Chinese top pharma companies apply to join WHO’s global Covid-19 vaccine distribution scheme
Three of China’s vaccine-makers have applied to join an initiative by the World Health Organization…More
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German health minister ‘annoyed’ after Pfizer’s last-minute delivery delays jeopardize Covid vaccine plan
Germany’s health minister has criticized Pfizer for giving very short notice about temporarily reducing vaccine…More
Taking unproven vaccine is a risk/benefit exercise – but with Covid-19 it’s worth the risk, head of China’s CDC tells RT
Vaccines against Covid-19 available today may be insufficiently tested and cause side effects, but the…More
Pompeo’s successor says Trump was right to be tough on China as Beijing dismisses Washington’s ‘lies’ about Uighur repression
US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the secretary of state has said Trump’s tough…More
Silicon Valley CEOs can’t decide laws and rules, EU Commission president says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sent a message to US tech companies…More
‘Taming the dragon’: Twitter aflame as Indian state renames dragon fruit for sounding ‘too Chinese’
As border tensions with China run high, the Indian state of Gujarat has decided that…More
Trump’s political life has ended, but the nuclear deal is still alive: Rouhani says “ball in US court” over JCPOA
Iran’s president has reiterated his country’s willingness to return to the terms of the 2015…More
Alibaba’s Jack Ma issues video message, ending nearly 3-month ‘disappearance’ after a run-in with Chinese regulators
Chinese businessman Jack Ma has appeared via video link, delivering a speech at an awards…More
Beijing back in partial lockdown after new coronavirus cases emerge in airport district
A partial lockdown has been imposed in China’s capital, specifically its southern district of Daxing,…More
New administration, same old regime change? Biden to recognize Guaido as self-declared leader of Venezuela & will keep sanctions
The incoming Joe Biden administration will maintain Washington’s view that opposition figure Juan Guaido is…More