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    Both China and SinoPharm have invested heavily in a tried-and-true technology - an \inactivated vaccine made by growing the whole virus in a lab and then killing it. (Representational Image: AP)World
    Chinese firm SinoPharm boasts about using workers to 'pre-test'...

    The company's claim that 30 special volunteers' rolled up their sleeves for pre-test without a government approval...

    16 July 2020 1:02 PM IST

    Indrani Mukerjea, main accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. (PTI Photo)India
    Sheena Bora murder: CBI court rejects Indrani Mukerjea's bail plea

    Mukerjea filed the plea last month in which she sought temporary release, citing the risk of contracting coronavirus

    16 July 2020 12:49 PM IST

    A police personnel belonging to the Maharashtra police force stands guard near a security bus. PTI photoIndia
    Palghar lynchings: Maharashtra CID files chargesheet in local court

    The team probing the incident examined 808 suspects and 118 witnesses to collect strong evidence against the accused

    16 July 2020 12:26 PM IST

    A staff member tests samples of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at a production plant of SinoPharm in Beijing.(AP)World
    More than 150 countries sign up to ensure fair distribution of COVID...

    However, the Gavi alliance might also allow the 70 rich countries among this 150 to stockpile the vaccine for their own...

    16 July 2020 11:39 AM IST

    Representative Image. (PTI)India
    Two medium-intensity earthquakes hit Assam, Gujarat

    The epicenter of the Assam quake was Karimganj district and it occurred at a depth of 18 kilometres

    16 July 2020 11:29 AM IST

    IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva. (AFP Photo)Business
    Not out of the woods yet: IMF chief warns second wave of virus could...

    Activity has started to gradually strengthen, but we are not out of the woods yet, Georgieva said in a message to G20...

    16 July 2020 10:46 AM IST

    U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad. (AP)World
    China says US blocking its development, summons ambassador in Beijing

    China accuses that US president Donald Trump's recent Hong Kong Autonomy Act is an attempt to curb its developments

    16 July 2020 10:25 AM IST

    Gujarat woman constable who confronted ministers son says she has resigned from serviceIndia
    Gujarat woman constable who confronted minister's son says she has...

    However, a senior police official here denied that she has resigned.

    16 July 2020 10:19 AM IST

    Air India to send certain employees on leave without pay for up to five years. (PTI Photo)Business
    Air India to send staff on leave without pay for upto five years

    Air India to send employees on LWP for six months or for a period of two years extendable upto five years

    16 July 2020 10:02 AM IST

    Dr. Glenn Lopez administers a free COVID-19 test to Jesus Pineda at a St. Johns Well Child & Family Center mobile clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.(AFP)World
    Coronavirus data is funneled away from CDC, sparking worries

    COVID-19 data, which influence the United States' response to coronavirus pandemic, will now be collected by a private...

    16 July 2020 9:39 AM IST

    Representative Image. (AFP)Business
    Oil prices slip after OPEC, allies agree to loosen supply curbs

    OPEC+ agreed on Wednesday to scale back oil production cuts from August as the global economy slowly recovers from the...

    16 July 2020 8:53 AM IST

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. (AFP Photo)Business
    Hoping for 'ambitious' free trade pact with India: EU executive chief

    Von der Leyen said India and the EU would also hold a joint climate dialogue on solar and offshore wind resources

    16 July 2020 8:50 AM IST

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