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Pfizer, BioNTech's Covid-19 drug shows encouraging results in early tests

With its other potential candidates still in the earliest stage of testing, Pfizer aims to open a large-scale study this summer but can't yet say which shot is best to include

Tesla threatening to fire us if we don't return to work, say employees

Tesla has released plans to maintain worker safety including temperature checks, the wearing of gloves and masks, installing barriers between workers and maintaining social distancing

Museum or mosque? Turkey's iconic Hagia Sophia is at the centre of a debate

The building is now at the centre of a heated debate between nationalist, religious groups who are pressing for it to be reconverted into a mosque and those who believe it should remain a museum

Messi scores 700th goal but Barca's La Liga title hope hangs by a thread

Lionel Messi scored his 700th career goal for club and country before Atletico Madrid came back to draw 2-2 in the Spanish league and deal Barcelona's title hopes a major blow.

Premier League: Fernandes nets twice in Man United's 3-0 win at Brighton

Bruno Fernandes scored twice to lead Manchester United to a 3-0 victory over Brighton to maintain its push for Champions League qualification

Covid-19 impact: Airbus to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide, mostly in Europe

Air traffic not expected to recover to pre-Covid levels before 2023 and potentially as late as 2025

EU reopens borders to 14 nations; India, US, Russia, Brazil excluded

The EU said China is subject to confirmation of reciprocity, meaning it must lift all restrictions on European citizens entering China before it will allow Chinese citizens back in.

Countries prod firms to reduce dependence on China, but find few takers

Even after the coronavirus derailed trade, few want to leave China's skilled workforce and efficient suppliers of raw materials to move to other countries

Spanish club Valencia fires coach Albert Celades after poor streak

The announcement came a day after a 2-0 loss at Villarreal, the team's third Spanish league defeat following the pandemic break

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Australia's Victoria stalls sports' restart

Queensland issued new directives that force sporting teams based in the state into a 14-day quarantine should they play a club based in Melbourne, which is the capital of Victoria

Covid-19: West Indies cricket head coach Phil Simmons in self-isolation

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons is in self-isolation after leaving his cricket team's bio-secure location in the English city of Manchester for a short period of compassionate leave

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees breaking even in Q2 will be tight

In an email message Monday to the company's workers, Musk wrote that it really makes a difference for every car you build and deliver

AstraZeneca says Brazil close to coronavirus vaccine deal for 100 mn doses

Brazil counts almost 58,000 dead by COVID-19, and more than 1.2 million cases of the disease

Google removes misleading ads targeting Americans over voting, elections

Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up people's personal information for marketing purposes

India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, UC Browser and others

The govt said the apps are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order

China begins reviewing heavily criticised Hong Kong security bill

The new law would criminalise secession, subversion of state power, terrorist activities and colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security

EU narrows down on list of countries to allow travel, US may get dropped

The envoys were expected to have narrowed down later Saturday the exact criteria for countries to make the list, which include the way the spread of the virus is being managed

Liverpool fans flood Anfield stadium as 30 years of title-drought ends

The sun had just set over Anfield and on a 30-year wait to be champions of England again when the fireworks started to explode into the twilight.

After Novak Djokovic, his coach Ivanisevic tests positive for coronavirus

Goran Ivanisevic, who won his only Grand Slam title at the All England Club in 2001, wrote on Instagram that he tested positive after two negative tests in the last 10 days

Serie A: Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Juventus beats 10-man Lecce 4-0

Ronaldo had struggled since soccer resumed in Italy, but his return to form pushed Juventus seven points clear of second-placed Lazio, which hosts Fiorentina on Saturday