ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus claimed six more lives across the country during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll from the deadly disease to 6,365. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 441 more people tested positive for the highly contagious disease, lifting the number of people affected by it to 299,855. The number of people recovering …

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. More young adults survive heart attacks than severe COVID-19 Among COVID-19 patients treated at 419 U.S. hospitals from April through June, only about 5% were ages 18 to 34. …

ZURICH/FRANKFURT: AstraZeneca should still know before the end of the year whether its experimental vaccine protects people against COVID-19, the drugmaker’s chief executive Pascal Soriot said on Thursday, as long as it can resume trials soon. The British company suspended late-stage trials this week after an illness in a participant in Britain. The patient was reportedly suffering from symptoms associated …

TOKYO: The postponed Olympics must be held next year “by all means”, Tokyo’s governor said on Wednesday, becoming the latest official to insist the event is feasible despite the coronavirus pandemic. Yuriko Koike’s remarks, at an event hosted by Kyodo news agency, come after International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates told AFP that the Games would go ahead in 2021 “with or without …

LAHORE: In an amazing development, the head coaches of the six provincial cricket associations on Wednesday selected 16-player squads of their respective regions for the National T20 Cup, which commences in Multan on Sept 30, without holding any trials or conducting any inter-district matches to assess the players. In the first phase, the same selectors have selected 45 players for …

SOUTHAMPTON: Austr­alia avoided a series whitewash as they survived a mid-innings wobble to beat England by five wickets in the third Twenty20 International and regain their top-ranking in the sport’s shortest format on Tuesday night. Having restricted England to 145 for 6 at the Ageas Bowl, they appeared to be cruising as they reached 70-1 off seven overs before three …

LONDON: Add 100 international goals to the extraordinary list of milestones achieved by football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The 35-year-old Ronaldo become just the second male player to reach a century of goals for a national team when he curled a free kick into the top corner from 25 metres for the first of his two strikes in Portugal’s 2-0 away …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday directed the petroleum and defence ministries to remove all hurdles within 30 days to facilitate setting up and operationalisation of two additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing terminals in the private sector. Under the decision taken at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the prime minister approved two proposals of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs …

SOUTHAMPTON: England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia saw him jump four places …

KARACHI: K-Electric on Wednesday said it experienced an attempted cyber-incident earlier this week. “The KE teams have initiated consultation with international information security experts and are also collaborating with local authorities in this regard,” the company said in a statement. The admission came days after customers across the city complained that they were unable to lodge power outage and technical …