EU is asked to approve extra dose from Pfizer vaccine vials

PRAGUE/ROME: The European Union was asked on Tuesday to allow an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech to be taken from each vial, a practice allowed elsewhere that would make...

Messi not interested in coaching, prefers sporting director role

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi has no plans to become a coach when he retires from playing, saying he is more interested in being a director of football than working in the unforgiving world of football management. The 33-year-old...

Mulder, Sipamla star as S Africa complete innings victory v Sri Lanka

PRETORIA: Rookie seam bowlers Wiaan Mulder and Lutho Sipamla took two wickets each as South Africa bowled injury-hit Sri Lanka out for 180 to complete a handsome victory by an innings and 45 runs...

Southee takes 300th wicket as NZ edge towards Pakistan win

WELLINGTON: Tim Southee became the third New Zealand bowler to capture 300 test wickets as he dismissed two Pakistan batsmen to help push his side into a strong position at the close of play...

Thousands march against Nepal PM’s dissolution of parliament

KATHMANDU: Thousands of opponents of Nepal‘s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli marched through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday urging him to reverse his decision to dissolve parliament and call for early elections. The protesters, who...

Nepal COVID-19 Update: 708 new cases, 731 recoveries and eight fatalities recorded on Tuesday

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. READ MORE: 398 more infections reported in the valley in the last 24 hours Till...

First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in Nepal

KATHMANDU: When Angel Lama sashays down the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday she will make history as the first transgender woman to be a finalist in the Himalayan nation’s most glamorous...

398 more infections reported in the valley in the last 24 hours

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 398 fresh cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. Kathmandu district alone reported 324 cases while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered 52 and 22 infections respectively. Of those newly infected...