Amazon deforestation increases 25 percent in Brazil
SAO PAULO: Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020,…
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‘Strong evidence’ mothers can transmit virus to newborns
PARIS: There is “strong evidence” that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists said…
Brain problems linked to even mild virus infections: study
PARIS: Potentially fatal COVID-19 complications in the brain including delirium, nerve damage and stroke may be more common than initially…
US awards $1.6 billion to Novavax for COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON: The US on Tuesday announced it was providing $1.6 billion in funding for the development and manufacture of a…
China aims to phase out sale of live poultry at food markets
China on Friday vowed to gradually phase out the slaughter and sale of live poultry at food markets, in a…
WHO director-general says 141 Covid-19 vaccines being developed worldwide
MOSCOW: Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in an article for The Washington Post newspaper that…
British and German remdesivir stocks ‘sufficient’ as US buys up supply
WASHINGTON: Britain and Germany said Wednesday they had sufficient stocks of remdesivir, the first drug to be shown to be…
Research shows mouthwash containing PVP-i capable of curbing Covid-19 spread
KUALA LUMPUR: A study conducted by a group of experts from Malaysia in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Mundipharma recently, found…