SHARJAH: Debutants Namibia reached the main draw of the T20 World Cup for the first time by beating Ireland by eight wickets on Friday, becoming the final team to qualify for the Super 12s. World number 19 Namibia, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, chased down their modest target of 126 with skipper Gerhard Erasmus making an unbeaten 53. “We …

LAHORE: The provincial dengue cases in Punjab have raised alarms as Saturday witnessed 546 new infections of the mosquito-borne disease in the last 24-hour period. Provincial health secretary, Imran Sikandar Baloch, has said that yesterday 361 dengue fever cases were reported in Lahore. Yesterday the viral disease claimed four lives across Punjab increasing the death toll by dengue fever in …

Shares of Snap Inc plunged on Friday, dragging down other ad-dependent tech firms, after the photo messaging app owner warned of a prolonged hit from Apple Inc’s privacy changes on iOS devices. Snap shares were down nearly 20% at $60.8 before the bell, on track to open at a near three-month low. Shares of Facebook, Google parent Alphabet Inc and …

“Fortnite” creator Epic Games on Friday opposed Apple’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out. U.S. district Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in September struck down some of the iPhone maker’s App Store rules, including a prohibition on developers directing their users to other payment options beside Apple’s …

Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds clearly outweigh the risks of rare cases of heart inflammation. Earlier on Friday, the vaccine makers said their shot showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children 5 …

Two studies in major medical journals add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe before and during pregnancy. One study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, tracked nearly 18,500 pregnant women in Norway, including about 4,500 who had miscarriages. Researchers found no link between COVID-19 vaccines and risk of first-trimester miscarriage, regardless of whether the vaccines …

The drummer of a New York-based indie band in town for a concert in Deep Ellum is hospitalized after he was run over by a duo who stole from their tour van, his bandmates said Friday. Corey Dill, of the band Brother Moses, is expected to survive but is undergoing multiple surgeries at Baylor University Medical Center after he was …

A 22-year-old man is behind bars after Dallas police say he sexually assaulted a woman at a Pleasant Grove gas station last week. Roel Perea Perez faces one count of sexual assault. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Just before 10:45 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call at the Sunoco in the 9500 block …

DUBAI: West Indies will hope to raise their game by a few notches when the two-time struggling champions open their campaign against favourites England in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Saturday. A team packed with some of the most destructive T20 players, the West Indies cut a sorry figure in the two warm-up …