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Vaccination centres close in Mumbai as India posts another record rise in COVID-19

All vaccination centres in India’s financial capital of Mumbai were shut for three days starting Friday due to a shortage…

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India’s coronavirus infections cross 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock

India's total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record number of daily infections, as gravediggers worked…

5 years ago

U.S. economy accelerates in first quarter; jobless claims edge lower

U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, fueled by massive government aid to households and businesses, charting the course…

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Moderna boosting COVID-19 vaccine capacity, targets up to 3 billion shots in 2022

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it is boosting manufacturing capacity for its COVID-19 vaccine and expects to make up to 3…

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Class of COVID-19: Next generation of bankers fear for future

The stage fright of walking into the imposing offices of a $607 billion asset manager in the heart of a…

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Biden pleads for unity, warns of Chinese threat, in speech to Congress

President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session of Congress on…

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Mexico agrees domestic production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

Mexico will produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 domestically, its foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow, in…

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Hong Kong passes immigration bill, raising alarm over ‘exit bans’

Hong Kong's legislature passed on Wednesday a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities…

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Myanmar unity government tells ASEAN no talks until prisoners freed

Myanmar's pro-democracy unity government, which includes members of parliament ousted by the military coup, has told Southeast Asia's regional bloc…

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From Amazon to Tata, industry steps up to combat India’s coronavirus crisis

Sachin Ravikumar, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Chris Thomas Global and Indian firms are flexing their industrial muscle to help the world's second…

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