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Key step in fight to crush Covid globally: Nancy Pelosi as US backs waivin
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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
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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
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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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President Biden hopes to send AstraZeneca vaccine to countries by July 4
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Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) provided an update from the White House on goals for providing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to countries by July 4.
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While Biden says no decision yet, House Republicans oppose COVID-19 vaccin
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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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TRIPS waiver will allow developing nations speedy access to COVID-19 vacci
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Pretoria [South Africa] May 1, (ANI): President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday said South Africa and India have made a "strong call" for a temporary TRIPS waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as it will allow developing nations more speedy and equitable acces
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COVID-19: Railway waives of testing charges, diet supplied during hospital
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New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Indian Railway on Friday announced to waive off the charges for Covid testing and diet supplied during coronavirus related hospitalisation for non Railways patients.
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Odisha CM urges PM Modi to waive off deployment charges of CRPF in state
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for waiving of Rs 4,561 crore charges for the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces in Odisha.
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Major Ports waive-off all charges for ships carrying oxygen, related equip
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delh [India], April 25 (ANI): In view of the excessive requirement of Oxygen and related equipment in the country, the Government of India has directed all major ports, including the Kamarajar Port Limited, to waive-off all charges levied by Major Port Trusts including vessel related cha
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Centre waives off basic customs duty on oxygen, oxygen-related equipment,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country in view of surge in COVID-19 cases and emphasized that there was an immediate need to augment the supply of medical grade oxygen
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Punjab CM announces cuts in PPSC exam fee for General, SC/ST category
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced reduction in examination fee for all PPSC examinations for general and SC/ST categories, and complete waiver for candidates from 'Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)' and 'Persons With
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