Egypt approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine
Arab world’s most populous country plans to buy 40 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, health minister says.
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India approves emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines
Indian drug regulator authorises vaccines developed by Oxford University and UK-based AstraZeneca, and another by India’s Bharat Biotech.
Scientists fear of vaccine supply gaps
Scientists fear shortages because other vaccines are not being approved, leaving Pfizer-BioNTech to fill gap.
Watchdog official says AstraZeneca vaccine not ready for quick European approval
European regulators have only received some information about the vaccine, watchdog’s Deputy Executive Director Noel Wathion said.
iPhone 12 is great, but not because of 5G
There are plenty of notable differences between last year’s and this year’s iPhones. Wireless speeds aren’t necessarily one of them.
Covid vaccine available to all expats in Kuwait
Kuwait’s Health Ministry says vaccine will be available to expats, Those looking to take vaccine shot need to make reservation…
Important facts related to Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine
Russia begun its official mass vaccination programme against COVID-19, using the country’s Sputnik V vaccine.
FTC probes how social media giants use personal data
FTC asked Facebook, Twitter and other social media that how data is used to select advertisements as US cracks down…
TikTok challenges Trump’s divestiture order
TikTok says US claim that TikTok represents a security threat is unlawful and violates its rights under US constitution.
Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92 percent effective: Russia
Russia’s announcement follows Pfizer and BioNTech, which said their shot was also more than 90 percent effective.
Major victory in fight against covid, Pfizer and BioNTech made vaccine
Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE have claimed that theirs coronavirus vaccine is 90-percent effective.
WHO-led COVID drug scheme doubles down on antibodies
WHO-led scheme to supply COVID-19 drugs to poor countries is betting on experimental monoclonal antibody treatments and steroids.
Britain to takes direct control of weapons deal from Lockheed
Britain will take direct control of weapons deal from Lockheed,Three companies have managed the entity called AWE Management.
Twitter reports highest-ever yearly growth in daily users
Twitter American microblogging reports its highest-ever yearly growth in daily users to lockdowns and increased conversations around coronavirus pandemic.
Hair and Dog fur may be secret weapon to fight oil spills
Hair and Dog fur can be just as good as synthetic alternatives when it comes to cleaning up crude oil…
Erdogan party moves to tighten grip on social media giants
Erdogan ruling party draft legislation would make social media giants with more than 1 million users in Turkey more accountable…
To avoid gaining weight during lockdown, no need to stop eating
The researchers found that the resulting stress, anxiety, tiredness and boredom of lockdown are the main causes of unhealthy eating…
Facebook considers political-ad blackout ahead of US election
Facebook considering a political-ad blackout on its social network in days leading up US election in November, according to a…
Britain will not join the EU’s COVID vaccine scheme
Britain has turned down the chance to join a 2.4 billion euro ($2.7 billion) European Union plan to secure advance…
Instagram apologises to Bella Hadid for removing post
Instagram has apologised to Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid after she criticised the social media platform for removing a post she…
Civil rights audit blasts Facebook’s handsoff policy on Trump posts
Civil rights audit commissioned comes as some 900 advertisers boycott the social media site.Auditor considers Facebook decision as terrible precedent
Canada’s biggest lenders join facebook ad boycott to block hate speech
Canadian lenders joined facebook ad boycott,More than 400 brands have pulled advertising on Facebook in response to the ‘Stop Hate…