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EU chief says ready to 'discuss' Covid vaccine patent waiver
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 6 (ANI): The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday said that she is ready to discuss solutions to help increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines for global vaccination.
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US backs TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines at WTO; is this good news for I
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 6 (ANI): The United States is proving to be a real friend to India as it continues to battle the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO chief welcomes US support for temporary waiver on intellectual propert
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden's administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Key step in fight to crush Covid globally: Nancy Pelosi as US backs waivin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) hailed the Biden Administration's announcement that they will work to advance a carefully-crafted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver for vaccines at the World Trade Organisation
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Monumental moment in fight against COVID-19, says WHO chief after US annou
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): Lauding the United States for extending support to waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines amid the global health crisis, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus termed the Biden administration's decision
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US supports waiver of intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday (local time) announced its support for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines and said it will negotiate the terms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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Surprised why Centre is not taking steps to cap prices of COVID vaccines,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Kapil Sibal has lashed out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the pricing of Covid-19 vaccines while leaving it to the states to vaccinate people on their own.
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While Biden says no decision yet, House Republicans oppose COVID-19 vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said he has not yet announced whether his administration will support a global push to waive intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Letter to US Trade Representative Tai urges to oppose request by India, ot
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): In a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine C Tai on Tuesday (local time), Ranking Member Jim Jordan, and Darrell Issa, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual property, and the Internet urged Washington to oppose a request by India, other nati
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Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu extended by a week amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 4 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday alone reported 7,660 new cases of COVID-19 infection while another 55 succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.
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Amid shortage, Odisha govt to prioritise COVID-19 vaccine beneficiaries aw
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 4 (ANI): Amid the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Odisha government will prioritise beneficiaries who are waiting to take their second dose and has asked district authorities to plan sessions accordingly.
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UK records another 1,649 coronavirus cases, 1 death
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain on Monday reported 1,649 new COVID-19 infections and one new death within 28 days of a positive test.
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