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India, 60 other countries moot 3 year IPR waiver for COVID-19 related medical products at WTO

ION correspondentMay 23, 2021

India, South Africa and 60 other countries have sought a 3 year waiver on Intellectual Property Rights for Covid-19 medical products at the World Trade Organization. A fresh proposal...

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UN announces release of USD 22.5 mn for rising humanitarian needs in Gaza

ION correspondentMay 23, 2021May 23, 2021

The UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced the release of 22.5 million US Dollars towards the response to rising humanitarian needs in Gaza....

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UK launches third booster dose trial of seven Corona vaccines

ION correspondentMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021

In a first, the UK has launched a new clinical trial that will assess the efficacy of a third ‘booster’ dose of seven different Covid-19 vaccines on patients’ immune...

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US to share 80 million doses of Corona vaccine with world

ION correspondentMay 18, 2021

US President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will share 80 million vaccine doses globally over the next six weeks, five times more than any other country...

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Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel, says media report

ION correspondentMay 18, 2021

A recent media report published various media including the Washington Post has said that the US President Joe Biden’s administration approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided...

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Lockdown restrictions eased in UK; all restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and museums to reopen

ION correspondentMay 18, 2021

All restaurants, bars, hotels, theatres and museums in Britain will reopen soon. Britons will be able to hug friends and family again in public, with the easing of social...

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Israel conducts dozens of air strikes after Hamas fire barrages of rockets at Israeli cities

ION correspondentMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021

Israel conducted dozens of air strikes on the Gaza Strip today after Palestinian militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities. The pre-dawn raids on Gaza were some...

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US envoy arrives in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks amid Israel-Palestine unrest

ION correspondentMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021

A US envoy has arrived in Tel Aviv for de-escalation talks as unrest between Israel and the Palestinians continues. Hady Amr will take part in talks with Israeli, Palestinian...

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Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over...

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38 dead as Israel-Palestine intensive air strikes continue

ION correspondentMay 12, 2021

Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel carried out hundreds...