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A motorcyclist rides on a deserted street in Paris on December 15, 2020, as a new 8:00 pm-6:00am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of coronavirus infections. The curfew will be waived for Christmas Eve in order to allow families to travel to celebrate together but it will be kept in place for New Years Eve. (MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)World
European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow

The WHO has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices for poor...

16 Dec 2020 1:17 PM IST

Nurse Frank Baez, right, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Tara Easter, a nurse manager of the hospitals medical intensive care unit, at NYU-Langone Hospital on Monday, December. 14, 2020, in New York. (AP/Kevin Hagen)World
US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

If a second vaccine is authorised soon, as expected, 20 million people could be immunized by month's end

15 Dec 2020 1:12 PM IST

Some White House officials who work in close proximity to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be offered coronavirus vaccines as soon as this week. (AP)World
Some in White House getting early access to COVID-19 vaccine

It was not immediately clear how many officials would be offered the vaccine initially and whether Trump or Pence would...

14 Dec 2020 2:21 PM IST

During the protest, many of the pro-Khalistan Sikh youths flashing Kirpans jumped on the statue of Mahatma Gandhi statue in US and pasted a poster over it.World
Khalistan supporters vandalise Mahatma Gandhi's statue in US

The Indian Embassy condemned the 'mischievous act' by hooligans masquerading as protesters

13 Dec 2020 11:18 AM IST

Moderna logo is seen at the Moderna campus in Norwood, Massachusetts. - The United States said December 11, 2020, it was purchasing 100 million more doses of Modernas Covid-19 vaccine candidate, amid reports the country passed on the opportunity to secure more supply of the Pfizer jab. (AFP)World
US buys 100 million additional doses of Moderna vaccine

This brings the total number of Moderna doses bought by US to 200 million, enough to immunize 100 million people with...

12 Dec 2020 10:10 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves at the media as he arrives back in Downing Street after attending the weekly Prime Ministers Questions session at the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. (AP/Matt Dunham)World
Following India protests closely, says UK after Boris Johnson gaffe

The gaffe occurred during the weekly Prime Minister's Questions session in the House of Commons on Wednesday

11 Dec 2020 11:54 AM IST

Russias Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (AP)World
West trying to engage India in 'anti-China games': Russia

Observers point out that the remarks highlight Russia's unease with India's growing proximity and strong strategic ties...

10 Dec 2020 10:22 AM IST

Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (AP)World
Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall: Nepal & China after...

The revised height of Mt. Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between the two neighbours

8 Dec 2020 10:16 PM IST

A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guys Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP)World
US regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

FDA regulators posted their analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain began vaccinating its oldest citizens

8 Dec 2020 10:01 PM IST

90 year old Margaret Keenan, the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, administered by nurse May Parsons at University Hospital, Coventry, England, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020. The United Kingdom, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, is beginning its vaccination campaign, a key step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (AP)World
90-year-old woman in UK receives first Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

UK's Health Service said its workers have been working around the clock to manage large-scale logistical challenges of...

8 Dec 2020 1:43 PM IST

Visa, OCI card suspension prevents several Indians in US from flying back home. (PTI Photo)World
US Senate passes bill eliminating per-country cap for H-1B work visas

The provision will facilitate removal of the massive backlog of Indian IT professionals in the US

3 Dec 2020 12:27 PM IST

A general view of Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium in Puurs, Belgium. Pfizer and BioNTech say theyve won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the worlds first coronavirus shot thats backed by rigorous science -- and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic.(AP)World
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world

Britain's vaccine committee will decide which priority groups will get the jab first

2 Dec 2020 2:01 PM IST

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