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'Now or never' for pandemic accord, says WHO chief after US pulls outWHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the need for a global pandemic agreement, emphasizing that it's crucial for protectin...
How World Health Organization could fight future pandemicsHEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WHO (EXPLAINER, PIX)EXPLAINER-How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics
COP15 UN biodiversity summit, Montreal: Nations reach 'historic' deal, key highlightsCOP15 nations sit together in Montreal to decide on a timeline, plan to save the planet, and sign a historic deal to protect nature.
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The decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to set up an intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) tasked with drawing up an interna...
How will Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce impact their charity?Here, AFP takes a look at the Gates Foundation, from how it works and what projects it finances, to its impact on the pandemic and how the ...
Poorer nations face coronavirus vaccine wait as West locks down supplyVaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech plan to roll out the first doses within weeks, once they receive emergency use permissions from drug...
Centre approved anti-viral medicines to treat COVID-19 patients, says SCThe top court was hearing a plea seeking registration of an FIR by the CBI against ten Indian pharmaceutical firms for manufacturing and se...
How and when the force majeure clause can protect financial contractsThe force majeure clause includes the phrase ‘act of god’ to mean situations that are uncontrolled by human intervention and could not have...
Dr Reddy's launches antiviral drug Avigan in India, to launch remdesivir in SeptemberIndian generic drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Wednesday announced the launch of antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) tablets, current...
Former top US diplomats slam President Donald Trump for dividing, isolating countryEmphasising that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden knows that even the United States of America needs friends on this planet, John ...
China entered covert deal with Pakistan military for bio-warfare capabilities: ReportAs part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand po...
Russian sovereign wealth fund in touch with India to share advanced practices on Covid vaccine: CEO"RDIF is cooperating with Indian partners to share the most advanced practices to combat coronavirus, we have been in touch through the who...
India's drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for remdesivirThe approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of the emergency situation and the unmet need for medicines in light of the cor...
Cipla and Hetero seek clinical trial waiver for RemdesivirWhile all new drugs must undergo trials before getting marketing approval in India, the regulator can grant exemptions in public interest a...
UN chief: Virus could push millions of Africans into povertyUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the coronavirus threatens Africa's progress and could push millions into extreme poverty....
Coronavirus exit strategy depends on getting vaccine to whole worldThe stakes are immense with the coronavirus sickening more than 3 million people.
World must reject linkage between religion, terror, says PM Narendra Modi"Challenges of terrorism and extremism have increased. There is close link with drug trafficking, arms smuggling and money laundering," he ...