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New Zealand Cricket is confident for hosting 37 days of international cricket

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Harshit
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New Zealand Cricket is confident of hosting international matches in the country later this year and also looking forward of setting up a bio-secure bubble as England did against West Indies last month and Pakistan series in the current month. New Zealand recently survived 100 days without community transmission of the deadly coronavirus and now NZC is urging to bring cricket back after COVID-19 barred the sporting events in the country back in March.

West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh were previously scheduled to travel to New Zealand this year but most of them are cancelled amid coronavirus pandemic. The chief of New Zealand Cricket, David White still remains hopeful of the countries travel New Zealand for their respective series.

The schedule can be released in the coming days.

“We are making tremendous progress. I was just on the phone to the West Indies, they’re confirmed, Pakistan is confirmed, Australia and Bangladesh… so 37 days of international cricket,” White as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

“We’ll just be held up for a week or two while we work with the government agencies on the managed isolation but they’ve been extremely supportive,” he added Apart from all these another concern is that the teams haven’t played a single match since March this year.

Noted poet Rahat Indori, who had tested postive for covid-19, succumbs to heart attack

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Shivani Negi
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Eminent Urdu poet and lyricist, Rahat Indori, has passed away at the age of 70 due to cardio respiratory arrest at 4:40 pm on Tuesday. He had tested positive for corona virus on Monday, but succumbed to heart attack at Aurobindo hospital, Indore.

Chairman of the hospital, Dr Vinod Bhandari, said that Indori was hit by two heart attacks earlier in the day and was also suffering from pneumonia.

“He was admitted for coronavirus treatment but died after suffering a heart attack,” son Satlaj Indori, also a poet, told PTI.

The noted poet had shared the news of testing Covid-19 positive on his official Twitter account on Tuesday morning.

“My coronavirus test was done yesterday after the onset of symptoms of COVID-19, the report of which has come positive. Pray that I should beat this disease as soon as possible,” Indori said in his last post.

He had also urged fans and well wishers for to pray for his speedy recovery along with a request to not speculate and wait for him to provide update via Twitter and Facebook regarding his health.

A host of Bollywood celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Swara Bhasker have expressed grief over the demise of the poet.

Rahat Indori was a renowned figure in the genre of Urdu poetry, ghazals and has also penned lyrics for several Bollywood songs.

In his five-decades old career, Indori has given Bollywood some of its most famous songs such as ‘M Bole to’ from Munnabhai MBBS, ‘Bumbro Bumbro’ from Mission Kashmir, ‘Neend Churayi Meri’ from Ishq, and ‘Raat Kya Maange, Ek Sitara’ from Khuddar.

Earlier this year, his poem “Bulati hai magar jane ka nahi” went viral on social media platforms, making him a sensation among the youth. We could see the said line printed on phone covers, t-shirts among many other products. Memes using the poem’s starting lines also curated memefest on social media during Valentine’s Day.

Rahat Indori is survived his wife Seema Indori and four children.

Supreme Court Backs Daughter’s Right To Property

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Neha Kumari
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Supreme Court at meeting said that daughters will have coparcenary rights on father’s property even if father died before the Hindu Succession (amendment) Act 2005 came into force.

Justice Arun Mishra headed the bench. He was answering context based on conflicting decisions given by past verdicts of the top court.

Meanwhile, the changes was applicable to all Hindu daughters as coparceners who died after coming of the act. Yet there is no confirmation on whether it will have retrospective effect or not.

In year 2016, the SC had decided that such right will not be retrospective in Prakash v Phulwati case whiles in 2018 another bench of the court in Danamma v Amar held it to be retrospective.

Responding to the reference, the bench said, “Daughters cannot be deprived of their right to equality conferred by Section 6 of the Act.”

“Daughter is always a loving daughter for the rest of their life,” Justice Mishra said.

Notably, the bench also mentioned that now daughters will have the right over parental properties even if the coparecenor had died prior to the coming into force of the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.

This amendment came into effect on September 9, 2005.

Lebanese PM Hasan Diab resigns along with his entire cabinet

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Harshit
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Beirut: The Lebanese Prime Minister Hasan Diab announced the resignation of his entire government on Monday after the devastating explosion in Beirut.

