Washington : Vegetarian and fish based diets may be associated with lower odds of developing moderate to severe COVID-19 infection, suggest the findings of a six-country survey based on self-reported symptoms. The researchers noted that the survey is observational, and does not establish a causative relation between diet and COVID-19 severity, and caution is needed in the […]
Read MoreParis: The French city of Lyon’s main stadium opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands spent the holiday lining up for injections at hippodromes, velodromes or other sites as France tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe celebrated its second Easter in a […]
Read MoreAthens: The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain after they met in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]
Read MoreBasel: World Champion P V Sindhu finished a distant second best in the Swiss Open final after being completely routed by Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin of Spain in a lop-sided women’s singles title clash here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn’t match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21 5-21 defeat in the […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) settled for a bronze medal in the 35th Boxam International Boxing Tournament in Castellon, Spain after going down to American Virginia Fuchs in an intensely-contested semifinal bout on Friday. The 37-year-old olympic-bound star lost in a split decision after an exhausting contest that was also […]
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