CHENNAI: US author Stephen King is celebrated for dark horror stories and fans will be happy to learn the legendary writer has scripted the latest Apple+ TV series, “Lisey’s Story,” based on his novel. The mini-series, consisting of eight 45-minute episodes, follows widow Lisey Landon as disturbing events revive memories of her marriage to an author plagued by darkness.
CAIRO: A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis on Saturday killed at least 14 people in a government-held city, including a 5-year-old girl, an official said, as the US envoy to the country accused the militia of failing to try to reach peace in the war-wrecked nation. The missile hit a gas station in the Rawdha neighborhood in the central city of Marib, according to Ali
LONDON: A female shopper who was charged with common assault after spitting at a security guard at London’s high-end department store, Harrods, is Yusra Elmzouri, 20, of west London, Arab News can reveal. A Metropolitan Police statement given to Arab News confirmed the assailant, who is believed to be of Arab origin, was arrested on Thursday and charged on Friday. She was
Brazil’s Anvisa approves Russian Sputnik V vaccine, with conditions
The rulings come after the health regulator rejected in late April imports of the Sputnik V shot requested by state governors desperate for vaccines
Updated 05 June 2021
June 05, 2021 01:00
BRASILIA: Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Friday gave the green light for states to import the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, but with conditions attached.
Anvisa’s board voted 4-1 to grant the conditional approval after more than seven hours of deliberation, following the recommendation of its technical staff earlier in the day.
Anvisa also voted to approve, again with conditions, the Covaxin shot made by Bharat Biotech, a private company based in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
AMMAN: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has asked the Lebanese government to pay its dues to the special tribunal and the international community to shoulder its responsibilities, his media office said in a statement on Saturday.