Two people in China who recovered from the novel coronavirus a few months ago have since tested positive for COVID-19 again, emphasizing concerns about the possibility of reinfection. A 68-year-old woman in Hubei, China, tested positive on Sunday, six months after she was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus and returned. …
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Novavax stock jumps on vaccinated deal with South Korean firm
Text size Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Novavax said it has a deal with SK Bioscience to produce the antigen component of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate during the pandemic period. The stock jumped more than 9% Thursday morning. Novavax (ticker: NVAX) said its development and supply agreement with the South Korean …
Read More »Beirut explosion: Dozens of historic buildings in Lebanon’s capital in danger of collapse | World news
Some 60 historic buildings in Beirut are at risk of collapsing following last week’s devastating port explosion, Lebanese officials have warned, as the UN’s cultural agency promises to lead the international campaign to restore and restore Beirut’s heritage. At least 8,000 buildings, many concentrated in the historic districts of Gemayzeh …
Read More »Liberation of Taliban prisoners: Afghan government begins to release the last 400
Copyright WAKIL KOHSAR Image by image The prisoners after President Ashraf Ghani ordered their release on July 31 The Afghan government has begun releasing the last 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for long-delayed peace talks. Eighty prisoners were released Thursday, officials said, some of whose crimes include attacks on …
Read More »Every Sumatran rhino has died in Malaysia. Scientists want to bring them back with cloning technology
Now Malaysian scientists hope to use tissues and cells from Iman and other dead rhinos to bring back the population. The project, carried out by a team at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), focuses on stem cell technology and in vitro fertilization. The process is similar to cloning technology, …
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