Moderna Inc will apply for emergency clearance from the US and Europe for its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday after full results from a late-stage study showed it was 94.1% effective without serious safety concerns, the company said. Moderna also reported that its vaccine’s efficacy rate was consistent based on age, …
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WASHINGTON: After pushing Biden-Harris’s ticket to the White House, American women in all their diversity are on their way to a fair share of executive positions 100 years after winning the right to vote in the United States. In striking recognition of his ability, merit and overwhelming support for the …
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NEW YORK: Former US President Barack Obama Says Congressional Leader Rahul gandhi he has a “nervous and formless quality” like a student eager to impress the teacher, but lacks the aptitude and passion to “master the subject.” The New York Times reviewed Obama’s memoir ‘A Promised Land’, in which, among …
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NEW YORK: Work to distribute the experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE is being prepared after the companies announced successful interim data on Monday, but it will not soon reach local pharmacies for the general public. The data, which sent US stocks to record highs, showed …
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WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team named a Covid-19 task force co-chaired by Indian-American Vivek Murthy on Monday as the coronavirus swept through the U.S. Surpassing 125,000 daily cases, with the grim prospect of the incoming new administration receiving a national health emergency. The 13-member task force of two other …
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NEW DELHI: India moved forward with work on its coronavirus vaccine, while Britain ‘s AstraZeneca It said its deliveries were being delayed “a bit” as countries around the world sought to conquer the pandemic and rescue their economies. A vaccine It is considered the world’s best bet to tame a …
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NEW DELHI: A day after the inauguration of 44 bridges built by the Border Roads Organization to facilitate the smooth movement of Indian armed forces, particularly along its northern borders, China on Tuesday described the development of border infrastructure of India, along with an enhanced military deployment, as the “Root …
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WASHINGTON: Software giant Microsoft It will allow employees to work from home permanently if they choose, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand the work-from-home provisions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Verge said that most of Microsoft’s employees are still at home as the health …
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KATHMANDU: Some banks and companies in Nepal are allegedly involved in the transfer of money suspiciously obtained from supervisors, according to an investigation carried out by the Nepal Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in conjunction with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and BuzzFeed. The investigative report released on …
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BEIJING: Several thousand people in northeast China tested positive for a bacterial disease in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year, authorities said Tuesday. The Health Commission Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Provinceannounced that 3,245 people had contracted brucellosis disease. The disease is usually caused …
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