World Health Organization
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Why Pfizer vaccine brings little cheer to coronavirus-hit India
Despite hopes raised by Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, it will take huge efforts for India to defeat the coronavirus, with its ......
General
Global coronavirus cases surpass the 40 mn milestone
Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the ......
Economy
India's services sector slump eased in Sept, but job losses balloon
The plunge in India's services sector activity eased considerably in September after the government lifted some coronavirus restrictions, but demand ......
General
Global coronavirus deaths pass ‘agonizing milestone' of 1 mn
The global death toll from COVID-19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone ......
General
Global coronavirus cases double in just 43 days to hit 20 mn
Global coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and ......
Finance
IFC launches $4 bn medical supply financing platform for developing countries
The World Bank Group's private sector arm said on Wednesday it was launching a $4 billion financing platform aimed at ......
Markets
Sensex, Nifty hammered as stimulus details fail to excite
Indian shares tumbled on Thursday after a poorly received initial stimulus from the government to aid coronavirus-hit businesses, while a ......
TMT
WhatsApp limits message forwarding to check coronavirus ‘infodemic'
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp tightened message forwarding limits on Tuesday, restricting users to sharing forwarded content one chat at a time ......
Markets
Stocks crash to worst day since 2008 as pandemic fuels growth fears
The Indian stock markets plunged into bear territory on Thursday after the coronavirus outbreak was described a pandemic and the ......