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EU regulators start the review of China's Sinovac vaccine: Details
European Union drug regulator announced on Tuesday that it has started a rolling review of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine to assess its effectiveness and safety, the first step toward possible approval for use in the 27-nation bloc.
04 May 2021
IndiaPM Modi, Boris Johnson to boost trade during virtual summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson will hold a virtual summit today.
04 May 2021
MicrosoftBill and Melinda Gates are splitting up after 27 years
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, and his wife, Melinda Gates, have announced their separation after 27 years.
03 May 2021
PfizerPfizer in talks with India for expedited approval for vaccine
United States pharmaceutical major Pfizer is in talks with the Indian government to seek expedited approval for its COVID-19 vaccine.
01 May 2021
AustraliaAustralians returning from India face five-year jail or hefty fine
Threatening a five-year jail term or a hefty fine, the Australian government temporarily barred its citizens from entering the country if they happened to be in India within 14 days of their intended arrival.
01 May 2021
India'Shut down,' suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci on India's COVID-19 crisis
India needs to be immediately shut down for at least a few weeks in order to stop the cycle of coronavirus transmission, Dr. Anthony S Fauci, White House Chief Medical Adviser and the US' top pandemic expert, said in an interview.
01 May 2021
IndiaBiden restricts travel from India to the US
US President Joe Biden on Friday issued a proclamation, restricting travel to the United States of all non-citizens who have stayed in India in the past 14 days.
30 Apr 2021
India'Stand with India': US' first COVID-19 relief supplies reach India
The first shipment of COVID-19 aid supplies from the United States arrived in India this morning as the country battles the world's worst coronavirus outbreak that has made a dent in its healthcare infrastructure.
29 Apr 2021
Prince WilliamQueen wishes Prince William and Kate on 10th wedding anniversary
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wished her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the occasion of their tenth wedding anniversary.
29 Apr 2021
IndiaCOVID-19: Bangladesh offers emergency medical supplies to India
Bangladesh on Thursday said it stands in solidarity with its close neighbor India at this "critical moment" and offered to send emergency medicines and medical equipment supplies to combat the surge in coronavirus cases.
29 Apr 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: New B.1.617 strain found in 17 countries, says WHO
The new B.1.617 or the "double mutant" strain of the coronavirus has been found in at least 17 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
29 Apr 2021
IndiaAccess to medical care limited, leave India: US tells citizens
As apocalyptic scenes emerge from across India owing to a raging coronavirus wave, the United States has advised its citizens to leave the country as soon as possible.
29 Apr 2021
IndiaUS senators ask Pfizer, Moderna for global access to vaccines
As India faces the world's worst COVID-19 outbreak, five top Democratic senators in the United States wrote to leading vaccine manufacturers - Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson - seeking better global access to vaccines.
29 Apr 2021
Joe BidenAmerica on the move again: US President Biden to Congress
US President Joe Biden has said that 100 days since he took the oath of office and inherited the worst pandemic in a century and the worst economic crisis in a decade, America is on the move again.
28 Apr 2021
South ChinaChina: 18 injured in knife attack on kindergarten school
Sixteen children and two teachers were injured in a knife attack on a kindergarten school in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday, police said.
28 Apr 2021
IndiaNZ to contribute NZ $1mn to India's fight against COVID-19
New Zealand will give one million NZ dollars to the Red Cross to assist India as it grapples with a COVID-19 surge, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced on Wednesday.
28 Apr 2021
IndiaSingapore sends oxygen cylinders to support India's fight against COVID-19
The Singapore government has sent a consignment of oxygen cylinders to support India's COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
27 Apr 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: Australia suspends passenger flights from India till May 15
All passenger flights originating from India and bound for Australia will remain suspended till May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday.
27 Apr 2021
IndiaGilead announces steps to expand availability of Remdesivir in India
American biopharmaceutical company Gilead has announced several steps to expand the availability of Remdesivir, which is a key therapeutic medicine used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, in India.
27 Apr 2021
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: Biden talks with Modi; vital supplies arrive from UK
As a catastrophic wave of coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in India, valuable partners of the country have pledged support.
