Scientists behind COVID-19 vaccines could be in the running to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine even though the pandemic is far from over. Some scientists say it is just a matter of time: If the work that went into developing the vaccines is not recognised when this year’s prize is announced on Monday, it will win the award in …

The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced just three weeks before world leaders gather for a climate summit that scientists say could determine the future of the planet, one reason why prize watchers say this could be the year of Greta Thunberg. The world’s most prestigious political accolade will be unveiled on Oct. 8. While the winner often seems a …

West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle has pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with “bubble fatigue” and will instead focus on this month’s T20 World Cup. The big-hitting 42-year-old batsman played two out of three matches for Punjab Kings since the big-bucks tournament resumed in the United Arab Emirates last month. Gayle left the team hotel because of …

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said on Thursday the country’s electricity system was adversely affected in 2020-21 by underutilisation of the most efficient power plants run by regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), increase in circular debt, poor governance and fuel supply challenges, which unnecessarily burdened the consumers. In its “State of Industry Report 2020-21”, the regulator said …

MONACO: An investigation into two Belarus team officials who tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya on a flight from the Tokyo Olympics will now be run by track and field authorities. World Athletics said on Thursday its independent Athletics Integrity Unit is taking over the case from the International Olympic Committee. No timetable was given for the investigation. The Belarus …

LAUSANNE: Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by complicit and compliant referees and judges, an investigation reported on Thursday. Investigator Richard McLaren was appointed by the International Boxing Association, known as AIBA, and found AIBA officials selected referees and judges to ensure that bouts could be manipulated in Olympic qualifying and at the Rio de Janeiro …

LAHORE: Former Test off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq’s appointment as Pakistan team’s interim head coach is likely to be extended till the ICC T20 World Cup being held in the UAE and Oman from Oct 17 to Nov 14. The PCB had appointed the 44-year-old Saqlain only for the New Zealand home series which was cancelled after the visiting team left Pakistan …

KARACHI: It rarely happens when batting ace Babar Azam is outshone by a compatriot whenever the Pakistan captain strikes a century. But that was precisely the scenario on Thursday during a high-scoring thriller National T20 Cup clash in Rawalpindi. Haider Ali is not part of the 15-man national squad for the Twenty20 World Cup but still he gifted himself an …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed 100 per cent cash margin on another 114 items to curb their imports which have grossly destabilised the exchange rate and widened both trade and current account deficits. The sharp rise in the current account deficit (CAD) and steep fall of the rupee against the US dollar forced the economic managers …