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Friday, November 21, 2025
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Second UK vaccine to combat coronavirus to begin human testing this week

If the vaccine yields a promising immune response, larger trials will begin later in the year with about 6,000 volunteers.

Singapore set to shop and dine as most activities resume Friday

The move comes as Covid cases in Singapore's heavily-impacted foreign worker dormitories have dropped and community infection rates have remained stable.

One in five people at risk of severe Covid due to other illness, study says

An estimated 1.7 billion people suffer from conditions ranging from type 2 diabetes to heart disease, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

New Zealand’s virus-free status ends as 2 new cases are reported

The country became virus-free on 8 June. However, two people who recently arrived from the UK have now tested positive.

Oscars delayed until April as coronavirus disrupts Hollywood

The Baftas, UK's most prestigious film prizes, were also delayed by two months for the same reason, and is now scheduled to take place on 11 April.

Covid vaccine efficacy data could come by end of November, Moderna says

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is in second-stage trials, with final-stage trials set to begin next month on 30,000 people.

US FDA revokes authorisation given for emergency use of HCQ to treat Covid

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine ‘are unlikely to be effective in treating Covid-19’, the US Food and Drug Administration said.

Why China is warming up to idea of 4 more years of Trump as President

There’s a shift in sentiment in favour of Trump, even though he has spent much of his term blaming China for everything from US trade imbalances to Covid.

Uniqlo rolls out reusable mask line as retailers adapt to virus

Uniqlo joins businesses seeking to offer new products & services as coronavirus upends lifestyles around the globe, changing how people work, dress & eat.

China shuns salmon after it is linked to new Covid outbreak in Beijing

Salmon has been taken off shelves in supermarkets & grocery delivery platforms across major Chinese cities, while experts are warning people not to consume it.

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India can face multi-front conflicts with hostile Dhaka. New Delhi missed chance to engage BNP

India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.