Covid’s true death toll still elusive, three years in
- 30-Dec-2022
The true global death toll of Covid-19 remains difficult to nail down three years after the first case was detected, though experts agree there have been far more fatalities than officially reported. The difference between the official and real figures could diverge even further next year, with modelling predicting more than a million deaths in […]
Physicists finally observe ‘elusive’ Higgs decay
- 29-Aug-2018
PARIS: Six years after tracking down the Higgs boson, the subatomic particle that confers mass on matter, physicists said Tuesday they have “at long last” witnessed it decaying into tiny bits called “bottom quarks”. The predicted decay was observed at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) famous for the Nobel-capped discovery of the Higgs particle in […]
Post-Sundance, female filmmakers find Hollywood dream elusive
- 27-Jan-2018
LOS ANGELES: Sundance, the premiere US independent film gathering, this week saw a record number of female filmmakers showcased and it has championed women for four decades, but the Hollywood success that so often comes for male directors has proven elusive. A study published this month by University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative analyzed […]
India, Pakistan target elusive World Cup breakthrough
- 20-Feb-2017
COLOMBO: India downed Pakistan by seven wickets in qualifying for the 2017 Women’s World Cup on Sunday but both made it to the finals where they will seek to become the first Asian champions. Pakistan were bowled out for only 67 and lost by seven wickets as India got past their target in only 22.3 […]
Australia begin quest for elusive T20 crown
- 17-Mar-2016
DHARAMSALA: Australia begin their latest quest Friday to clinch the elusive crown of World Twenty20 champions against a New Zealand side who are on a high after their stunning victory over tournament hosts India.