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Philip Morris gets over a fifth of Vectura shares in takeover tender offer

Cigarette maker Philip Morris International (PMI) (PM.N) said on Wednesday shareholders holding 22.61% of Vectura (VEC.L) shares had tendered their…

4 years ago

Virus variants threaten global recovery, G20 warns

An upsurge in new coronavirus variants and poor access to vaccines in developing countries threaten the global economic recovery, finance…

4 years ago

U.S. to donate 500 million Pfizer doses to poor nations

The United States will spend $3.5 billion to buy and donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer (PFE.N) coronavirus vaccine…

4 years ago

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and…

4 years ago

G20 health summit looks to boost vaccine access, drugmakers to offer cut-price shots

Leaders of the world's largest economies kicked off a global health summit on Friday, where drugmakers were expected to promise…

5 years ago

Vaccine patent waiver will not be enough -WTO chief

Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to narrow the huge supply gap between rich and…

5 years ago

EXCLUSIVE G20 snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding -draft

Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show,…

5 years ago

Top scientists question the need for COVID-19 booster shots

COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to…

5 years ago

More than 4,000 Indians die of COVID-19 for second straight day

India recorded more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths for a second straight day on Thursday, while infections stayed below 400,000 for…

5 years ago

India’s daily coronavirus cases climb to new world record as hospitals buckle

India’s coronavirus infections rose by 346,786 overnight, the health ministry said on Saturday, setting a new world record for the…

5 years ago