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Q&A: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
Published On: November 30, 2020 07:33 PM NPT By: Reuters
Large global trials of several COVID-19 vaccine candidates involving tens of thousands of participants are well underway with some having gathered sufficient data to seek emergency use authorisation.
Sri Lanka coronavirus prison riot leaves eight dead, over 50 wounded
Published On: November 30, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
COLOMBO, Nov 30: At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising corornavirus infections in the country’s crowded jails.
Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
Published On: November 30, 2020 01:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 30: President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation.
Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies: report
Published On: November 29, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, Nov 29: A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.
Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel
Published On: November 29, 2020 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
KABUL, Nov 29: A car bombing in the Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni killed at least 30 Afghan security force members on Sunday, officials said, and casualties could increase given the intensity and location of the blast.
UK regulator set to approve COVID-19 vaccine next week
Published On: November 29, 2020 06:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Nov 29: Britain is set to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc next week and deliveries would begin within hours of the authorization, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations
Published On: November 28, 2020 07:59 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Nov 28: The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days.
Thousands of protesting Indian farmers and police face-off at New Delhi border
Published On: November 28, 2020 07:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 28: India deployed hundreds of police and paramilitary forces at a New Delhi border on Saturday as thousands of farmers from neighbouring states blocked major roads into the capital, in protest against recent agricultural deregulation.
Killing of suspected Iranian nuclear mastermind risks confrontation as Trump exits
Published On: November 28, 2020 07:09 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Farmers clash with police in protest over market reform in India
Published On: November 27, 2020 01:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Thousands of protesting Indian farmers scuffled with police on Friday during a march to the capital, Delhi, against new laws liberalising procurement that they say will leave them vulnerable to big companies.
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