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Clinical Trial For Calquence In For Covid-19 To Be Started By AstraZeneca

Clinical Trial For Calquence In For Covid-19 To Be Started By AstraZeneca

The United Kingdom based research based biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca Plc has announced that it would soon begin a clinical trial aimed at assessing the possibility of the drug Calquence to be used as a treatment of the exaggerated immune response relates to the with Covid-19 infection, the...
Johnson & Johnson Cancels Acquisition Of Takeda's Tachosil Surgical Patch

Johnson & Johnson Cancels Acquisition Of Takeda's Tachosil Surgical Patch

Regulatory issues have forced the acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s surgical patch product TachoSil by Johnson & Johnson. The cancellation of the deal was announced by the American multinational corporation that makes medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods on Friday....
New Technology To Slow Spread Of Covid-19 Being Planned By Apple And Google

New Technology To Slow Spread Of Covid-19 Being Planned By Apple And Google

A technology that will allow contact tracing of Covid-19 – the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, will be created by two of the tech giants in the world Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google. The technology will give users the option to log into other phones they have been near.   This...
Tesla Starts Local Chinese Production Of Model 3, Avoids Trade Tariffs

Tesla Starts Local Chinese Production Of Model 3, Avoids Trade Tariffs

United States based electric car maker Tesla is now manufacturing all the Model 3 sedans sold in Chinese market at its Shanghai plant thereby adding two more variants of the Model 3. This means that all of the cars that it is selling in China are now locally manufactured and hence are no more...
Patent Suits Filed Against Philip Morris’ IQOS Products By BAT

Patent Suits Filed Against Philip Morris’ IQOS Products By BAT

British American Tobacco has alleged that that its bigger rival Philip Morris International Inc had infringed its patents with respect to the tobacco heating technology used in Philip Morris’ IQOS devices which has resulted in BAT filing a case against Philip Morris in the United States and...
Salary Cut And Furloughing Staff Announced By Tesla As It Closes Factories In US

Salary Cut And Furloughing Staff Announced By Tesla As It Closes Factories In US

According to reports citing an internal email sent by Tesla on Tuesday, the company will pay for its salaried employees between 10% and 30% and furlough the rest of the workers as the company plans to suspend production at its factories in the united States until at least May 4 because of the...
Security Concerns Forces German Foreign Ministry To Restrict Use Of Zoom

Security Concerns Forces German Foreign Ministry To Restrict Use Of Zoom

Zoom – the firm that provides video conferencing services and one that has assumed popularity in the coronavirus pandemic induced lockdowns, is in trouble in multiple countries.   The use of the video conferencing service has been restricted by the German foreign ministry from use within the...
Samsung Beats Estimates For Its First Quarter Forecast Despite Virus Pandemic

Samsung Beats Estimates For Its First Quarter Forecast Despite Virus Pandemic

Strong demand and sale for its chips helped South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to make a slight operating profit for the first-quarter compared to a contraction the in the same period a year ago. The growth in the chip segment also helped the company to offset the hit from the coronavirus...
Britain's Vodafone’s M-Pesa Acquired By Safaricom, Vodacom

Britain's Vodafone’s M-Pesa Acquired By Safaricom, Vodacom

The popular mobile money platform M-Pesa, of the United Kingdom based Vodafone, has been acquired by Kenya's leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa's Vodacom, the two companies said in a statement on Monday.   "The transaction... will accelerate M-Pesa's growth in Africa by giving...
Virus Pandemic Forces Suspension Of Construction Work By Dubai's Emaar: Reports

Virus Pandemic Forces Suspension Of Construction Work By Dubai's Emaar: Reports

Work on its major project in Dubai has been suspended by Emaar Properties, which is the largest listed construction company in the United Arab Emirates, according to reports quoting sources familiar with the matter. This decision, according to sources, was because of the spread of the coronavirus...
Amazon Wants Wide Testing Of Its Workers, Talks With Coronavirus Test Makers: Reuters

Amazon Wants Wide Testing Of Its Workers, Talks With Coronavirus Test Makers: Reuters

As Amazon - the largest e-commerce platform company of the world, struggles to find an effective way to screen its staff and reduce the risk of infection at its warehouses, the company has got in touch with the CEOs of two coronavirus test makers to find a solution, according to a report filed by...
SoftBank Not To Go Ahead With $3 Billion Tender Offer For WeWork

SoftBank Not To Go Ahead With $3 Billion Tender Offer For WeWork

Last year Japanese investment company SoftBank had agreed to a tender offer for additional WeWork shares with shareholders worth $3 billion which has now been terminated by the Japanese firm. This has now raised the threat of legal actions while deepening the problems and crisis for the already...
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World

2024: A Year Marked By Escalating Climate Extremes

2024: A Year Marked By Escalating Climate Extremes
In 2024, the global community faced unprecedented climate challenges, with human-induced climate change significantly intensifying extreme weather events. A comprehensive analysis by World Weather...

First Severe Human Bird Flu Case In U.S. Highlights Growing Health Concerns; Emergency Declared

First Severe Human Bird Flu Case In U.S. Highlights Growing Health Concerns; Emergency Declared
The United States has reported its first severe human case of bird flu in 2024, involving a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition. This marks a significant shift in the ongoing...

Methane Emissions From Tropical Wetlands: A Growing Threat To Global Climate Goals

Methane Emissions From Tropical Wetlands: A Growing Threat To Global Climate Goals
Tropical wetlands, long known for their ability to absorb vast amounts of carbon, are now emerging as a major contributor to methane emissions, significantly complicating global efforts to tackle...

Conflict-Affected Nations Demand Urgent Climate Funding At COP29

Conflict-Affected Nations Demand Urgent Climate Funding At COP29
As COP29 unfolds in Azerbaijan, conflict-affected nations are making a unified call to double climate funding to over $20 billion annually by 2026. This demand comes against the backdrop of...

Trump’s Return To Office Could Shift Global Geopolitics: Putin Holds Firm On Ukraine, While Other Conflicts Face Uncertain Future*

Trump’s Return To Office Could Shift Global Geopolitics: Putin Holds Firm On Ukraine, While Other Conflicts Face Uncertain Future*
As former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House, the geopolitical landscape is bracing for significant shifts. Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly expressed his...

People

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls

Trump Declines Further Debates As Harris Emerges As Debate Winner In Polls
Republican nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would not participate in a third presidential debate against his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala...

Kamala Harris Targets GOP Economic Criticism With New Policy Proposals

Kamala Harris Targets GOP Economic Criticism With New Policy Proposals
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday presented a comprehensive economic policy agenda aimed at countering criticisms from Republicans and addressing key middle-class concerns. Speaking in Raleigh,...

Musk Gives To An Organisation That Supports Trump's Election: Bloomberg

Musk Gives To An Organisation That Supports Trump's Election: Bloomberg
According to a Bloomberg story quoting sources, billionaire Elon Musk, who has been criticising US President Joe Biden more and more, has contributed to a political organisation that aims to elect...

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age

New Study Finds People Who Were Class Bullies Could Make Higher Incomes In Their Middle Age
A recent study challenges the widely held belief that school bullies would eventually get their comeuppance by indicating that they are likely to end up with greater earnings. The Institute for...

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million

In A New York Corporate Fraud Lawsuit, Trump Slapped Fines And Interest Of $454 Million
A New York judge ruled in the former president's civil business fraud trial on Friday, ordering him to pay a total of approximately $454 million in penalties.   According to an attorney...