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Cambridge's COVID vaccine candidate's trials could begin this fall: Varsit
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The University of Cambridge announced on Wednesday that it could start the clinical trial phase of its possible COVID-19 vaccine in late fall or early next year due to the UK government's allocation of £1.9 million ($2.5 million) to the scientific p
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S Korean doctors stage walkout despite order to return to work
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Tens of thousands of South Korean medical workers staged a walkout from hospitals on Wednesday despite the authorities' order to resume work, as some services were disrupted at major clinics throughout the country, the state-run Yonhap news agency r
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US $20 million research grant to explore supply options for rare earth ele
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The US designated $20 million for basic research aimed at identifying a stable supply of so-called rare earths that are crucial for electronics embedded in devices ranging from cell phones to aircraft, the Energy Department said in a press relea
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Top Chinese diplomat warns against regressing to cold war
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): China does not want another Cold War, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a trip to Italy on Tuesday, which is aimed at strengthening Beijing's ties with Europe.
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Russia in touch with India for collaboration to manufacture Covid-19 vacci
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): In a significant development related to the COVID-19 vaccine, Russia has expressed its willingness to the Indian government for collaboration in the manufacturing of Sputnik V vaccine (COVID-19 vaccine), a government official said on Tuesday.
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Russia, India discuss upcoming official communications
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov had a phone conversation with Indian Ambassador to Russia Venkatesh Varma to discuss the communications of various levels between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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WHO lacks resources to fight COVID-19 in Africa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not have enough resources to support African nations in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti said on Tuesday.
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25 die, 12,800 face health problems due to extreme heat in Japan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Close to 12,800 people suffered health complications and 25 others died as a result of persisting extreme temperatures in Japan over the past week, the Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.
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Iranian Vice President says Tehran, IAEA to expand cooperation, calls talk
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will expand cooperation, the country's vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said on Tuesday, adding that it will be "a new chapter" of Tehran's e
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UK's AstraZeneca begins human trial of COVID-19 treatment using monoclonal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it had begun the human trial of a new treatment for COVID-19 using a combination of two monoclonal antibodies.
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1 soldier killed, 6 injured in Afghanistan car explosion
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): A car bomb exploded in northern Balkh province killing at least one soldier and injuring six others on Tuesday, Hebatullah Alizai, commander of 209 Shaheen Army Corps, told Sputnik.
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Japan's GDP expected to recover to pre-pandemic level by end of FY 2021
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's economic growth is expected to return to the pre-pandemic levels by the end of fiscal year 2021, which starts on April 1 of the next year and ends on March 31, 2022, Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Japanese economic revitalisation minister, said on Tu
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