The government was facing outrage from the public and they also demanded the cabinet to step down. PM Diab announced the resignation of his entire cabinet on live television while addressing to the nation.

The highly explosive material was at the warehouse of the Beirut’s port for the last seven years which was the “result of endemic corruption” by the government in power.

“Today, we follow the will of the people in their demand to hold accountable those responsible for the disaster that has been in hiding for seven years, and their desire for real change,” he said. “In the face of this reality. I am announcing today the resignation of this government,” said the Lebanese PM Hasan Diab.

Diab accepted the allegations by the Lebanese and urged for a fair trial against him if the people’s perspective collides with the government.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun accepted the resignation but he asked them to play as a dummy until the next cabinet is chosen.

The deadly port warehouse blast of 2,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left behind 6,000 people injured and killed 163 people. The Diab’s government was formed in January 2020 with the support of the powerful Hezbollah group and its other allies.

China, India jointly safeguarding peace at borders said Chinese official

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Neha Kumari
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China and India now jointly safeguarding peace and security around the borders and this two countries together maintaining sound development of bilateral ties is one of Beijing’s future diplomatic priorities, a senior Chinese official said.

When asked about China’s diplomatic priorities in following the international landscape as developing changes unseen in a century due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian highlighted Beijing’s plans to improve bilateral ties with the US, Russia, the European Union, Japan and India.

Zhao was responding to a question by China’s official Xinhua news agency at a regular foreign ministry briefing.

“We will continue to improve relations with neighbouring countries,” he said. “For the China-India relationship, the two sides should jointly safeguard peace and security in the border areas and maintain a steady and sound development of bilateral ties”, he said.

“We have actively planned and developed our relations with other major countries, responded rationally to the unreasonable pressure the United States has piled on China, made new progress in advancing China-Russia relations under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state and sustained cooperation as the main tone of China-EU relations,” he said.

He also said that China will undertake cooperation in drug and vaccine research and development. And they will provide assistance to other countries if need to improve global public health governance.

Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto enrolled in Class 11

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Jyoti B
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Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto on Monday enrolled in Class 11 saying that there is no age limit to learning and education.

Mahto said he will be taking admission in the Nawadih Devi Mahto Inter School in Bokaro. The institution was set up by him a year after becoming MLA for the first time in 2005.

The 54-year-old JMM veteran, who represents Dumri constituency of Giridih, said he hoped his decision to go back to school would silence critics who had mocked his educational qualifications when he joined CM Hemant Soren’s cabinet as education minister early this year.

Hindustan Times quoted the minister as saying, “Constant criticism inspired me to re-start my pending education. Ever since I was made education minister of Jharkhand, a section of people has been aggressive on my educational qualification. Then, I decided to begin my studies again.”

The Education Minister further added that to encourage children to continue their education, a provision has been made by the state government to give prize money of Rs 3 lakh, 2 lakh and 1 lakh respectively to the first, second and third toppers respectively in each of the three streams — science, arts and commerce — of the Intermediate course.

4G ban to be lifted in J&K on trial basis from August 16 – Centre directs SC

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Neha Kumari
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Jammu and Kashmir: The Centre announced they will lift restrictions on high-speed 4G internet services in one district each of Jammu and Kashmir divisions after August 15 on a trial basis.


Attorney General K.K Venugopal informed that a special committee based on the top court’s May 11 directions to analysis restrictions on mobile internet speed in J-K took inputs from security forces and local agencies before concluding on August 10 that threat perception due to terrorist activities in the Union territory continues to be high.

Source- Live Law

“Overall situation is still not conducive to lift the restrictions in J-K,” Venugopal said.

According to Venugopal, the step will be reviewed periodically every week.

Earlier the Supreme court was hearing a plea by Foundation for Media Professionals, a non-government organisation, in June seeking to start contempt proceedings against the Centre and J-K administration for the failure to comply with the top court’s May 11 directions to review restrictions on mobile internet speed in the union territory.

“This is a good stand by the respondent,” justice R Subhash Reddy, who was on the bench, remarked.

  • Source- Live Law

“This is a step forward,” petitioner’s counsel Huzefa Ahmadi acknowledged.

However, the court asked the Centre to respond to an interim application by the petitioner which pointed out that the government is not publishing on public domain, copy of orders reviewing internet restrictions.

