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The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, got jammed across the canal on March 23 and remained stuck for six days, stopping traffic in both directions.
It has been held in a lake between two stretches of the canal since being dislodged on March 29, amid a dispute over a $916 million claim by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) against Japanese owner Shoei Kisen for compensation over the incident.
China’s Waterdrop raises $360 mln in New York IPO -sources
UK court to reconsider $6.9 bln Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP
US employers brace for Covid’s Mental Health fallout as workers return
Driverless taxis to cancer drugs: Google’s moonshots are serious business
More than half of that “Other Bets” valuation, though, would come from Waymo LLC, the self-driving taxi company whose chief executive officer John Krafcik stepped down last month after it became clear the promise of self-driving wouldn’t be fulfilled as soon as many tech optimists expected a few years ago. Time was when some investors valued Waymo above $100 billion; that number has reportedly melted to about $30 billion. How the business can make money in the near future is still unclear.
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
Chinese scientists discussed weaponising SARS coronaviruses in 2015: Report
Peter Jennings, the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), told news.com.au that the document is as close to a “smoking gun” as we’ve got.
“I think this is significant because it clearly shows that Chinese scientists were thinking about military application for different strains of the coronavirus and thinking about how it could be deployed,” Jennings said.
“It begins to firm up the possibility that what we have here is the accidental release of a pathogen for military use,” Jennings added.
India’s Hero MotoCorp extends shutdown at its plants due to pandemic
ICMR issues advisory saying ‘black fungus’ in Covid patients can turn fatal if left untreated
Getting people vaccinated only long-term solution to Covid-19 crisis in India: Dr Fauci
“Vaccines is one of them but there are other ways too, like shutting down the government. I have advised them in the past that you really need to do that. You’ve got to shut down. I believe several of the Indian states have already done that, but you need to break the chain of transmission. And one of the ways to do that is to shut down,” the top American doctor said.
Immediate global ivermectin use can end pandemic: Scientists
“Our latest research shows, once again, that when the totality of the evidence is examined, there is no doubt that ivermectin is highly effective as a safe prophylaxis and treatment for Covid-19,” said Paul E. Marik, founding member of the FLCCC and Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.
Why some patients test positive for Covid long after recovery
Max Bupa settles over Rs 150 cr Covid claims so far; closely watching impact on premium: Official
”As a company, we decided not to go for a revision in premium last year to offer some relief to our customers as Covid had impacted most of people economically as well. We are closely monitoring the situation as far as this second wave is concerned and adopting a wait and watch approach in terms of impact on premiums,” Mishra said.
No jamun trees uprooted in Central Vista Avenue revamp, few trees to be transplanted: Puri
”Do not believe in fake photos & canards about ongoing work at Central Vista Avenue. No Jamun trees have been removed. Only a few trees will be transplanted in the entire project. Overall green cover will increase. Defining elements of built heritage like lamp posts etc will be restored,” Puri tweeted.
India’s COVID-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount
The health ministry reported 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths, off a little from recent peaks. India’s tally of infections now stands at 22.66 million, with 246,116 deaths. (Graphic on global cases and deaths)
As many hospitals grapple with an acute shortage of oxygen and beds while morgues and crematoriums overflow, experts have said India’s actual figures could be far higher than reported.
Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says: Report
Dix told the Telegraph that he expects everybody in the UK to have been vaccinated at least once by the end of July, by which time “we’ll have probably protected the population from all the variants that are known.”
The UK has administered over 51 million vaccines and has been the second quickest country to give a first dose to at least half its adult population.
India sees record 4,187 COVID-19 deaths, 4,01,078 new cases: Govt
Tens of millions have plunged into poverty in Covid ravaged India
Economists warn depleting household savings and falling incomes will have an impact on domestic consumption, which accounts for almost 60% of GDP. A study by Nikhil Gupta, an economist at Mumbai-based brokerage Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd., found that India’s household savings dropped to 22.1% of GDP in the quarter through December, from 28.1% in the three months ended June last year. Full-year numbers show India’s savings growth lagged behind the likes of the U.S., the U.K. and Japan, he said.