Europe on Saturday passed the ball back to Washington in a debate over Covid vaccine patents, pushing the US for a concrete proposal and a commitment to export much-needed jabs.Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking after a summit of EU and Indian leaders, said the EU had exported much of its own production and that America should follow suit.”Now that a further part of the American population has been vaccinated, I hope that we can come to a free exchange of components and an opening of the market for vaccines,” she said.European Council chief Charles Michel said the bloc was ready…
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European Union leaders urged U.S. President Joe Biden to lift restrictions on exports of Covid-19 vaccines to address the desperate needs of developing countries before embarking on complex discussions about whether patent waivers might also boost supply in the longer term.Gathering in Porto, Portugal on Friday and Saturday shortly after the U.S. suggested suspending intellectual property rights to boost the supply of Covid shots, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Mario Draghi appealed in unison to the U.S. president to follow the EU example and start shipping significant numbers of vaccines. They argued that any patent…
(Photo : Pixabay/Pexels) Samsung Galaxy 5G phone The Nokia 8.3 5G and the Samsung S21 are the flagships of their respective brands. Nokia 8.3 5G is one of the latest handsets to offer the fast connectivity tech, together with some impressive mid-range specs, while Samsung S21 Ultra is a very good midrange phone with amazing features. Nokia 8.3 5G and Samsung S21 Specs and Features The Nokia 8.3 5G is a midrange phone that offers strong power and performance, even though it is not going to compete with the 5G phones from other massive brands. Instead, the phone is designed…
A bomb exploded near a girl’s school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old, Afghan government spokesmen said. The Taliban condemned the attack apparently aimed at civilians, and denied any responsibility.The explosion is being investigated, said Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian who added the death toll could rise further.Ambulances were rushing to evacuate wounded from the scene of the blast near Syed Al-Shahda school, in the Shiite majority neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said.Residents in the area said the…
There will be a complete ban on unnecessary movement of people and gathering of any kind at any place during these 10 days of lockdown. ANI | , Islamabad PUBLISHED ON MAY 08, 2021 07:37 PM IST In order to curb the rising number of coronavirus infections, authorities in Pakistan are imposing complete countrywide lockdown from May 8 for the next 10 days, Gulf News reported.The Pakistan government has already declared May 8 to 15 as Eid holidays and now there will be a complete ban on unnecessary movement of people and gathering of any kind at any place during…
(Photo : Pixabay/krapalm) Asus Zenfone 8 phone Numerous leaks across the past month have suggested that the Asus Zenfone 8, Zenfone 8 Mini, Zenfone 8 Pro, or Zenfone 8 Flip could all launch this week. Asus Zenfone 8 release date and price Fans will know more when Asus officially launches the Asus Zenfone 8 this week, together with any sibling models. Asus promises a phone that is big in performance and compact in size, and will unveil the official specs during its upcoming livestream. The Zenfone 8 could feature some of the same flagship specs as the Asus Zenfone 7…
Seychelles began vaccinating its population against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) using a donation of China’s Sinopharma vaccines from the United Arab Emirates. By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi PUBLISHED ON MAY 08, 2021 07:34 PM IST Seychelles, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, announced the reopening of borders for tourists in March to revive its economy which is heavily reliant on the tourism industry. The archipelago kicked off an aggressive vaccination drive to inoculate its population of nearly 100,000 and soon became the world’s most vaccinated country.Seychelles began vaccinating its population against the coronavirus…
This pandemic has taken millions of lives around the world — and researchers are realizing that the true death toll may be much higher than the official numbers we see every day. As of May 3rd, the death toll in the US officially stood at 574,043, but a new analysis published this week by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that the actual toll is 905,289. IHME is a health research center based at the University of Washington that specializes in measuring global health on a population level. Its new analysis estimates that the global death toll…
During an interview, Mark Zuckerberg revealed some possible features of the upcoming Oculus Quest Pro. This means that Facebook Technologies, LLC is really working on this new virtual reality headset. (Photo : Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)A man tries out a Virtual Reality game inside a Fulldome.pro 360-degree projection dome on opening day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. The computer and video game trade show draws an international crowd of industry members and fans, and runs June 14 through 16. As of the moment, limited…
India’s role as a major regional and global player is set to expand over the coming years and its journey with the European Union in search of new routes of political, economic and technological cooperation will continue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa said on Saturday.In a joint op-ed piece in Politico, they said the India-EU leaders’ meeting is an opportunity to expand cooperation in new areas of decisive importance for the development of contemporary societies and economies.”India’s role as a major regional and global player is set to continue to expand over the coming years,…