In its final hearing, the court had said that the Centre should increase the probability of restoring 4G mobile internet services in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the statements of GC Murmu, the former lieutenant governor of the Union territory, backing the restoration.

“L-G Murmu has said that there is no difficulty in restoring 4G. You have to give an explanation to that,” justice R Subhash Reddy told solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Jammu & Kashmir administration, last Friday.

India vs Pakistan clashes in ICC meeting, no decision for the President’s post

By
Harshit
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Some ICC members and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) want the new ICC Chairperson to be elected on a two-thirds majority basis, while most members – including India, England and Australia – believe the process to be a simple majority. Should be on the basis only.

The meeting took place on this matter on Monday. The outcome of the meeting through teleconferencing did not yield any results. Sources say, ‘The ICC has 17 votes. Two-thirds would mean the winner gets 12 votes, while a simple majority will win 9 votes.

There are 11 members of the governing body comprising India, England, Australia, South Africa and seven others on one side and interim chairman Imran Khwaja, independent director Indra Nooyi, three associate members and the Pakistan Cricket Board on the other side.

A person closely watching the case said, ‘Actually, there is a competition going on between India and Pakistan in the ICC. Now it is up to the BCCI to decide what they want to do.

There is no clear definition in the ICC on what the election process should be like. Sources said, “In such circumstances, the board can pass a resolution with a simple majority.” It is part of the constitution of the ICC. So they can resolve this issue if they want. ‘

Putin’s daughter gets vaccinated as Russia announces world’s first Covid-19 vaccine

By
Neha Kumari
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS –

  • Russia becomes the first in the world to register a vaccine against the novel coronavirus
  • The vaccine, has been developed by the Gamaleya Microbiology Research Centre
  • President Vladimir Putin says that one of his daughters had been vaccinated against COVID-19

Russia wins the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched world’s first coronavirus vaccine.

Russia dubbed its newly launched vaccine against coronavirus “Sputnik V” after the Soviet satellite, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund said, as per reports.

The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev, which finances the vaccine project, said Phase 3 trials would start on Wednesday, industrial production was expected from September and that 20 countries had pre-ordered more than a billion doses, AFP reported.

“This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus was registered” in Russia, Putin said during a televised video conference call with government ministers.

Putin also thanked who worked on the vaccine’s development and said “a very important step for the world”. He hopes the country’s research body will soon start mass production of coronavirus vaccine.

“I know that it works quite effectively, forms strong immunity, and I repeat, it has passed all the needed checks,” said Putin.

Putin said that his daughter had a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) on the day of the first vaccine injection, and then it dropped to just over 37 degrees (98.6 Fahrenheit) on the following day. After the second shot she again had a slight increase in temperature, but then it was all over.

“She’s feeling well and has high number of antibodies,” Putin added.

“The two-stage injection plan helps form a lasting immunity. The experience with vector vaccines and two-stage scheme shows that immunity lasts for up to two years”, the Health Ministry said, as reported by Sputnik News.

“We are in close contact with Russian health authorities and discussions are ongoing with respect to possible WHO prequalification of the vaccine, but again prequalification of any vaccine includes the rigorous review and assessment of all required safety and efficacy data,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a U.N. briefing in Geneva, referring to clinical trials, according to Reuters.

Presently, WHO and Russian health authorities are considering the process for possible WHO prequalification for its newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokesman said today.

Deepika Padukone to be the new face of ethnic brand Melange by Lifestyle

By
Shivani Negi
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India’s leading ethnic wear label, Melange by Lifestyle International Pvt Ltd, on Monday announced that it has appointed actor and style icon, Deepika Padukone, as its new brand ambassador. In addition to this, the brand has also launched its new collection and has said that the collaboration aims to strengthen the notion ‘Rethink Ethnic’ and epitomizes versatile, eclectic style of modern day Indian women.

Rishi Vasudev, executive director, Lifestyle International, said Melange by Lifestyle has always celebrated the style sensibilities of modern Indian women who are strong and self-made and Deepika perfectly fits the part.

“Our brand ambassador Deepika Padukone captures this bold and individualistic style that Melange represents. Being one of the most recognised brands in India across marketplaces, Melange continues to push boundaries by ‘rethinking’ ethnic-wear and all that it has to offer,” he said.

