ROOT earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2020.
NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 32 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (10 April), taking the country's total case count to 60,633.
Hundreds of Pakistani Hazara women are learning how to deliver side kicks and elbow blows as martial arts booms within the marginalised community.
After viewing a video of a female colleague partially naked, a man spiked her drink with a muscle relaxant in an attempt to molest her if she were to become dizzy.
Hideki Matsuyama unleashed an incredible back-nine shotmaking display to seize a four-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the Masters, putting the Japanese star on the brink of a historic triumph at Augusta National.
President Joe Biden kept an effective lid on US military spending in his first budget draft Friday, proposing to spend $715 billion, a marginal hike after sharp increases under predecessor Donald Trump.But Republican lawmakers quickly blasted the proposal as weakening the US military in the face of China's strong defense push, and demanded a larger budget.
Chile has provided a real-time demonstration of the effectiveness of Chinese firm Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, with its vaccination drive results showing it to be 56.5 per cent effective two weeks after the second dose. The findings were in line with Phase 3 trial results of the vaccine in Brazil, which found an efficacy rate of around 50 per cent. But the study by the University of Chile also found that one dose of the Sinovac jab was only 3 per cent effective against infection, underscoring the need to get fully vaccinated. Efficacy rises to 27.7 per cent within two weeks after the second jab, reaching 56.5 per cent a fortnight later, according to the university. Chile has vaccinated 7.2 million people to date, with 4.3 million having received their second dose. More than 93 per cent of those who have had both jabs received the Sinovac vaccine. The South American country has also approved the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines and, on Wednesday, Chinese company CanSino’s single-dose vaccine was added to the emergency list.Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. On Thursday, Chile reported 8,195 new Covid-19 cases – its highest daily count since the outbreak, and the third time more than 8,000 new cases were recorded in a single day. In the same 24-hour period, 183 deaths were recorded, bringing the country’s fatalities from the disease to 23,979. How China took an unlikely lead in the global supply of Covid-19 vaccines Deputy health minister Paul Daza described the situation in Chile as “very complex”, with more than 80 per cent of the population in quarantine and its borders closed. There has also been a radical change in the age groups being most affected by the disease, with patients aged under 39 years now outnumbering the over-70s. The researchers estimated the Sinovac vaccine’s efficacy in real-life settings at around 54 per cent, after taking into account the 6 per cent of fully-vaccinated Chileans who received the Pfizer-BioNTech jab. According to the World Health Organization, the minimal efficacy threshold is 50 per cent. “Getting vaccinated very significantly decreases the possibility of infection. It does not eliminate it, but it decreases it a lot, therefore you have to get vaccinated,” University of Chile rector Ennio Vivaldi said. The study also made clear that a first dose “does not have any relevant effect after four weeks,” meaning that people who only got one jab were just as vulnerable to infection as the non-vaccinated group. Professor Jin Dong-yan, a molecular virologist at the University of Hong Kong, said the Chilean findings were within expectations and highlighted the importance of getting fully vaccinated, in line with the vaccine makers’ recommendations. But, Jin said, Sinovac’s low efficacy rate did put it in a less favourable position when compared to other vaccines. He pointed to Hong Kong as an example, where the BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are available. “Even if one is fully vaccinated with Sinovac, the protection is much weaker than one dose of BioNTech. It might be better if our government can purchase more BioNTech and Novavax vaccines,” Jin said. “The right thing to do with Sinovac is to donate them to resource-limited countries before they expire and are wasted. I don’t think Hongkongers can use up what is already bought or arrived.”More from South China Morning Post:Hong Kong coronavirus: herd immunity could take more than a year to reach, experts warn, after vaccinations drop 35 per centWith Malaysia, UAE soon to make Chinese vaccines, does Beijing have an edge in vaccine diplomacy?Covid-19 vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm, CanSino release efficacy dataChina-made Sinovac jab a shot in the arm for Malaysia’s coronavirus vaccination programme, minister saysWhy Israel’s Covid-19 vaccination programme provides first link in vital data chainThis article Chile Covid-19 vaccination drive adds to Sinovac efficacy data first appeared on South China Morning PostFor the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2021.
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Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan ($2.78 billion) fine on Saturday over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company's dominant market position.
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Iran announced Saturday it has started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start of talks on rescuing the accord.
The El Clasico is a unique opportunity for the promising youngsters of Real Madrid and Barcelona to showcase their talents.
Archaeologists Saturday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.
The World Health Organization on Friday condemned the chasm between rich and poor nations in accessing coronavirus vaccines, saying more than a dozen countries were still completely unprotected.
The S&P 500 climbed above its record-setting close in early US trading on Friday, and the Dow gained as well while tech stocks fell.Investors have push equities that are tied to an improving US economy higher in recent sessions, betting the Covid-19 vaccine campaigns will allow normalcy to return over the coming months.
Myanmar's own ambassador to the United Nations pressed Friday for a no-fly zone and sanctions as international pressure grew on the military junta to end a deadly crackdown and restore democracy.
Fresh lockdowns and curfews were imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina on Saturday, as Covid-19 infections surged again and vaccine roll-outs were hampered by shortages and scares over side effects.
Real Madrid climbed to the top of La Liga on Saturday after Karim Benzema's flicked finish helped them claim a thrilling 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a wild Clasico at Valdebebas.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's troubled space agency Roscosmos, is hardly your typical bureaucrat.
