GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also said it advised using low-dose coagulants to prevent blood clots. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva that a WHO-led team of independent experts, currently in the central Chinese city of Wuhan …

Moderna Inc said on Monday it believes its COVID-19 vaccine protects against new variants found in Britain and South Africa, although it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South African variant after concluding the antibody response could be diminished. The company said in a news release it found no reduction in the antibody response against the variant …

Facebook Inc said on Monday it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the United States last year. The social media giant said the data would include targeting criteria, such as location and interests, selected by advertisers running social issue, electoral or political ads Academics and researchers can …

Apple Inc’s hardware engineering chief, Dan Riccio, will step down to oversee a new project, the iPhone maker said on Monday, providing few details on the longtime executive’s latest role. Riccio will report to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Apple said in a statement. He will be replaced by company veteran John Ternus, who will join the executive team as …

so `When Microsoft Corp reports earnings on Tuesday, investors will be looking for signs that big businesses are still investing in cloud computing, that smaller businesses are starting to recover and whether Xbox sales will be slowed by chip shortages. The Redmond, Washington-based company is a winner of the pandemic-driven shift to working and learning from home, with businesses and …

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is aware that his side have a poor record against South Africa in Tests but he is confident that the past will count for nothing when the two teams meet in the opening Test in Karachi from Tuesday. South Africa, led by Quinton de Kock, will play their first Test in Pakistan since 2007 and have …

KARACHI: Javed Karim, President, Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Federation, on Monday said that collective efforts were needed for the promotion and development of sports in the country, especially during the challenging Covid-19 period. Addressing an event at a local club organized by Chairman Karachi Sports Foundation Asif Azeem, Javed said that the admirable practical steps taken by the Karachi Sports …

GALLE: Dom Sibley scored an unbeaten half century as England chased down a target of 164 to secure a sweep of the series on Monday, beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Test on a day of drama at the Galle International Stadium. England scored 164-4, with Sibley 56 not out and Jos Buttler unbeaten on 46 as …

KARACHI: South Africa head coach Mark Boucher was in no doubt on Monday when he said that the playing conditions confronting his charges in the first Test against Pakistan are somewhat contrast to those he played on previous three Test tours here. The 44-year-old Boucher — Test cricket’s most prolific wicket-keeper with 555 dismissals from 147 matches — was candid …

KARACHI: On the first day of the rollover week, investors at the stock market threw the usual caution to the wind even as the leverage position was at high Rs41.17 billion (Rs22.8bn open positions in the futures counter). Investors went into a buying spree that carried the KSE-100 index up by 219.60 points, or 0.48 per cent, to close at …