‘I look forward to our customers being delighted by the new collection that brings forth some remarkable pieces, perfect for every ocassion,” he added.

The brand’s new collection comprises of key trends, quintessential occasional wears, floral contemporary styles and slitthouses. Keeping the need of the hour in mind, the brand is also offering a new work-from-home collection which aims to bring fashion and utility altogether.

The exclusive collection is available in over 400 stores along with Melange by Lifestyle stores and market places in India. Price range depends on the styles with kurtas starting at Rs 599. It can also be bought on online portals and lifestylestores.com, making it convenient for you to shop from home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Deepika Padukone, Brand Ambassador, Melange by Lifestyle said, “Melange by Lifestyle has managed to beautifully capture the essence of the modern Indian woman. I am delighted to be announced as the brand ambassador for Melange by Lifestyle and look forward to the journey ahead!”

Antonio Banderas reveals testing positive for coronavirus on his 60th birthday

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Shivani Negi
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Actor Antonio Banderas on MOnday announced on his 60th birthday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He said that he is in quarantine after testing positive and is feeling “relatively well”.

The actor took to Instagram to share the information. I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine after having tested positive for the COVID-19 disease,” Banderas wrote along with a black and white photo of himself as a baby.

“I’m feeling relatively well, just a bit more tired than usual, and confident that I will recover as soon as possible,” he added.

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Un saludo a todos. Quiero hacer público que hoy, 10 de Agosto, me veo obligado a celebrar mi 60 cumpleaños siguiendo cuarentena al haber dado positivo de la enfermedad COVID-19, causada por el coronavirus. Me gustaría añadir que me encuentro relativamente bien, solo un poco más cansado de lo habitual y confiado en recuperarme lo antes posible siguiendo las indicaciones médicas que espero me permitan superar el proceso infeccioso que sufro y que a tantas personas está afectando alrededor del planeta. Aprovecharé este aislamiento para leer, escribir, descansar y seguir haciendo planes para comenzar a darle significado a mis recién estrenados 60 años a los cuales llego cargado de ganas y de ilusión. Un fuerte abrazo a todos. Antonio Banderas.

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“I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue making plans to start giving meaning to my recently completed 60 years, to which I arrive full of desire and enthusiasm.”

“Big hug to everyone,” he culminated his post.

Banderas is known for his roles in The Mask of Zorro, Philadelphia and Puss in Boots. The actor in January received his first Oscar nomination for his role in Pedro Almodovar’s directorial Pain and Glory wherein he played a film director in decline who reflects on his life.

Banderas had earlier suffered a heart attack in 2017 at his Britain residence.

Earlier, actress Alyssa Milano, took to social media to reveal that after several negative tests she tested positive for Covid-19. Prior to this, Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston had confirmed to have contracted the virus. He also shared video of himself donating plasma after testing negative for the virus.

Among other celebrities who have tested positive for the coronavirus are – Tom Hanks, Rita Hanks, Idris Elba, Daniel Dae Kim, Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju.

Not conducting final year exams would not be in favour of students: UGC tells SC

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Shivani Negi
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The coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented environment for final year students. At a time when they were supposed to prepare for interviews, join internships and plan future, students remain uncertain about their final year examinations. While many states are waiting for the Union Grants Commission(UGC) to find a midway solution, Delhi and Maharashtra governments have already announced to cancel the exams of final year students of state universities. This has led to a tumultuous situation between the said state governments and UGC.

According to a report of Press Trust of India, the UGC in the Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against the decisions of Delhi and Maharashtra state governments, saying they went against the rules. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed a bench of judges headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that states do not have the authority to change the rules of the University Grant Commission. He also added that only the commission is facilitated to set rules and regulations for awarding degrees.

The apex court was hearing the pleas which have challenged the UGC’s July 6 order to all the universities and colleges to conduct final year examination by September 30.

During the hearing, Mehta argued that not conducting exams would not be in the favour of final year students and students may face an uncertain future if the regulator refuses to accept the degree provided without proper evaluation.

“If states decide not to hold examinations and promote students, and if UGC refuses to recognise the degress awarded without examination, it is the students who will face hardship,” Mehta said in his plea.

