Dow Jones hits 30,000 as Wall Street bets on 2021 bounce
The technology-heavy Nasdaq is trading just around 12,000 points after crossing 10,000 for the first time in June, while the S&P 500 has soared 65% since crashing to a more-than-three-year low in March.
China economic activity can return to reasonable range in 2021: Premier Li Keqiang
Beijing will allow consumption to play a "guiding role," while investment will play an "effective role," he added.
Twin blasts in Afghan province of Bamiyan killed 14 people, injured 45 more
Twin blasts in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan killed at least 14 people and wounded 45 more, provincial officials said on Tuesday as the international community pledged assistance for Afghanistan in Geneva.
US Stocks: Wall Street jumps on Joe Biden transition, Tesla tops $500 billion in market cap
The S&P 500 opened higher by 16.93 points, or 0.47%, at 3,594.52, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 58.70 points, or 0.49%, to 11,939.33 at the opening bell.
Italy set for 16 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots in early 2021, says source
Italy, the first Western country to be hit by the pandemic, became the sixth in the world to surpass 50,000 coronavirus related deaths on Monday, and second in Europe after Britain.
Tesla set to breach $500 billion in market value
Shares of the electric-car maker have risen nearly 28% since the S&P Dow Jones Indices confirmed they would add the company to Wall Street's benchmark index from Dec. 21.
Airlines set to lose $157 billion amid worsening slump: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which in June had forecast $100 billion in losses for the two-year period, said it now projects a $118.5 billion deficit this year alone, and a further $38.7 billion for 202
Hundreds of millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses secured, says Geneva-based GAVI alliance
The GAVI vaccine alliance on Tuesday welcomed Astrazeneca's interim data on efficiency of its COVID-19 vaccine, calling it "positive news for the COVAX vision of equitable access" for vulnerable groups worldwide.
EU has deal with Moderna for supply of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Last week Moderna said its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19, based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial.
Bitcoin close to all-time high after topping $19,000
Bitcoin homed in on its all-time high on Tuesday after hitting $19,000 for the first time in nearly three years.
Russia’s Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine: Here’s how much its one shot will cost internationally
The Sputnik vaccine is administered in two shots, each of which will cost less than $10 each, according to the official Sputnik V Twitter account.
India Tour of Australia: India’s ‘fabulous five’ can overcome pink-ball inexperience, says Ravi Shastri
A mouth-watering four-test series between the top two teams in the World Test Championship standings will get underway with a pink-ball contest at Adelaide from Dec. 17. "We begin with pink-ball cricket where we lack experien
Asian shares rise as Joe Biden transition, COVID-19 vaccine progress lift confidence
U.S. General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday that he can formally begin the hand-over process.
US President-elect Joe Biden rolls out foreign policy and national security team
President-elect Joe Biden picked a number of people for top Cabinet and White House posts on Monday, including Antony Blinken to be secretary of state, Jake Sullivan as national security adviser and Avril Haines to be directo
WHO says $4.3 billion urgently needed for vaccine sharing scheme
Dozens of countries have signed up to the global vaccine plan known as COVAX, which was set up by the WHO and the GAVI vaccine group to provide vaccine doses for countries that could not otherwise afford them.
WHO welcomes news on AstraZeneca vaccine, awaits trial data
In a statement to Reuters, she said: "We welcome the efforts of Oxford/AZ to make the vaccine affordable and easy to store, which will be good for countries and people everywhere."
Saudi Arabia to offer COVID-19 vaccines to all residents for free
Saudi Arabia's health ministry said on Monday that COVID-19 vaccines will be free for all people living in the kingdom, state TV reported.
Britain on track for spring roll-out after Oxford vaccine results, researcher says
Britain has secured 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca shot, 40 million of the Pfizer vaccine and 5 million of Moderna's candidate.
Sensex reclaims 44,000 on opening amid COVID-19 vaccine hopes; RIL shares lead pack
Indian shares rose on Monday as hopes for imminent coronavirus vaccines helped boost global investor sentiment, while RIL led gains domestically after winning regulatory approval for a $3.4 billion deal.
Asian shares rise as investors count on coronavirus vaccine relief
A top official of the U.S. government's vaccine development effort said Sunday that the first vaccines could be given to U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended by mid-December.
Covid 19 Vaccine News: देश को मार्च तक मिल जाएगा घरेलू टीका! पहले 25 करोड़ लोगों तक पहुंचने का लक्ष्य
Coronavirus Vaccine Latest Updates: कोरोना वायरस के फिर बढ़ रहे मामलों के बीच एक अच्छी खबर है.
UNICEF says to ship 2 billion COVID vaccines to poor nations in 2021
UNICEF said it was working with over 350 airlines and freight companies to deliver vaccines and 1 billion syringes to poor countries such as Burundi, Afghanistan and Yemen as part of COVAX, a global COVID-19 vaccine allocatio
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could get UK approval this week, says Telegraph
Citing government sources, it said British regulators were about to start a formal appraisal of the vaccine, made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, and that the National Health Service had been told to be ready to administer it
COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says
Some 70% of the U.S. population of 330 million would need to be inoculated to achieve "herd" immunity from the virus, a goal the country could achieve by May, according to Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser for "Oper
No return to austerity in new spending plan in UK, says Finance Minister Rishi Sunak
Sunak, who has rushed out massive government spending increases and tax cuts equating to about 10% of economic output, said he would announce "quite a significant" increase in funding for public services.
COVID19 Vaccine Updates: 25 से 37 डॉलर प्रति डोज होगी Moderna की वैक्सीन की कीमत, कोरोनावायरस की रोकथाम में 94.5% कारगर
सरकारें जितनी मात्रा में वैक्सीन का ऑर्डर देंगी, कीमत भी उसी के आधार पर तय होगी.
World Bank warns G20 against doing too little now to address debt problems
G20 leaders are poised to formally endorse extension of a temporary freeze in official bilateral debt payments by the poorest countries, and adoption of a common framework for debt restructuring in the future.
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