Coronavirus antibody tests should not be used to tell people whether they have had the infection already, scientists have warned. In a joint letter published in the British Medical Journal, a dozen leading scientists have cautioned that the blood-based kits — once dubbed 'game-changers' — by top politicians may actually …...Read More

With the highest single-day spike of 15,968 cases and 465 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 count reached 4,56,183 on Wednesday. 14,476 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far in the country. The count includes 1,83,022 active cases, and 2,58,685 cured/discharged/migrated patients. Stay here for …...Read More

Scientists in Britain announced a major breakthrough in the battle against the coronavirus last week, reporting they had found the first drug to reduce deaths among critically ill Covid-19 patients. The results were first made public in a sparsely detailed news release. Now the full study, neither peer reviewed nor …...Read More

Four years ago, Mr. Trump ran on his own agenda. No, he didn’t release a 288-page book outlining his vision for the country, as Mrs. Clinton did. But there was little doubt as to what he stood for: build the wall, bring jobs back from China and drain the swamp. …...Read More

For a nation desperate to keep itself occupied during lockdown, the Great British Sewing Bee was a godsend. Thousands were inspired to pick up needle and thread thanks to the BBC1 show’s popularity. And last night, hospital consultant Clare Bradley – who has been working on the NHS front line …...Read More

About a third of the president’s falsehoods were general warnings about widespread fraud in mail-in voting. Another 11 were specific claims about held-up mail carriers, stolen and forged ballots and dead people voting. Figures released Wednesday from a New York Times/Siena College survey of battleground-state voters showed that 61 percent …...Read More

The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth's surface — three times deeper than other precious stones. Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a 'super-deep' diamond — and one of the …...Read More

Dennis Quaid, 66, and Laura Savoie, 27, married at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara on June 2 after they eloped. And the movie star spoke out about their 39-year age difference, in an interview with People magazine. Dennis said: 'It really just doesn't come up. There's just something timeless …...Read More

He also helped his father write his four-volume memoir in Russian and then translated it into English. Nikita Khrushchev was first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the Council of Ministers, or premier, from 1958 to 1964, when he was …...Read More

Redditors are complaining about how 'horrifying' and 'f***ed up' it is to boil crustaceans alive before eating them. Cooking live crustaceans like lobster in boiling water has long been a common practice as a way to fend off food poisoning — but while some people have been eating them that …...Read More