China grants 1st patent to indigenously developed Covid vaccine
has granted the first invention patent to a Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by biopharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics Inc in the country, which experts......
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Trump signals banning other Chinese firms like Alibaba
17 After issuing an executive order last week that gives China-based ByteDance an option to divest its TikTok business in the US within 90 days,...
3rd stage of Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine may begin in 7-10 days
third stage of the research on the world's first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called Sputnik V, may begin in 7-10 days, a report...
Thai Airways reports $900mn loss for 2020 1st half
Airways has reported losses amounting to 28 billion baht ($900 million) for the first half of this year, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, massively......
Putin proposes urgent 7-state online summit on Iran, Persian Gulf
President Vladimir Putin proposed holding an urgent online meeting of the heads of the five states that are permanent members of the UN Security Counci......
This new test to diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes
an ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus, the researchers have developed a new test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutes. The findings,......
Israel allows citizens to fly to 3 European countries
Israel has decided to allow citizens to fly to three European countries -- Bulgaria, Croatia and Greece -- starting from Sunday, as the first step...
Social distancing reduced Covid-19 infection rates by 45% in Europe
A new study has revealed that social distancing during the six weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced infection rates by up to 45 per...
Trump brokers historic peace deal between Israel and UAE
In a major breakthrough for peace in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has brokered a historic agreement between Israel and the United Arab...
COVID-19 re-infection not confirmed: WHO expert
senior expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although there are some cases suggesting that an individual may have been re-infected wi......
WHO-sponsored plan for new COVID-19 tools has shown results: Tedros
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the WHO-sponsored plan for new COVID-19 tools has shown results.......
Namibia suspends all domestic flights
Namibia has temporarily suspended all domestic flights for 18 days amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, it was announced. In a statement...
US strikes $1.5bn deal for 100mn doses of Moderna Covid vax
The US government has entered into a $1.5 billion deal with biotechnology company Moderna for the manufacturing and delivery of 100 million doses of it......
Russia to begin COVID-19 vaccine production within 2 weeks
will start the production of its COVID-19 vaccine within two weeks, the country's health minister Mikhail Murashko said. "First of all, the production......
WHO in contact with Russia on new COVID-19 vaccine: spokesman
Organization (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said.......
EU agrees MoU with 8 partners in support for COVID-19 fight
(EU) has agreed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with eight non-EU partners to help their businesses limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pan......
Russia Covid mass vaccination from Jan 1, 2021
that Russia registered on Tuesday is expected to enter into civilian circulation on January 1, 2021, the media reported, citing the registration certif......
Alarming 90% rise in US kids cases over 4 weeks: Report
in US children have climbed an alarming 90 per cent in the last 30 days alone, according to new report from the American Academy of...
Nepal extends suspension of domestic, int’l flights
has decided to extend the suspension of domestic and international flights as well as public transport until August 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mond......
All about the 1st Covid-19 vaccine registered in Russia
became the first country in the world to register a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Minis......