- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityvaccine
Pope urges COVID inoculations, says vaccines are humanity’s friends
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was puzzled why so many people, including some cardinals in Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, have…
Poor countries say lack of vaccines may exclude them from climate talks
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - The world's poorest countries asked for more help on Friday to meet vaccination and quarantine requirements and costs to ensure they can take part…
India much better prepared ahead of possible COVID-19 third wave
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As COVID-19 cases and deaths exploded in India in April and May, New Delhi's premier Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and several others ran so short of…
Ex-UK PM Brown accuses West of ‘moral outrage’ over COVID vaccine stockpiling
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused rich countries of committing a "moral outrage" by stockpiling COVID-19 doses while poor countries are struggling to get supplies. Brown,…
Poland to donate 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Taiwan
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will donate 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, the foreign ministry in Warsaw said on Saturday, to help boost vaccination rates in…
Helped by TSMC and Foxconn, BioNTech vaccines finally reach Taiwan
By Ann Wang TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -The first batch of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, helped by the involvement of two of the world's most important…
China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China beat Taiwan to the punch on Wednesday in announcing the delivery timetable for a highly politicised order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE, saying the first 932,000…
Approval for world’s first DNA-based ‘ZyCov-D’ vaccine is testimony to innovative zeal of India’s scientists: PM Modi
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the approval for the world's first DNA-based 'ZyCov-D' vaccine of Zydus Cadila group is a testimony…
Russia’s Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine shows 93.5 pc efficacy in Paraguay
Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Wednesday announced the data from Paraguay regarding the one-shot Russian Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrating high safety profile and…
PM Modi lauds scientists, says India doesn’t need to depend on others for COVID vaccine
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded scientists and said that it is the result of the strength of our industrialists and scientists, that…
RDIF proposes Pfizer conduct joint trials with Sputnik Light as booster shot
Moscow [Russia] August 11 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has proposed that US drugmaker Pfizer start joint trials with Sputnik Light as a booster COVID-19 vaccine shot, the…
Sputnik V jab 83 per cent effective against Delta variant, says Russian health ministry
Moscow [Russia] August 11 (ANI): Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is around 83 per cent effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on…
