Countries begin to seal off UK amid new Covid surge

France became the latest European country to close all its borders with the United Kingdom after Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Irish Republic, Turkey and Canada suspended flights......

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective, results show

Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom and Brazil showed that it was 70 per cent effective on average,......

UK hits daily COVID-19 tests target of 1L; toll at 27,510

The United Kingdom has shot past its 100,000 daily coronavirus tests target set for the end of April with 122,347 testing on Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Friday. IMAGE: A......

PHOTOS: UK falls silent in honour of COVID-19 warriors

The United Kingdom came together on Tuesday for a minute's silence in the honour of hundreds of healthcare and other workers who have lost their lives on the frontline of the coronavirus fightback......

Dubai has Chicago to thank for the Burj

The city of Chicago too will be partaking in Dubai's moment of architectural feat when the world's tallest building - the Burj Dubai - is unveiled on Monday. Sixty-five-year-old Adrian Smith, a......

Barclays hires 5 ABN Amro top officials

Five officials from ABN Amro's top echelons have joined Barclays group's investment banking division, Barclays capital. The new members, Jitesh Gadhia, Marc Holtzman, Simon Hargreaves, Jason......

SEC releases filings on Kennedy clause

Thanks to a quirk of old English law, the Kennedy family is mentioned in thousands of documents setting the terms for billions of dollars in commercial trusts.More than 6,000 documents for deals......

Xerox become an Olympic Games sponsor in..?

Olympic GamesXerox became an Olympic Games sponsor in..? The first Olympic Games were dedicated to the Olympian gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia, famous for its magnificent......

Review: Snowhite And The Huntsman is impressive

Director Rupert Sanders does an impressive job of weaving an old schoolfairytale with modern day sensibilities with his first film Snowhite And The Huntsman, writes Sukanya Verma.'Someday my prince......

Blind Side: A Sandra Bullock vehicle

Before we begin this review, it's imperative to clarify-- at least for the sake of those who aren't already aware-- that The Blind Side is technically a sports movie, rather a story of......

Clooney, Sandra Bullock set records

George Clooney is on a roll.The actorhasthree of his films running simultaneously in America in two weeks. Joining The Men Who Stare at Goats, which could be ending its run in about four weeks and......

New Moon, Sandra Bullock smash box office records

As the champagne was flowing over the spectacular worldwide success of Twilight: New Moon [the movie is coming to India on December 4] which soared to an estimated $258 million in three days (with......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Srikanth seek to reclaim India Open crowns

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Sindhu will open against compatriot Mugdha Agrey. Photograph: PV Sindhu/Twitter Former champions P V Sindhu and Kidambi......

Why Lewis Hamilton hasn't yet gotten out of jail free

Hamilton will need to sparkle a lot brighter than that to start winning back his shine, says Raja Sen What a difference a win makes. Three weekends ago, in a shopping mall in Delhi's Vasant Kunj,......