T20 squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Matthew Wade, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Tanveer Sangha, D’Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa … [Read more...] about Mathew Wade dropped from Australia’s Test squad for South Africa
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Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure Covid-19 vaccines
RIO DE JANEIRO: Weeks after other Latin American countries began inoculating their citizens against coronavirus, Brazil finally administered its first shot on Jan. 17 using China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine.With efficacy of just over 50% - barely above Brazil's threshold for regulatory approval - the Chinese shot was not the government's first choice. But for now, there is little else available.The country's principle strategy - to manufacture 100 million doses of the AstraZeneca PLC vaccine locally - has been plagued by repeated delays. That effort isn't expected to yield a finished product until March at the earliest. AstraZeneca last week sent 2 million emergency doses to help Brazil get started. Meanwhile, Brazil's Health Ministry has yet to sign deals with other vaccine makers.The delays leave Brazil's 210 million residents vulnerable to one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks on the planet. Brazil has tallied more than 218,000 Covid-19 fatalities, second only to the United … [Read more...] about Raging virus, few shots. How Brazil missed its chance to secure Covid-19 vaccines
Philippines logs 2,245 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally rises to 10,689,527
The daily caseload rose above 500 in 10 days owing to new cluster infections linked to a Christian missionary group in Daejeon, about 160 km south of Seoul, that has a nationwide network. … [Read more...] about Philippines logs 2,245 new COVID-19 cases, India’s tally rises to 10,689,527
India’s leopard count crosses 12800, PM Narendra Modi calls it a ‘great news’
Earlier on Monday, Prakash Javadekar released the Status of Leopards report and said that increase in tiger, lion and leopards numbers over the last few years is a testimony to the conservation efforts and of the fledgeling wildlife & biodiversity of the country. … [Read more...] about India’s leopard count crosses 12800, PM Narendra Modi calls it a ‘great news’
In depth: What are the new farm laws and why are only Punjab, Haryana farmers upset
The farmers argue that the MSP system would become irrelevant and they would not have any assured income from their farming. While the government announces a fixed MSP for around two dozen crops, paddy and wheat apart from some pulses are procured by the government agencies at the APMC Mandis. … [Read more...] about In depth: What are the new farm laws and why are only Punjab, Haryana farmers upset