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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (File Photo)

Key step in fight to crush Covid globally: Nancy Pelosi as US backs waiving patent protections for vaccines

May 05, 2021

Washington [US], May 6 : US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) hailed the Biden Administration's announcement that they will work to advance a carefully-crafted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver for vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stating that it is a "welcome and key step" in the fight to crush the virus.

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Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Twitter)

Monumental moment in fight against COVID-19, says WHO chief after US announces support for vaccine patent waiver

May 05, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 : Lauding the United States for extending support to waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines amid the global health crisis, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus termed the Biden administration's decision as "powerful example of US leadership to address global health challenges".
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India grants permission for 5G trials to telecom service providers, barring Chinese firms

May 05, 2021
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai (Twitter)

US supports waiver of intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines

May 05, 2021

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Turkey registers 26,476 new COVID-19 cases

May 05, 2021

Ankara [Turkey], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 26,476 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,414 symptomatic patients, raising...
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Vaccination only lasting solution to COVID-19 challenge, says Jaishankar

May 05, 2021

London [UK], May 6 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called vaccination the only lasting solution to...
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Cabinet approves India-UK migration and mobility partnership

May 05, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 6 : The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday...
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Rising cases of child marriage cause concern in Pak

May 05, 2021
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Imran Khan's 'accountability' drive sought to settle political scores with Nawaz Sharif

May 05, 2021
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at G7 foreign ministers' meeting (Credit: S Jaishankar/Twitter)

Committed to delivering on the Modi-Johnson vision of bilateral ties: Jaishankar

May 05, 2021
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Lawmakers in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa booked for attacking medics

May 05, 2021
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (File Photo)

'If Taliban refuses to negotiate, they will choose peace of grave', warns Afghan President Ghani

May 05, 2021
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Balochistan struggles to meet high oxygen demand amid third COVID-19 wave

May 05, 2021
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China's coastal areas face increasing risks from rising sea levels: Report

May 05, 2021
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Nepal MPs undergo Covid tests ahead of session for Oli's floor test

May 05, 2021
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Pak's education system faces tough year amid third COVID-19 wave

May 05, 2021
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India begins exports of organic millets grown in Himalayas to Denmark

May 05, 2021
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha (BMM) workers protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh.

Protest held outside Chinese embassy in Bangladesh demanding compensation for workers' deaths

May 05, 2021
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European Commission allocates 2.2 million euros to respond to COVID-19 surge in India

May 05, 2021