Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial
Source: BBC The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for […]
Gilead antiviral drug remdesivir flops in first trial
Source: Financial Times A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has flopped in its first randomised clinical trial, disappointing scientists and investors who had high hopes for remdesivir, according to […]
Earth Day 2020: What Would It Take For The Oceans To Be Recovered Within The Next 30 Years?
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Worst UK slump in ‘centuries’ looms as lockdown slams business
Arab News Thursday . April 23, 2020 The UK economy should recover its pre-coronavirus growth pattern once the pandemic is over, but it could take time, a British central […]
How to celebrate Earth Day 2020 online
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Coronavirus: President Halimah calls on Muslims to support one another and make adjustments during Ramadan
Source: StraitsTimes By Hariz Baharudin SINGAPORE – President Halimah Yacob has asked Muslims in Singapore to support each other throughout the fasting month of Ramadan, and conveyed her appreciation for […]
Why I will confidently bet on Remdesivir and Favipiravir at the present time
There is new information available since the writing of this article: Gilead antiviral drug remdesivir flops in first trial Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
Indonesian Muslims brace for somber Ramadan amid pandemic restrictions
April 22, 2020 Ahmad Pathoni DEPOK, Indonesia (RNS) — During the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins this week, Muslims in this mostly Muslim country are accustomed to spending […]
No faithful, no cash: Lockdown proves critical for German mosques
Apr 21, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – Mosques in Germany that depend on donations from Friday prayers face bankruptcy as the coronavirus lockdown strips them […]
I’m glad the pubs might be closed until Christmas. This isn’t the national tragedy you think it is
Our tendency to peddle quaint myths positioning these venues as ‘robust British values’ is ridiculous. We don’t need them half as much as we need more family-friendly establishments Jane Fae […]
