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Taiwan accuses China for blocking deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 27 (ANI): For the first time on Wednesday (local time), Taiwan directly accused China of blocking a deal with German firm BioNTech for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Taiwan chides China for 'shameless lies' over WHO participation issue
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 12 (ANI): Taiwan has criticised China for its "shameless lies" as tensions have escalated over Beijing blocking the island from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Kumaraswamy slams K'taka govt for diverting people's attention from Chamar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 5 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday criticized the BJP-led state government for diverting people's attention from the Chamarajanagar hospital incident in which reportedly 24 people had died due to a shortage o
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Internet freedom in Pakistan declined dramatically in 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] April 29 (ANI): Internet freedom in Pakistan has declined dramatically in 2020 as Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has increased blocking political, social and cultural websites, as well as increased "weaponisation of the cybercrime law as a tool", according to a
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Study uses nanobodies to block tick-borne bacterial infection
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): The findings of recent research suggest that tiny molecules called nanobodies, which can be designed to mimic antibody structures and functions, might be the key to blocking a tick-borne bacterial infection that remains out of reach of almost all antibiotics.
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Russia, China protecting own interests; thwarting global response to Myanm
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 12 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday it was "no surprise" that Moscow and Beijing were blocking efforts at the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo as the international efforts to halt the violence in Myanmar is yet to yield result
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People gather in front of medical store in Indore due to shortage of Remde
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 9 (ANI): The shortage of Remdesivir injection in Indore is not ending and today many people gathered in front of a medical store blocking the road.
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Experimental therapy for parasitic heart disease may also help stop COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego found that the chemical inhibitor K777 reduces the coronavirus' ability to infect cell lines by blocking human enzyme cathepsin L. Clinical trials are underway.
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Ever Given ship stuck in Suez Canal finally freed
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], March 29 (ANI): The Ever Given container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, was finally pulled free on Monday.
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Researchers study virus-cell interaction to understand COVID-19's high inf
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], March 29 (ANI): Scientists from Lehigh University during a recent study identified a previously unknown interaction between receptors in human cells and the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This new information could help in the development of n
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Ever Given ship stuck in Suez Canal floats again: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], March 29 (ANI): The Ever Given container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal has now been freed, maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping has said.
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The ship isn't moving in Suez Canal, but social media memes are
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Amid continuing efforts to dislodge container ship "Ever Given" wedged in the Suez Canal -- blocking one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes -- social media has been flooded with memes, making the most of the trade blockade, costing millions wit
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