When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia

MELBOURNE: Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the coronavirus. If regulators approve any in coming weeks, the companies...

Absconding murder accused beaten up by locals in Rautahat, arrested

RAUTAHAT: A murder accused who had been absconding for eight months was arrested in Rautahat district on Monday night. This image taken on December 1, 2020, shows Tej Narayn Das, an absconding murder accused who...

Bayern’s Martinez ready for move at end of season

MUNICH: Bayern Munich defender Javi Martinez is likely to leave the German champions at the end of the season when his contract runs out, he said on Monday. The 32-year-old former Spain international has been at Bayern since 2012...

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone says Suarez return close

MADRID: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone confirmed that forward Luis Suarez is close to a return to action following his positive COVID-19 test. The Uruguayan tested positive while on international duty earlier this month and...

Stabbed teenager succumbs to injury in Rautahat; attacker arrested

RAUTAHAT: A teenage boy who was injured in a knife attack died in the course of treatment in Rautahat district, on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Nandakishor Ram (18) of Brindaban Municipality-3...

Malan’s hometown heroics help England to win series

PAARL: Dawid Malan returned to his home town on Sunday to steer England to a four-wicket win over South Africa in their second Twenty20 international in Paarl as they clinched the three-match series. The 33-year-old...

Women who escaped slavery turn anti-trafficking crusaders in India

CHENNAI: Separated from her parents, Jayashree Ponrajan spent most of her teenage years trapped in a form of bonded labour – forced to live and work in the spinning mills of southern India. It took Ponrajan...

EU Commission to authorise COVID-19 vaccines days after regulatory approval

BRUSSELS: The European Commission is likely to give the final authorisation for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines days after the EU drug regulator approves them, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday. The European...