A deal on an intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) may be further off than ever despite Washington’s backing, due to expected scepticism about a new draft, sources close to the talks told Reuters.Negotiations will reopen at the WTO on Monday and will focus on a highly anticipated revised draft submitted by India, South Africa and dozens of other proponents last week.Following a surprise US shift earlier this month to support a waiver, a move which heaped pressure on remaining opponents like the European Union and Switzerland that are home to numerous drugmakers, many…
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The European Union executive, which is seeking to harmonise travel measures across the bloc, said that – according to its recommendation – fully vaccinated people should be exempt from testing or quarantines when travelling from one EU country to another. Reuters | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Brussels PUBLISHED ON MAY 31, 2021 05:15 PM IST The European Commission proposed on Monday that all EU countries gradually ease travel measures over the summer as the number of Covid-19 vaccinations continues to grow and the severity of the pandemic in the bloc diminishes.The European Union executive, which is seeking to harmonise…
With the reporting of 20 new local Covid-19 cases in China’s Guangdong on Sunday, authorities have locked down areas of the capital city of the southern Chinese province due to a mini-outbreak.Restrictions were announced barring the travellers from leaving Guangdong as local authorities stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the infection, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.Out of the 20 local cases in Guangdong, 16 were classified as patients with asymptomatic conditions, according to the local health authorities.In the provincial capital Guangzhou, 18 cases have been reported, with 14 of those asymptomatic. Two asymptomatic cases were reported in…
Texas Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the state House of Representatives on Sunday night to block passage of one of the most restrictive voting bills in the US, leaving Republicans with no choice but to abandon a midnight deadline and declare the legislative session essentially over.The revolt is one of Democrats’ biggest protests to date against GOP efforts nationwide to impose stricter election laws, and they used the spotlight to urge President Joe Biden to act on voting rights.But the victory may be fleeting: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who had declared new voting laws a priority in…
Lessie Benningfield Randle, 106, can still remember a house engulfed in flames and the bodies stacked in truckbeds, one hundred years later.”I was quite a little kid but I remember running and the soldiers were coming in,” Randle said in an interview with Reuters as her hometown of Tulsa prepared to mark one of the darkest chapters in its history.Monday is the centenary of a massacre targeting Tulsa’s prosperous African-American community in the district of Greenwood that bore the nickname “Black Wall Street.”After a Black man was accused of assaulting a white woman, an allegation that was never proven, white…
The National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States used a partnership with Denmark’s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of many countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said.The report cited an investigation between 2012 and 2014, and quoted inputs from nine people aware of the development.After the report surfaced, former NSA employee Edward Snowden posted a cryptic tweet in Danish language. “If only there had been some reason to investigate many years ago. Oh why didn’t anyone warn us?” he said in the tweet.Snowden also said that US President Joe Biden is well-prepared…
Urian B., Tech Times 31 May 2021, 06:05 am (Photo : Screenshot From Microsoft Website) How to Run Multiple Android Apps on Windows 10 ‘Your Phone’ How to run multiple Android apps on Windows 10 Your Phone might be difficult to do but through the proper use of Your Phone, users will be amazed. Microsoft has actually been trying to bridge the gap between its one and only OS and the mobile OS that the company already has some influence over. Windows 10 Your Phone With the Windows 10’s Your Phone app, users can try to link almost any particular…
Hong Kong is allowing vaccinated directors and senior executives of major listed companies to travel globally more easily, a significant relaxation of its onerous border curbs that’s drawing backlash from the wider population for being elitist.Vaccinated senior executives from about 500 companies included in indexes like the Hang Seng and Hang Seng China Enterprises can seek permission to travel in and out of the city without needing to follow the current quarantine requirement, Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said in a statement Monday.The clarification of a wider policy of exemption for vaccinated executives comes in the wake…
Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer initially started Dogecoin in 2018 as a “joke” against Bitcoin ($BTC), which is largely known as the most popular and valued cryptocurrency in the world. Dogecoin came from the popular meme of “Doge” the Shiba Inu dog which has been the center of 9GAG, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit’s meme content. (Photo : Jacob Robinson via Twitter)Billy Markus is the CEO of Dogecoin, which have started the cryptocurrency in 2018 with Jackson Palmer. The CEO is not developing Dogecoin anymore, only letting it get traded in the market. Most people have known Doge the meme, and…
Every week is a surprise for Xbox Series X restock finders who are always alert on the possible supplies of the next-gen console. As we enter June this week, the journey for the search is getting harder especially with the upcoming sixth anniversary of PS5, but for those who want to buy Xbox, this opportunity could be a give-away. From May 31 to Jun.6, here are the official online stores where you can score an Xbox Series X console. (Photo : Billy Freeman)Xbox Series X restock this week. Amazon At this moment,s it’s becoming more difficult to timely look for…