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Higher burden of breast cancer in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Delhi: ICMR study
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Cyber crime has cost Russia $49 billion in 2020, Sberbank says
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Stanislav Kuznetsov, Sberbank’s deputy chairman, who oversees security and services, told Reuters private business and ordinary Russians were the main targets of cyber attacks, as the state security services are better protected.
“The private sector is the most vulnerable: everything from the clients’ accounts to financial data and tender documents are targeted: there are 2.3 million darknet accounts operating in Russian and offering the stolen data,” he said.
Factbox-Brexit and the City of London: what changes and when
For now, no. London still has a towering lead over rivals Frankfurt, Milan and Paris when it comes to trading stocks, currencies and derivatives and playing host to asset managers.
Financial firms say shifting more capital out of London than is necessary under Brexit would cause unnecessary and costly market fragmentation.
But in the longer term, if the EU takes a tough line on equivalence and its financial centers reach a critical mass in trading key asset classes, the attractions of London as a financial hub would diminish.
Spain to keep registry of people who refuse Covid vaccine
“What will be done is a registry, which will be shared with our European partners… of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it,” he said.
“It is not a document which will be made public and it will be done with the utmost respect for data protection,” he added, noting that employers or members of the general public would not have access to it.
Urgent action expected in South Africa as hospitals run out of beds, oxygen amid Covid-19 spike
Embattled doctors, nurses have pleaded with government for urgent action as they can no longer cope with the large number of patients arriving for Covid-19 treatment, with hospital administrators saying they have to make heart-breaking choices between younger people who are now being affected by the new strain and older ones with co-morbidities as priorities.
Dr Irene Boeddinghaus, an oncologist at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town, told the weekly that patients were far sicker than in the first wave. ICU bed availability was dire and doctors and nurses were burnt out and sick with Covid, she said.
IRDA asks general & health insurers to launch “standard travel product’’ from April 1, 2021
This standard travel product can be launched without prior approval of the IRDAI and will have common benefits and policy wordings across the industry.
COVID-19: Lowest daily cases recorded in India after gap of nearly 6 months
The COVID-19 case fatality rate was registered at 1.44 per cent
There are 2,78,690 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 2.73 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
The 279 new fatalities include 60 from Maharashtra, 23 from Delhi, 33 from West Bengal, 21 from Kerala, 14 from Uttar Pradesh, 13 from Uttarakhand and 12 each from Punjab and Chattisgarh
India to play vital role in equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world: Pharma industry
”We want the vaccine to be affordable and accessible to all. The Government of India will receive it at a far more affordable price of USD 3-4, since they will be buying in a larger volume. The priority is going to be India and the GAVI countries, after which only, the private market will open up where the pricing would be USD 6-8 per dose” said Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla
Govt extends validity of vehicle documents like DL, RC, permits till Mar 31
“The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of vehicular documents like DLs, RCs, permits etc till March 31, 2021 in the light of need to prevent spread of COVID-19. Ministry has today issued a directory to the states and Union Territory administrations in the regard,” a MoRTH statement said.
Earlier through various notifications, it was advised that the validity of fitness, permit (all types), licence, registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till December 31, 2020.
Brexit offers Britain chance to do financial services differently -minister
Under a system known as equivalence, access to EU markets will not be granted to banks, insurers and other financial firms based in Britain unless their home rules are deemed by Brussels to be “equivalent”, or as robust as regulations in the bloc.
The two sides will aim to agree a memorandum of understanding on regulatory cooperation in financial services by March 2021, and Sunak said that such language should provide reassurance.
Hyderabad set to emerge as global hub for COVID-19 vaccine in 2021
The vaccine development process by Bharat Biotech, Biological E Ltd and Aurobindo Pharma are currently in various stages, while Dr Reddy”s and Hetero have tie ups for manufacturing the vaccine.
Some of these companies have also drawn up plans to scale up their vaccine manufacturing capacities. Besides vaccine makers, the International Airport here has also stepped up the cold-chain infrastructure for vaccine transportation.