The UK today became the first country to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE. The vaccine will be available in Britain from next week, according to a statement from the UK government. The emergency authorization paves the way for the deployment of …
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An increase in telecom rates is needed as current rates are “unsustainable” and market conditions will be seen before a call is taken, said telecom czar and Bharti Airtel president Sunil Mittal. On the question of whether or not Chinese telecom equipment providers will be allowed to participate in next-generation …
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Britain’s Prince Harry has joined his brother William in welcoming a new investigation into how the BBC landed a famous and controversial 1995 interview with his mother, Princess Diana, and one source described it as a “boost. For the truth”. A former Supreme Court judge is leading a new investigation …
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LONDON: Indian-born economist, author and colleague Lord Meghnad Desai has resigned as a member of the UK’s Opposition Labor Party for failing to effectively tackle anti-Semitic racism within its ranks. The 80-year-old partner said he has only been a supporter of the Labor Party, but was forced to make the …
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for coronavirus disease could be available to the general public between April and May next year and is likely to cost around ₹ 500-600 per dose, the executive director of the Serum Institute of India said on Thursday. , Adar Poonawalla, adding that he expects the long-awaited …
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Johnson & Johnson launched a new late-stage trial in Britain on Monday to test a two-dose regimen of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine among thousands of volunteers, as the US drugmaker broadens its trials by geography and type. The British arm of the study aims to recruit 6,000 participants from a …
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The new Covid vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech would begin delivery “late this year, early next year” if everything continues to go well, one of its creators said Sunday. Last week, BioNTech and co-developers Pfizer said preliminary analysis showed that their vaccine could prevent more than 90 percent …
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What did the RBI warn about falling GDP amid the pandemic and what awaits us? The story so far: The latest monthly newsletter of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) features an article by an official in its Monetary Policy Department titled ‘An Index of Economic Activity for India’, where …
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Britain is trying to resolve as quickly as possible the “confidential” legal issue delaying the extradition of fugitive businessman and former MP Vijay Mallya to India, Britain’s Acting High Commissioner Jan Thompson said on Tuesday. Extradition proceedings against the liquor baron concluded in May after the UK High Court rejected …
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As countries around the world grapple with the prospect of renewed closures, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a harsh lesson on the costs of controlling the coronavirus. The city of 5 million people emerged Wednesday from one of the world’s longest and tightest closures that shuttered businesses and confined …
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