AstraZeneca to buy pharmaceutical firm Alexion for $39 billion
NEW DELHI: Cambridge, England-based AstraZeneca PLC, which is involved in one of the efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, said...
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US allows Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; Donald Trump says it will be free for all Americans
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, MATTHEW PERRONE and JONATHAN LEMIREWASHINGTON: The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nations first COVID-19...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decision
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONEWASHINGTON: Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine faces one final hurdle as it races to become the first...
India’s weapons procurement from the US jumps to $ 3.4 billion in 2020
By Lalit K JhaWASHINGTON: India's weapons procurement from the United States (US) jumped from a meagre USD 6.2 million to...
AP sources: Joe Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
By ROBERT BURNS, MICHAEL BALSAMO, JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLERWASHINGTON:President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J....
Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become president
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and NICHOLAS RICCARDICalifornia certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for...
India, USA sign MoU on Intellectual Property cooperation
NEW DELHI: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of...
Two coronavirus vaccines available in U.S. in coming weeks: Health secretary
WASHINGTON: The first two vaccines against the novel coronavirus could be available to Americans before Christmas, Health Secretary Alex Azar...
Moderna to seek U.S. and EU authorization for its vaccine
NEW DELHI: Moderna has announced that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273 conducted on 196...
Joe Biden picks Indian-American Neera Tanden to head powerful budget office: Reports
NEW YORK: Joe Biden, who is to become US President in January, has picked Indian-American Neera Tanden, a controversial close...
