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Two Elderly Men Die After Taking Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine in Israel; What Went Wrong?

According to healthcare experts, the vaccine did not cause the death of two Israeli men, aged 88 and 75.

Dec 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

With Mistrust and Dwindling Efficacy, China's Vaccine Diplomacy Is Failing

China bet big on its vaccine diplomacy to befriend scores of poor nations but with poor records and failure to offer complete vaccine data, it is failing.

Dec 29, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

After SolarWinds Data Breach in US, Vietnam Targeted in Similar Supply-Chain Cyberattack

Suspected Chinese hackers infected two Vietnamese government digital certificate client apps with PhantomNet malware to create a backdoor

Dec 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Cybersecurity

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Called 'Winning Formula' as New Virus Variant Reaches Many Countries

According to Pascal Soriot, the boss of AstraZeneca, the UK regulators could approve the Coronavirus vaccine within days.

Dec 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Lin Qi Dead: Netflix Series Producer and Yoozoo Games CEO Poisoned in Tea By Colleague

Chinese producer on Netflix's 'The Three-Body Problem' was hospitalized on December 16 and he died on December 25.

Dec 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

What Is Adermatoglyphia? A Bangladeshi Family with No Fingerprints Faces Obstacles

The men in the Sarker family have no fingerprints due to a genetic disorder and often face a tough time getting a passport and other identity proofs.

Dec 26, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Groundbreaking New UK Drug to Give Instant Immunity Against Covid-19; To Arrive By March

Scientists in UK have started trial of a drug developed by UCLH and AstraZeneca that may give protection against Coronavirus infection for between six and 12 months.

Dec 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Nigerian Experts May Have Found Another New Coronavirus Variant in African Continent

The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the new variant of Coronavirus is a separate lineage from the UK and South Africa

Dec 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

New Mutated Strain of Coronavirus May Have Leaked from UK Laboratory

In a tweet, an Iranian official said that according to a British researcher the new strain of Coronavirus may have leaked from a UK vaccine research facility

Dec 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

'Act Now to Save Lives', Wales Health Board Issues Open Letter to Residents to Stop Covid-19 Spread

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Wales urged people to follow a few steps to ease the massive load on healthcare services due to increasing COVID-19 cases

Dec 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

If You Are in China, You Cannot Eat Big Portions Anymore; New Law Prohibits Food Waste

As a study found China's annual food waste was about 35 million tons, President Xi Jinping launched "Operation Empty Plate" and followed it with a new bill

Dec 23, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee