Not so hush-hush search: Trump airs thinking on court seat

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama spent hours reading legal briefs as he mulled candidates for the Supreme Court. Bill Clinton savored building a personal connection with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Ronald Reagan offered a personal touch in making his case for Anthony Kennedy after his first two picks for […]

Russia’s Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days

BERLIN — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from a Berlin hospital after more than a month’s treatment for poisoning, with doctors now believing that it’s possible he could see a “complete recovery” from the Soviet-era nerve agent, the hospital said Wednesday. Navalny spent 32 days […]

Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US

Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus. The study starting Wednesday will be one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, testing the shot in 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., […]

J&J kicks off final study of single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in 60,000 volunteers

CHICAGO – Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday kicked off a final 60,000-person trial of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that potentially would simplify distribution of millions of doses compared with leading rivals using two doses. The company expects results of the Phase III trial by year end or early […]

India building collapse toll climbs to 35, search and rescue efforts continue

MUMBAI – Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 35, a senior government official said on Wednesday. “It’s been more than three days, so […]

India’s coronavirus infections spike again after dip

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, India – India’s coronavirus infections surged again on Wednesday, a day after falling to their lowest figure in almost a month. In the last 24 hours, there were 83,347 new cases, with 1,085 deaths, federal health data showed. India, with a population of about 1.4 billion, […]

Vaccines Being Developed to Combat Coronavirus

open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has informed that it has granted test license permission for manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccine for preclinical test, examination and analysis to the following manufacturers in India: M/s Serum Institute of India Pvt., Ltd., Pune […]

Technology License Agreement on “Brucella abortus S19Δ per vaccine” between ICAR

The vaccine will be of immense help in the National Control Programme on Brucellosis open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 23: A Technology License Agreement (TLA) ceremony on “Brucella abortus S19Δ per vaccine” developed by ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) was held on 22nd September, 2020 through virtual […]

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