26 Apr 2021
IndiaMaldives issues travel advisory for Indian tourists amid COVID-19 surge
Maldives, the South Asian island nation popular among rich Indians and film stars for holidaying, has issued a travel advisory for Indians, barring them from staying at tourist facilities in such islands that are inhabited by the locals.
26 Apr 2021
CoronavirusChina suspends cargo flights rushing COVID-19 medical supplies to India
China's state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and other medical supplies from China.
26 Apr 2021
IndiaAustralia to send oxygen, ventilators and PPE to India
Australia will send oxygen, ventilators, and personal protective equipment to India as part of an immediate support package to the country which is battling with the latest surge of the COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday.
26 Apr 2021
COVID-19Pakistan gets another one million COVID-19 vaccines from China
Pakistan has received another batch of one million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China to help it stem the spread of COVID-19 that has infected over 800,000 people and claimed over 17,100 lives in Pakistan.
26 Apr 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: United States will send raw material required for Covishield
Just as India is fighting a devastating second wave of coronavirus, the Joe Biden administration in the United States has pledged to help the Asian nation.
25 Apr 2021
CoronavirusUS to deploy additional support to India amid COVID-19 spike
The United States will rapidly deploy additional support to India as the latter faces a spike in COVID-19 infections, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
25 Apr 2021
Boris JohnsonUK postal workers win reversal years after wrongful convictions
Between 2000 and 2014, the UK Post Office prosecuted 736 of its employees for shortfalls in earnings which were actually misreported due to bugs in the Post Office's software called Horizon.
24 Apr 2021
Sri LankaNew and more potent coronavirus strain detected in Sri Lanka
A new coronavirus strain that is airborne and more potent than all those found previously in Sri Lanka has been discovered in the country, according to a top immunologist.
24 Apr 2021
CoronavirusUS working with India to address COVID-19 crisis: White House
The US is working closely with India, at both political and expert levels, to identify ways to help address the current COVID-19 crisis in the country, the White House said on Friday.
24 Apr 2021
Johnson & JohnsonUS to resume J&J COVID-19 vaccinations despite rare clot risk
US health officials lifted an 11-day pause on COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot, after advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of a blood clot.
23 Apr 2021
IndiaCanada bans passenger flights from India, Pakistan for a month
The Canadian government has banned all passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the longest country-specific travel ban imposed by Canada.
23 Apr 2021
NepalCoronavirus reaches Mount Everest as Norwegian climber tests positive
The deadly coronavirus has hit a new peak as it reached Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.
22 Apr 2021
VaccineUS faces pressure to decide J&J COVID-19 vaccine's fate
US agencies are under pressure to take a call on the resumption of the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine.
22 Apr 2021
United KingdomBritain's Heathrow Airport refuses to allow extra flights from India
Britain's Heathrow Airport has refused to allow extra flights from India before it is added on Friday to the UK's COVID-19 travel "red list," which imposes a ban on entry to the country for all, except British or Irish residents.
21 Apr 2021
Kamala HarrisKamala Harris to feature in Earth Day special on Discovery+
Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris is slated to be a part of Action Planet: Meeting the Climate Challenge, a special focused around celebrations of Earth Day.
21 Apr 2021
LondonBritain's mourning Queen marks low-key 95th birthday
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II turned 95 on Wednesday, days after husband Prince Philip's funeral on Saturday.
21 Apr 2021
United States of AmericaUS: Police shoot, kill a teenage girl in Columbus, Ohio
Police shot and killed a teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd.
21 Apr 2021
Joe BidenDerek Chauvin, former US cop, convicted of George Floyd's murder
Derek Chauvin, a former white Minneapolis police officer, was on Tuesday held guilty of murdering George Floyd, an African-American whose death had sparked widespread protests in the United States last year.
20 Apr 2021
United States of AmericaWe understand India's pharmaceutical requirements: Biden administration
The Biden administration has conveyed to New Delhi that it understands India's pharmaceutical requirements and promised to give the matter due consideration, observing that the current difficulty in the export of critical raw materials needed to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines is mainly due to an Act that forces American companies to prioritize domestic consumption.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaUS asks citizens to avoid India travel amid coronavirus surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised United States citizens to avoid traveling to India even if they are fully vaccinated, at a time when the Asian nation is struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19.
