The Rio Negro, Neuquen and La Pampa Private Oil and Gas Union – which has 24,000 members, many of whom are employed at the Vaca Muerta shale oil formation – insisted that it would only wait until the end of next week for permission from the government in Buenos Aires. …
Read More »India’s cinemas get greenlight to go back to 100% capacity as Bollywood reels from Covid-19 restrictions
The new guidelines, released by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday, pertain to “cinemas, theaters and multiplexes,” allowing them to operate at full capacity from Monday provided they abide by a set of rules aimed at preventing the spread of the disease. These include physical distancing of “at …
Read More »India set to greenlight Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘in next few weeks’ for local use & export – India’s ambassador to RT
The registration of Russia’s pioneering coronavirus vaccine has been in full swing in India, Varma said, noting that the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDFI) behind the inoculation has been in talks with several “very good” local manufacturers, poised to launch the jab’s mass production. “As we speak, this process is …
Read More »Canada 2nd in world to greenlight Pfizer’s Covid vaccine, roll-out could start next week
Health Canada, the country’s drug regulator, announced the approval for Canadians aged 16 and over in a statement on Wednesday. “The availability of a safe and effective vaccine will reduce the spread and severity of Covid-19 disease and reduce its social and economic consequences,” the statement said in its justification …
Read More »UK boast of winning ‘race’ to greenlight Covid-19 vaccine jeopardises pandemic strategy if public is put off by world-first claims
It is hard to determine exactly at what point the hardworking scientists from Pfizer, BioNtech, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Oxford University found themselves in a ‘race’ to find a vaccine, but that is the narrative we’ve been asked to adopt by politicians since the Covid-19 virus seized the world in a …
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