Children and older adults included in vaccine trial Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Children and older adults will be included in the second phase of trials for a vaccine to protect against the virus. The first phase of the University of Oxford’s vaccine trial began in April, studying adults aged 55 and under. Now more […]
Philippines police raid illegal hospital Police in the Philippines have raided a small illegal hospital and a pharmacy that were secretly treating Chinese nationals suspected of having the coronavirus, the Associated Press reports, quoting police officials. Two people were arrested during the raid at a residential villa that had been converted into a seven-bed hospital, […]
India to open up space exploration and satellite launches to private companies NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will allow the involvement of private companies in its space exploration and satellite launch programmes, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a press conference on Saturday. Both industries are currently predominantly operated by the government’s Indian Space Research Organisation. […]
Australia says China ignores calls to ease trade tension Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia urged China on Sunday to respond to its requests to discuss easing tensions between the two trading partners after Canberra called for an international enquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus. China, accusing Australia of playing “petty tricks”, has […]
China urges food companies to boost supplies on fears of further COVID-19 disruption Naveen Thukral, Hallie Gu SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has asked trading firms and food processors to boost inventories of grains and oilseeds as a possible second wave of coronavirus cases and worsening infection rates elsewhere raise concerns about global supply lines. FILE PHOTO: […]
India to ease restrictions on foreign ownership in defence ventures NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will ease restrictions on the level of foreign ownership in defence manufacturing, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, in a move aimed at cutting down on imports. FILE PHOTO: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference […]
1,400 Emirati women apply to be the UAE’s next astronaut Sheikh Mohammed reveals statistics from second batch of applications Ashley Hammond, UAE Editor Emirati astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori.Image Credit: NASA ALSO IN THIS PACKAGE In pictures: Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan, Emirati astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori back on Earth from ISS Pictures: Hazzaa AlMansoori back on earth […]
Macaque monkey trial offers hope BBC Copyright: BBC Elisa Granato was the first volunteer to be injected in a subsequent human trial Image caption A vaccine against coronavirus appears to have provided protection against the disease Covid-19 in six rhesus macaque monkeys. In a trial in the US, involving researchers from the US government’s National Institutes of […]
More on Germany’s quarantine easing Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Germany will start to open border crossings with Austria, France and Switzerland from Friday nightImage caption Here’s a bit more detail on that report that Germany is relaxing its quarantine rules for arrivals from the Schengen passport-free zone, the rest of the EU and the UK. […]
U.S. Retail Sales Plunged Record 16% In April Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers. Josh Boak PAID FOR BY SC JOHNSON BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the […]