Meanwhile, the petitioners against the UGC’s directives to hold exams by September 30 have argued that the states can to cancel the final year exams under the power conferred on them by the Disaster Management Act.
Hearing the pleas, the bench of judges headed told UGC: “You apply your mind to the play of DM Act on holding of examinations and we will hear the matter on Friday.”

Secret Service escorts Trump from press briefing after shooting outside White House

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Jyoti B
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President Trump was pulled away by a Secret Service agent during Monday’s briefing, but returned minutes later and said there was a shooting outside the White House.The president had been speaking about the stock market when a Secret Service agent interrupted him at the podium only minutes into the briefing.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought were also taken out of the room.

Mr Trump said he understood the person who was shot was armed and was taken to hospital. No-one else was injured. “It seems to be very well under control … But there was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don’t know the condition of the person.”

Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation said no weapon was recovered at the scene.

On Twitter, the Secret Service said that no entry was made into the White House complex and that none of those under the service’s protection were ever in danger.

Outside the White House, the situation was calm, but a portion of the surrounding streets had been blocked off, with a number of police and other official vehicles converging towards the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.



Amazon on Prime Day surpasses its Diwali collection with record $600 million sale

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Shivani Negi
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Amazon Prime Day, which observed its sixth year on Aug 6-7 this year, kept up its histroy of breaking all previous records this year as well.

The 48-hour sale this week was the “biggest two days ever for small and medium businesses in Amazon history” and surpassed its record of 2019 Diwali sale, the company reported.

In a statement, the e-commerce giant said 91,000 small and medium sellers from 5,900 pin codes across the countries received, making it the highest Prime Day. Approximately 62,000 of these sellers belonged to small towns of the country, it added.

“Prime Day 2020 was the biggest 48 hours ever for small and medium sellers on Amazon India. We had the highest participation of nearly 1 lakh sellers, who received orders from across 97 percent of India’s pin codes,” he said.

More than 4,000 of the small and medium business sellers witnessed sale of more than Rs 10 lakh while 209 dealt with crores, the company said.

As per the figures released by Amazon, the launches on Prime Day saw a growth of 5 times in customer purchases.

Among the appliances that spiked the sale belong to kitchen, smartphones, apparel, pantry, treadmills and home gyms among others.

Among smartphones, Samsung Galaxy M31s, Samsung Galaxy M31, Samsung Galaxy M21, Apple iPhone 11, and some other Chinese brand phones were the top sales.

“We are overwhelmed by the response to Prime, with twice as many customers (65% from outside of the top 10 cities) signing up for membership compared to last year, and more members enjoying the benefits of shopping, new product launches, and entertainment during the event than ever before,” Amit Agarwal, SVP and Country Manager, Amazon India said.

According to sources close to the matter said the reason number are better is also because of high-priced categories like smartphones, laptops and other appliances selling more compared to one of the top segments like fashion during Diwali.

As per the company, it clocked to over $600 million in two days of Prime Day sale last week.

Russia to launch world’s first covid vaccine on Wednesday

By
Shivani Negi
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Russia has been working dedicatedly to develop a coronavirus vaccine for quite some time now. In the latest, it has been reported that Russia is all set to register the world’s first covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The country will start mass vaccination in October this year. While the development might bring hope amid the increasing coronavirus outbreak, it should be noted that the vaccine hasn’t been clinically proven completely.

Safety concerns over the vaccine has been raised from several quarters including the WHO. Its fast-track approach has also been questioned by Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease specialist.

The Covid-19 vaccine that the country is planning to register this week has been developed jointly by the Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry.

“The available data of laboratory and instrumental studies allow us to speak about the safety and good tolerance of the vaccine,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

Clinical trials of the vaccine began on June 18 which included 38 volunteers. All of the participants developed immunity. The first group was discharged on July 15 and the second group on July 20.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Russia’s offer of its coronavirus vaccine, volunteering to take the first shot as a gesture of trust and gratitude.

“When the vaccine arrives, I will have myself injected in public. Experiment on me first, that’s fine with me,” he said in a briefing Monday night.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has warned Russia against the vaccine, stating established guidelines for producing safe and effective vaccine has not been taken in account by the country. WHO has said all vaccine candidate should go through full stages of testing before launching itself into the market.

Of the six Covid-19 vaccine candidates that have reached the Phase 3 level according to the WHO, three are from China and the other three, include the ones developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, Moderna, and one jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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