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  • CM reviews preparations for one year celebrations of state govt
  • I-League to be a sprint, not a marathon this season: Curtis Fleming
  • Over 10 migrants from Africa die as boat sinks off Tunisia's coast : Interior Minister
  • Gurudev started Visva Bharati with the thought of education and knowledge for all: PM
  • Congress announces Alliance with the Left Front for Bengal Assembly election in 2021
  • Shah to visit Guwahati, Imphal on Dec 26, 27
  • ED attaches assets worth Rs 4109 cr in Agri Gold Ponzi scheme case
  • ED attaches assets worth Rs 1 85 cr in Kerala gold smuggling case
  • Security reviewed ahead of Amit Shah's visit to Guwahati
  • Dahal-Nepal faction to hold countrywide agitation; approach SC, EC
  • Police head constable shoots self dead in police station of Palghar
  • India in touch with China over stranded ships in Chinese waters: MEA
  • BSF, BGB delegations visit Kaziranga during border coordination conference
  • TV star Surinder Farishta aka Ghulle Shah joins Aam Aadmi Party
  • Gadkari announces enforcement of mandatory FASTag from Jan 1, 2021
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Heads of BioNTech, Moderna enter Forbes list of 50 new Billionaires in healthcare sector

Moscow, Dec 24 (Sputnik) Heads of pharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Moderna have become newcomers in the Forbes list of 50 new billionaires of the year in health care sector after they successfully developed vaccines against COVID-19.
According to the US business magazine, 50 new billionaires have emerged in the health care sector in 2020. Their revenues were boosted by a strong growth in the stock market, supported by large-scale investments in companies that develop vaccines, treatment methods and various medical devices.
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"Another nCoV variant may have emerged in Nigeria"

24 Dec 2020 | 7:43 PM

Lagos, Dec 24 (UNI) Another new variant of the coronavirus may have been discovered in Nigeria, claimed Africa’s top public health official on Thursday, though he added that further investigation is required to ascertain this.

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Sindh HC orders Pearl murder accused to be  released

Sindh HC orders Pearl murder accused to be released

24 Dec 2020 | 6:39 PM

Islamabad, Dec 24(UNI) The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the release of one of the key accused
in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

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Macron asymptomatic, allowed to end self-isolation

Macron asymptomatic, allowed to end self-isolation

24 Dec 2020 | 6:34 PM

Paris, Dec 24 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron has been allowed to end his seven-day quarantine due to improvement in his health and absence of coronavirus symptoms, the Elysee Palace announced on Thursday.

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S  Korea  inks vaccine purchase deals with Janssen, Pfizer

S Korea inks vaccine purchase deals with Janssen, Pfizer

24 Dec 2020 | 5:54 PM

Seoul, Dec 24(UNI) South Korean health authorities on Thursday confirmed that the country has signed deals with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen and Pfizer for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines.

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Moderna expects it's COVID-19 vaccine to be effective against new  Coronavirus variants

Moderna expects it's COVID-19 vaccine to be effective against new Coronavirus variants

24 Dec 2020 | 5:44 PM

Washington, Dec 24 (UNI) US-based pharmaceutical company Moderna expects that its COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against the new strains of the coronavirus that have discovered in the United Kingdom.

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