The British pound sank on Friday, boosting the London stock market after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned he was ready to walk away from European Union trade talks and prepare for a “no deal” Brexit. . The British pound fell below $ 1.29 after Johnson accused the EU of …
Read More »For the first time, the UK set out to infect volunteers with covid to speed up the vaccine trial
“Human challenge” trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could become a reality after a British biotech company signs a government contract to create and supply strains of the virus . HVIVO, a unit of pharmaceutical services company Open Orphan, is conducting preliminary work …
Read More »UK considers infecting healthy people with covid to speed up vaccination efforts
Britain is moving closer to conducting studies that would intentionally infect healthy people with the virus to aid researchers in their search for Covid-19 vaccines, and thousands of volunteers like Greer, a chemistry student at Durham University in the Northeast England, they’re ready to go. . Open Orphan Plc, parent …
Read More »UK Considering Infecting People With Covid To Help Vaccination Efforts
Despite recent advances in treating Covid, experts disagree on whether the challenge trials are justifiable. Alex Greer says he would rather get directly in the path of coronavirus than be surprised by the illness after a night out at the pub or with friends. It is a scenario that could …
Read More »Chaitanya Venkateswaran, 18, wears the shoes of the UK’s oldest diplomat in India for a day
Chaitanya Venkateswaran takes over the British High Commission for a day. New Delhi: Being the British High Commissioner in India can be a hectic job, and an 18-year-old woman from the national capital experienced it when she held office for a day. Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique …
Read More »A British professor who called Idli ‘boring’ led to a revolt in South India on Twitter
To Idli or not to Idli? British professor Edward Anderson sparked a fierce debate on Twitter after calling Idlis ‘boring’ | Image Credit: Twitter UK history professor Edward Andwerson’s unpopular opinion of ‘idli’ prompted a response from many South Indians, including Thiruvananthapuram MP Sashi Tharoor. News18.com Last update: October 8, …
Read More »UK COVID-19 Vaccine Launch in 3 Months – Report
The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in just three months The mass launch of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be completed in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government scientists. Scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope that regulators will …
Read More »Anil Ambani tells UK court that he is a ‘man of simple tastes’ who drives a car
Industrial Anil Ambani on Friday he claimed that he was a “simple man of simple tastes”, living a modest life devoid of any extravagance The times of India reported. The industrialist said in a UK court that he had “nothing significant” and that the exaggerated perceptions of his lavish lifestyle …
Read More »Reliance Jio users get onboard connectivity on international flights; Plans start at Rs 499 per day
Every time you’ve been on an international flight, you probably would have winced at the expensive in-flight Wi-Fi prices. If you really needed it, you would have taken the bullet and paid. Otherwise, you would have watched a movie on your iPad or on the inflight entertainment system. Or maybe …
Read More »Tamil Nadu sees revival in expanding crown, Gujarat curve begins to bend
[ad_1] The fastest to reach the 75,000 mark of the 50,000th case was the United States, which took just 2 days. Spain and France took 3 and 4 days respectively. Russia, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom took 5 days for the same jump, while Brazil took 6. On the …
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