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Category: Pandemic

31 January, 2021

Germany sees positive trend in Covid-19 infections

Berlin: The number of new Covid-19 infections in Germany remained below the previous week's levels, with another 14,022 cases reported…

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31 January, 2021

J&J puts America on cusp of vaccine number 3

New York (TIP): America is on the cusp of vaccine number three with Johnson & Johnson's long-awaited single shot vaccine…

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30 January, 2021

Biden reimposes ban on travelers from Europe, Brazil, adds South Africa to list

WASHINGTON (TIP): Reversing his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy, President Joe Biden on Monday, January 25, re-imposed a ban on travelers…

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11 December, 2020

Pandemic unemployment insurance is running out for New York’s taxi drivers

Already burdened by a debt crisis, New York cabbies get shortchanged by government again. NEW YORK (TIP): Bright and early…

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21 November, 2020

Pfizer asks for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine

US drugmaker Pfizer Inc, which has developed a 95% effective vaccine against coronavirus, is now seeking the emergency use tag…

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13 November, 2020

Lockdowns start to limit Covid-19 spread in Europe

Lockdowns and other restrictions are starting to stem the spread of Covid-19 in some, but not all, European countries, authorities…

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7 November, 2020

Global Covid-19 Cases top 48.5mn: Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 48.5 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more…

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17 October, 2020

Indian American co-founded company and University of Houston partner for COVID-19 vaccine

HOUSTON (TIP): The University of Houston (UH) has joined hands with an Indian American co-founded biotech company, AuraVax Therapeutics, to develop a 'differentiated-approach' vaccine…

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26 September, 2020

On Ravi Batra’s article ‘Can the United States Renege on the Payment Due to the WHO?’

Dear Indrajit, I found it very interesting to read Ravi Batra’s legitimate complaint against the Government of China in his…

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18 September, 2020

India’s Foreign Secretary Shringla takes a broad overview of “Indian Diplomacy during the Pandemic” in his lecture

NEW DELHI / NEW YORK (TIP): India’s  Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on 4 September 2020 delivered a major foreign…

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12 September, 2020

COVID-19 could fuel more conflict, poverty, starvation, says UN

26 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 860,000 deaths. Roughly a third of the cases and fatalities are…

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21 August, 2020

Indian Origin Doctor in UK Wins Royal Academy Award for Transformative Work during Pandemic

LONDON (TIP): Dr Ravi Solanki, an Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering President's…

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12 June, 2020

Air India price gouging?

COMMENT  Prof. I.S.Saluja The announcement with customary Indian pomposity of Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indians was received with great…

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