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US to pay Sanofi, GSK $2.1 bn for Covid-19 vaccine to cover 50 mn people

A Sanofi executive said the companies had not yet agreed with the US on a specific price for additional doses

Dedicated Freight Corridor braves Covid, completes 17% planned expenditure

DFC employed over 22,000 people during lockdown. For 2020-21, total capex lined up for project is Rs 11,344 cr, up 13% from Rs 10,034 cr during 2019-20

Nokia profit up despite Covid-19 pandemic as new CEO takes over Nokia

Nokia has reported better than expected second-quarter earnings on the back of improved margins for telecoms equipment and software despite the coronavirus crisis causing a substantial drop in revenue

Covid-19 impact: JSW Energy calls off acquisition of GMR Kamalanga Energy

The company noted that India's power demand declined by 16.2 per cent year on year (y0y) in the June quarter, due to weak economic activity amidst Covid-19 related lockdowns and restrictions

Financial systems have design flaws, Covid has revealed weaknesses: Yunus

In a conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Yunus called for making a new beginning towards a system that will create space for the informal and rural economy and all sections of society

Unlock 3.0: Surat diamond industry crawls back to work amid relaxed norms

Number of hours of operations extended from four to six; industry is estimated to be sitting with a rough diamond inventory of over $2 billion before fresh supply can be imported for polishing

US June consumer spending up 5.6%, but Covid-19 could stall gains

So deep was the pullback in the spring that even with two months of gains, consumer spending was still down at a record annual rate of 34.6% in the April-June quarter

Covid-19: Bullion traders to resort to online channels for jewellery sales

Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, bullion traders here have decided to sell their jewellery products through websites and apps also

Five more test Covid-19 positive in Mumbai's Dharavi; active cases at 77

The Covid-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi went up to 2,556 with the addition of five new cases on Friday, according to a senior BMC official.

Cars are passe, bicycles are the new style statement in the time of Covid

Once regarded as the common man's convenience, today they are a must-have for fitness freaks, the adventurous kind and the typical urban snoot

Gymnasiums, yoga centres to open in Punjab; night curfew to continue

The Punjab government on Friday allowed gymnasiums and yoga centres to operate while continuing with the night curfew for the next phase of the coronavirus lockdown from August 1 to 31.

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Remdesivir gets lukewarm endorsement

US deaths top 1,000 for fourth day, Google suffers first revenue decline, Spain's GDP shrinks 18.5% and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: How long can the disease really last?

Low pay, poor facilities deter health workers from Covid care, cases in Karnataka, AP at new highs, how Indian education can adapt to a post-Covid world-news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

1,195 new Covid-19 cases take Delhi tally to 1,35,598; death toll at 3,963

Delhi recorded 1,195 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.35 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,963, authorities said.

Specify benefits for frontline workers' kin: HC to Maharashtra govt

The Bombay HC directed the government to file an affidavit about the benefits extended to the kin of frontline health and administrative workers, who get infected to Covid-19 in the line of duty.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's rally postponed in view of Covid-19 outbreak

A much-anticipated virtual rally of Bihar CM next week has been put off for the time being, a top office-bearer of the ruling Janata Dal (United) said here on Friday.

MP CM appeals to ministers, MLAs to donate 30% salary to Relief Fund

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to the Ministers and MLAs to contribute 30 per cent of their salaries to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci to tell House panel 'unclear' how long Covid-19 pandemic lasts

There's no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci and other top government health experts will tell Congress on Friday. While it remains unclear how long the pandemic will last, COVID-19 activity will likely continue for some time, Fauci, along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Robert Redfield and Health and Human Services testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir say in prepared testimony for a special House panel investigating the pandemic. At a time when early progress seems to have been lost and uncertainty clouds the nation's path forward, Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, is calling on lawmakers and all other Americans to go back to public health basics such as social distancing and wearing masks. The panel, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, is divided about how to reopen schools and businesses, mirroring divisions among Americans. A rebound of cases across the South and the West has dashed hopes fo

From Bali to Australia, Asia-Pacific tourism makes a patchy restart

With international travel heavily restricted, progress in reviving tourism has been at best anemic and usually perilous

Hong Kong may postpone September 6 elections amid surge in Covid-19: Report

A postponement would be a setback for the pro-democracy opposition, which was hoping to capitalise on disenchantment with the current pro-Beijing majority to make gains