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Covid-19 crisis: Bharat Biotechs vaccine gets nod for human trials
Volunteers in India will be immunised with a new locally made coronavirus vaccine in July. "We worked tirelessly to deploy our proprietary technologies towards this platform". Vaccine testing typically begins with animal and lab testing before going on to different stages of human testing. For over two decades, Bharat Biotech has been in the vanguard of creating breakthrough vaccines & therape... [Full Article...]
Iran issues arrest warrant for US President Trump, requests Interpol's help
Tehran Prosecutor Ali Qasi Mehr reportedly said 36 American political and military officials have been charged with murder and terrorist acts over the assassination of Lt. "We assess that Interpol does not intervene and issue Red Notices based on a political nature", Hook told a news conference in Saudi Arabia's capital city, Riyadh, on Monday. [Full Article...]
Intel: Trump’s Iran coordinator discusses arms embargo extension with UAE
Lifting the ban will "embolden" Tehran and could trigger a regional arms race, US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook told reporters in Riyadh. In a report this month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations has determined that Iran was the source for several items in two arms shipments seized by the USA, and for debris left by attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil install... [Full Article...]
Nigeria, US excluded as EU releases countries allowed into European countries
The countries include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea. The 14 countries that made it onto the list of states to be allowed into the bloc include Australia, Canada, and Thailand. They are asking the ECDC, the European Union agency for disease prevention, to come up with more details, the sources said, adding that the lists will be reviewed every two weeks. [Full Article...]
Wave of activists make exit as new national security law is passed
Two Hong Kong media, Now TV and RTHK , reported on Tuesday morning that the NPC standing committee had passed the law unanimously after a ceremonial vote, citing unnamed sources. "We hope Hong Kong people continue to adhere to the freedom, democracy and human rights that they cherish", she told reporters. The change in Hong Kong's eligibility for controlled defense exports, however, is a more... [Full Article...]
Jacksonville Starts Requiring Indoor Masks Ahead of August GOP Convention
Jacksonville, Florida city officials announced on Monday a new policy requiring people to wear masks in public spaces and "other situations where individuals can not socially distance". "The RNC should be postponed or very significantly reduced in numbers because of these risks". "Allowing this number of people to descend on Jacksonville is unequivocally provocative of disease, predictably har... [Full Article...]
Before PM’s address to nation, China says this on TikTok ban
The announcement comes right after the Indian government just banned 59 Chinese apps in the country. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during a radio interview on Sunday that a "befitting reply" has been given to invaders who "covet our territories", referring to the hand-to-hand battle on June 15 along the contested Indian-Chinese border in which at least 20 Indian soldiers and an unkn... [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca says Brazil close to coronavirus vaccine deal
It is learnt that the coronavirus vaccine may appear on the market at the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021, according to China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Yet, a cure for COVID-19 has not been found. For China, it would also be about redemption, with the country's government having received fierce criticism for its delay in informing the world about the ou... [Full Article...]