Staff at a major London hospital trust have been told to be ready to receive the first batches of the vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc, The Sun newspaper reported on Monday. According to the Sun report hospital was told to prepare for the vaccine from the week commencing the 2 November.
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On Sunday, British soldiers boarded an oil tanker off England’s south coast and detained seven suspects, the defence ministry said, after the crew were forced to take shelter from stowaways who threatened them. The alert was raised for the welfare of the crew of the Nave Andromeda tanker around 1000 GMT after they were forced […]
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On Sunday, Spain declared a national state of emergency and a curfew for the entire country except the Canary Islands to curb a second wave of coronavirus cases. The new state of emergency will last until early May, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised speech. “The situation we are going through is extreme,” […]
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Kings XI Punjab beats Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets to stay alive in the Indian Premier League. Nicholas Pooran scored fifty on 27 balls and Glenn Maxwell and Chris Gayle gave the best performance as Kings XI Punjab completed a hat-trick of victories in the Indian Premier League by beating Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets […]
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Sri Lankan lawmakers approved amendments to the constitution that strengthened the powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and took away parliament’s role in making key appointments such as judges and the police chief. The new amendments were passed by parliament late on Thursday with a two-thirds majority after a raucous two-day debate. Rajapaksa, a former defence […]
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On Thursday, Joe Biden assailed US President Donald Trump as having no plan to stop a dark winter of coronavirus deaths as they sparred in their last head-to-head clash 12 days before the election. At the televised debate Biden said: “220,000 Americans dead. If you hear nothing else I say tonight, hear this. Anyone who’s responsible […]
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WHO has recently said that, the risk of COVID-19 spreading on flights appears very low but cannot be ruled out, despite studies showing only a small number of cases. In a statement to Reuters WHO said: “In-flight transmission is possible but the risk appears to be very low, given the volume of travellers and the […]
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Dropbox new family plan, Dropbox Family, is now available globally. With Dropbox Family, up to six people can have their own accounts with all of the features in a Dropbox Plus plan, a combined 2 TB of storage, and a dedicated space to share files across accounts. The feature was only available in beta to […]
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PayPal on Wednesday announced it will soon start supporting cryptocurrencies, allowing any PayPal account holder to store, buy, and sell popular virtual currencies starting later this year. PayPal will add support for bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. PayPal also plans to extend support to its money-sending subsidiary Venmo and international markets starting early next year. For […]
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On Wednesday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets in match 39 of IPL 2020 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. KKR gave RCB a target of 85 runs by KKR, which they managed to chase down in 13.3 overs. Opener Devdutt Padikkal (25) was the highest run-scorer. KKR were restricted […]
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