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AstraZeneca sold out of vaccine maker Moderna last year

 AstraZeneca sold a stake it held in rival COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna over the course of last year, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s latest annual report shows. London-listed AstraZeneca did not specify how much it sold the stake for, but said that “a large proportion” of the $1.38 billion it recorded in equity portfolio sales last year ...

13:38 Et March 1, 2021

Bitcoin extends retreat from record high to hit lowest in 20 days

Bitcoin dropped 6.39% to $43,165.78 on Sunday, losing $2,944.20 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has fallen 26% from the year’s high of ...

20:16 Et February 28, 2021

Colombia Creates Military Command to Counter Drug Trafficking

Colombia has created a separate military command dedicated to fighting drug trafficking and international threats, President Ivan Duque said Friday. The command will include elite units of various ...

20:20 Et February 27, 2021

US expert panel endorses approval of Johnson and Johnson Covid jab

An expert panel from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has spoken out in favour of approval of emergency use authorization for a one-dose Covid-19 vaccine developed ...

14:30 Et February 27, 2021

Kremlin critic Navalny sent to prison outside Moscow

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sent to a prison outside Moscow to serve his sentence, his lawyer said Thursday, a move that comes despite a demand ...

20:10 Et February 25, 2021

Last statue of dictator Franco removed in 'historic day' for Spain

The last statue of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was removed on Tuesday from the city gates of Melilla, a Spanish enclave and autonomous city on the northwest ...

23:10 Et February 23, 2021

Bitcoin reaches new record high, breaking above $50,000

Bitcoin went above the $50,000 mark Tuesday for the first time, giving it a market capitalization of nearly 925 billion US Dollars, according to trading data. As of ...

18:28 Et February 16, 2021

Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50

Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of northern India on Sunday, a week after the disaster struck, ...

17:30 Et February 14, 2021

Princess Leonor, heir to Spanish throne, to study in Wales

The heir to the Spanish throne, 15-year-old Princess Leonor, is going to study in Wales, the Spanish royal household said Wednesday in an announcement that caused a commotion over the state broadcaster’s reporting. Leonor de Borbón, the eldest of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia’s two daughters, will attend UWC Atlantic College, based at the ...

18:10 Et February 13, 2021

Iran's Rowhani: Virus could take decade to overcome despite vaccines

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said Saturday that the coronavirus pandemic could take years to overcome despite the availability of vaccines. "Even with the vaccines, it could take up ...

14:10 Et February 13, 2021
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