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Monday, April 19, 2021

India added to England’s Covid travel ‘red list’ on Friday
Europe

India added to England’s Covid travel ‘red list’ on Friday

  • India will be added to England's travel "red list" from Friday, as cases of the UK variant continue to grow.
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India.
Updated 19 Apr, 2021 08:38pm
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 97.6% effective in real-world study
Europe

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 97.6% effective in real-world study

  • The new effectiveness rate is higher than the 91.6% rate outlined in results from a large-scale trial of Sputnik V and published in The Lancet medical journal earlier this year.
  • Using a database of people who received both doses of the vaccine, scientists at Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, which developed it, calculated a real-world effectiveness rate of 97.6%.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 08:11pm
Putin to address Biden's climate summit despite crisis in US-Russia ties
Europe

Putin to address Biden's climate summit despite crisis in US-Russia ties

  • Biden has invited 40 world leaders to the climate summit, part of his effort to make the fight against global warming a top priority.
  • Putin, in his speech, will "outline Russia's approaches in the context of forging broad international cooperation aimed at overcoming the negative effects of global climate change," the Kremlin said.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 08:09pm
CVS to offer three over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for use at home
USA

CVS to offer three over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for use at home

  • With schools and offices seeking to reopen as the country steps up its COVID-19 vaccination drive, pharmacies are boosting their offering of tests.
  • CVS said it was offering tests from Australian diagnostic test maker Ellume, Abbott Laboratories and LabCorp that do not require a prescription and can be used by individuals with or without symptoms.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 08:07pm
Ukraine calls for new EU sanctions on Russia, foreign minister says
Europe

Ukraine calls for new EU sanctions on Russia, foreign minister says

  • "I proposed a step-by-step plan on how to discourage Moscow from further escalation," Kuleba tweeted after addressing EU foreign ministers via video conference. "Key element: preparing a new set of sectoral sanctions. Individual ones are not sufficient anymore."
Published 19 Apr, 2021 06:24pm
CureVac starts review process in Switzerland for COVID-19 vaccine hopeful
Europe

CureVac starts review process in Switzerland for COVID-19 vaccine hopeful

  • Switzerland, which to date has approved COVID-19 shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, has placed orders for five million doses of CureVac's vaccine. It is a so-called mRNA vaccine, like those from Moderna and Pfizer that are already on the market.
  • "The duration of the rolling review will depend on the completeness of the data submitted by CureVac and the results of the clinical trials, and cannot therefore be predicted," Swissmedic said.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 06:10pm
Spain to trial mixing COVID vaccines after restricting AstraZeneca shot
Europe

Spain to trial mixing COVID vaccines after restricting AstraZeneca shot

  • After decisions by various European public health authorities to suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in under 60 year olds, we are setting out to urgently find scientific evidence to support decision making around possible alternatives.
  • "The study's objective is...to determine within 28 days whether a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine can be given to patients who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine," he said.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 06:02pm
Czechs say Russian retaliation stronger than expected, ask EU partners for solidarity
Europe

Czechs say Russian retaliation stronger than expected, ask EU partners for solidarity

  • "I expect that also on the basis of this..., we will learn about more expressions of support and it will be up to member states if they add some concrete decisions."
  • "The reaction (by Russia) is stronger than we had expected, it is more diplomats than the number of intelligence officers we expelled," Hamacek told a televised news conference.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 05:45pm
Brazil's 2022 inflation outlook above official goal for first time, survey shows
USA

Brazil's 2022 inflation outlook above official goal for first time, survey shows

  • The median forecast for 2022 inflation from over 100 economists in the central bank's weekly "FOCUS" survey rose to 3.6% from 3.5%. The central bank's year-end goal is 3.5%, with a 1.5 percentage-point margin of error on either side.
  • The 2021 median inflation forecast remained steady at 4.9%, still well above the central bank's goal of 3.75%.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 05:41pm
Canada housing starts jump 21.6pc on month in March
USA

Canada housing starts jump 21.6pc on month in March

  • The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 335,200 units from a revised 275,567 units in February, Canada's national housing agency said. Analysts had expected 250,000 unit starts in March.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 05:30pm
After the initial snub, US formally invites Pakistan to President Biden’s first summit on climate
World

After the initial snub, US formally invites Pakistan to President Biden’s first summit on climate

  • SAPM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam will represent Pakistan at the summit.
  • Pakistan was not among the 40 countries initially invited to the summit when it was announced by US President Joe Biden last month.
  • The summit “will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference [COP26] this November in Glasgow [in the U.K.],” said the White House.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 05:02pm
Austria will only use Sputnik V vaccine after EMA approval, Kurz says
South Asia

Austria will only use Sputnik V vaccine after EMA approval, Kurz says

  • Austria has been in talks with Russia to buy a million doses of the vaccine, and Kurz said on March 31 the order would probably be placed the following week. However, that order has yet to be announced.
  • Kurz had recently avoided saying whether his country would await EMA approval of the vaccine, which has been used in the European Union only by Hungary so far. EMA has launched a rolling review of Sputnik V.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 04:58pm
'Britcoin' not bitcoin? UK considers new digital currency
Europe

'Britcoin' not bitcoin? UK considers new digital currency

  • UK creates BoE-Treasury taskforce to look at 'digital pound'.
  • Sunak focused on boosting London's competitiveness after Brexit.
  • Britain will lift curbs on who can trade shares in London.
  • Britain will ease limit on off-exchange share trading.
Published 19 Apr, 2021 04:27pm
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