tested positive for COVID-19. They were either given Paxlovid …

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Real Madrid win 35th Spanish La Liga title


May 1, 2022

Real Madrid secured a 35th La Liga title on Saturday with four games to spare after a 4-0 home win over Espanyol fuelled by two goals from Rodrygo. Needing just one point to clinch the trophy, Madrid struck twice through the Brazilian in the first half at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium before goals from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema. Madrid …

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Anderson keen to return to Test team under new captain Stokes


May 1, 2022

LONDON: England fast bowler, James Anderson, said he would like to return to the Test team under new captain Ben Stokes after being controversially dropped from the squad. Anderson and Stuart Broad, England’s all-time leading Test wicket takers with 1,177 wickets between them, were left out of the 16-man squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies in March, …

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Liverpool keep pressure on City as Burnley earn vital win


May 1, 2022

LONDON: Liverpool beat Newcastle United 1-0 to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, heaping pressure on Pep Guardiola’s men ahead of their evening kick-off against struggling Leeds. Naby Keita scored the only goal of the game at a boisterous St James’ Park as Jurgen Klopp’s men remained on track for an unprecedented quadruple of …

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Football’s super agent Mino Raiola dies aged 54 after long illness


May 1, 2022

Mino Raiola, the influential and often controversial sports agent to some of football’s biggest players, has died. He was 54. Raiola died after a long illness, his family confirmed on Saturday. He had been undergoing treatment at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, where he was visited by Zlatan Ibrahimović this week. Raiola underwent surgery in January but it was said at …

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Virat Kohli hits laborious 58 to overcome alarming IPL batting slump


May 1, 2022

Indian superstar cricketer Virat Kohli struck form with his first half-century of this Indian Premier League season for Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday. Kohli hit 58 off 53 deliveries against Gujarat Titans at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium after a string of low scores, including two golden ducks in the ongoing Twenty20 tournament. The former captain opened Bangalore’s innings for the second …

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Two windows kept for inaugural PSL for Women in 2023


May 1, 2022

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has marked two windows in 2023 to hold the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Women. According to the proposed draft, the PCB as its top priority has proposed to hold the PSL for Women alongside the PSL for Men in March next year, and in case it is not possible then the Board …

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Fourth ITI train yet to reach Turkey


May 1, 2022

LAHORE: The fourth Istanbul-bound freight train carrying high-value goods in six container-laden wagons is yet to reach its destination despite a lapse of around two months. The train is currently parked near a remote station in Iran for about one week as the authorities concerned, on the complaint of a leading Turkish freight forwarder, have reportedly declined its entry into …

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Three telcos demand reversal of 100pc cash margin requirement for imports


May 1, 2022

KARACHI: Three of the five telecom operators have reached out to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for the reversal of the recently imposed 100 per cent cash margin requirement for the import of “almost all” telecom-related equipment that these companies usually source from abroad. In a recent letter to the Banking Policy and Regulations Department of the central bank, …

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