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Remdesivir mainly helped healthier Covid-19 patients heal faster, study finds

While a fuller analysis is still underway, researchers said it’s already clear that antiviral drugs like remdesivir alone won’t control the outbreak.

Birth control gel, first non-hormonal contraceptive option, gets FDA approval

Phexxi by Evofem Biosciences is a rare new option in the contraceptive market, which has been dominated by pills for the past 60 years.

Japan seems to have beat coronavirus despite no lockdown or mass testing

Japan has managed to flatten the curve, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations.

Oxford, AstraZeneca begin advanced trials of Covid vaccine

The proposed Covid-19 vaccine is made from a weakened version of a common cold virus that’s genetically changed to make it unable to grow in humans.

Why coronavirus won’t be the death of London, New York, Paris

While it’s clear metropolises aren’t set up for a life of lockdowns, they have bounced back from deadlier epidemics with some great achievements in urban development.

Why we can’t go on living in a world of 6 ft of separation

The capital stock of the modern economy is designed around large numbers of people coexisting in sometimes small spaces.

Coronavirus is a stress test many world leaders are failing

Though just one factor, leadership is a significant tell when it comes to the huge variations in the impact Covid-19 has had in different countries.

Mukesh Ambani has lured $10 billion of investment into Jio in just one month

New York-based KKR & Co. Friday became the latest private equity firm to invest in Ambani's Jio Platforms Ltd and will pay Rs 11,367 crore for a 2.3% stake.

China dares Trump to hit back with Hong Kong power grab

China Friday said that it would effectively bypass Hong Kong's legislature to implement national security laws, which have long been resisted by residents.

Asia’s cautious reopenings mean economic recovery will be slow and uneven

After an era that saw a boost in tourism and freer capital markets, an Asia disconnected from the world would be a major step back.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

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.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.