US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreakThe announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-l...
05 Aug, 2022, 08.38 AM IST
China shares end higher on stimulus hopes as COVID cases riseHong Kong shares of ZTE Corp soared as much as 60% as trading resumed in the afternoon, while its Shenzhen shares rose nearly 10%. The tele...
23 Mar, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
White House says Indian-American physician Ashish Jha is effective communicator on tackling COVID-19“We're having a public health expert, somebody who's as well known. Dr. Jha is effective in communicating with the country about how we're ...
18 Mar, 2022, 10.31 AM IST
Not attending Delhi security dialogue on Afghanistan due to ‘scheduling reasons', says ChinaIndia will host the security czars from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries for a security dialogue on Afghanistan on Wednesday t...
09 Nov, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
CII president suggests measured opening up of activities to avoid new COVID waveThe focus of opening up in the immediate run, T V Narendran said, should be on economic activities including restarting the supply chains a...
20 Jun, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
CII pitches for Rs 3 lakh crore fiscal stimulus to push economic growthCII President T V Narendran also said the chamber expects GDP to grow at 9.5 per cent in 2021-22 as the strong growth in the second half of...
17 Jun, 2021, 05.36 PM IST
Covid-19: Key updates from around the globeIndia's overall caseload of 12.04 million - the world's biggest outside the United States and Brazil - had been falling steadily since a pe...
29 Mar, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
A tale of disparity: Covid keeps spreading death where vaccines haven’t reachedWorldwide, half a billion vaccine doses have been administered. While shots have been given in some 140 countries, the vast majority have g...
28 Mar, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
The WFH era: Azim Premji feels hybrid work model will drive growth & give flexibility to women joining forceThe IT czar said that over 90% of tech industry still continues to work from home.
22 Feb, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Approval of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine another milestone in US' fight against pandemic: Joe BidenModerna's COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273 on Friday became the second drug in the US to get emergency use authorisation from the US FDA, a week ...
19 Dec, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Biden picks Becerra as health secretary as he builds team to battle COVID-19Becerra will lead the health agency as officials struggle to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus, including record infections and a dai...
07 Dec, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
Joe Biden's potential COVID-19 'czar' Zients would oversee daunting task of pandemic responseIn addition to confronting the disease's spread after Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, the coronavirus czar will oversee a mammoth and unprece...
03 Dec, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
Pricing Covid-19 vaccines too high could backfire on big pharmaceutical companiesA world without global intellectual property would be one of constant electronic warfare. State-backed hacking, such as China apparently tr...
03 Aug, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Covid vaccine will get to Americans in 2021, says US' top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony FauciOfficials testifying with Fauci at a contentious House hearing on Friday acknowledged that the US remains unable to deliver all COVID-19 te...
01 Aug, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Bullish bets on most Asian currencies climb on vaccine hopes, China stability: Reuters pollBullish positions in the yuan CNY=CFXS outpaced those in peers and were at their highest in two-and-a-half years, touching levels only seen...
23 Jul, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
Sea-facing Worli flat goes at Rs 1.23L/sq ft, the costliest in the countryThe deal overrode the Rs 1.2 lakh psf paid for a luxury apartment in Tahnee Heights on Nepean Sea Road in June 2012.
19 Jul, 2013, 10.31 AM IST
- Bill Gates invites Indian scientists to team up with his foundation
"In developing countries, these diseases are the primary cause behind reduced life expectancy. We will stay focused on those things," he sa...
25 Mar, 2011, 05.55 AM IST