GRBS is a rare neurological disorder caused by the body’s immune system damaging nerve cells, causing paralysis in the most severely affected cases. Most people afflicted by the illness fully recover from it. The EMA said on Thursday that its safety committee, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), established from …
Read More »Russian export duty for sunflower seeds comes into effect
The 50% export duty for sunflower seeds, at no less than $320 per ton, will be effective till August 31, 2022. The previously introduced 30% export duty for rapeseed is prolonged until the same date. At the same time, export tax for soybeans has been reduced. Starting from July 1, …
Read More »Trial of Germany’s CureVac vaccine shows only 47% effect against Covid-19, falling short of great expectations
Preliminary results from second and third-phase trials on 40,000 subjects in 10 countries of Europe and Latin America show that CureVac’s jab “did not meet pre-specified statistical success criteria,” the company announced on Wednesday. “In the unprecedented context of at least 13 variants circulating within the study population subset assessed …
Read More »US ban on investing in Chinese companies has the opposite effect, it strengthens China & diverts money from Wall Street
President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded a Trump-era ban on American investments in Chinese companies that Washington believes to be associated with China’s “military-industrial complex.” The list includes 59 companies and covers swathes of sectors from aerospace industries, to railways, to nuclear power, to oil, telecommunications and, of course, semiconductors. …
Read More »Raucous celebrations break out in Gaza, West Bank & East Jerusalem as ceasefire takes effect (VIDEOS)
Street parades and impromptu fireworks displays erupted in Palestinian cities early on Friday morning, hours after a ceasefire agreement mediated by Egypt was accepted by Israel and armed groups in Gaza. Throngs of revelers were seen marching through Rafah and other cities in the hours before dawn, many hoisting Palestinian …
Read More »Covid-19 side effect: Why have people started spending heavily on sports cards and memorabilia? RT’s Boom Bust finds out
Rare cards are being sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, while new packs are selling out unbelievably quickly. RT’s Boom Bust has talked to Ken Goldin, Founder and Chairman of Goldin Auctions, which trades in sports cards, autographed memorabilia, game used items and some other collectable stuff, to investigate …
Read More »Why blockage of Suez Canal could have rollover effect on oil price
According to commodities analyst Kpler, which tracks bulk goods vessels, at least seven tankers bearing 6.3 million barrels of crude oil have been delayed because of the accident. Using the Brent Crude oil price of about $64 a barrel as a value proxy, the seven vessels carry about $403 million worth …
Read More »Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts with immediate effect over coup
The social media company said it was left with no choice but to ban the accounts following the “deadly violence” in the country after the coup, believing that it was too risky to allow the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, to remain on its platforms. Facebook will also remove …
Read More »Unexpected side effect? Australia scraps Covid-19 vaccine development after trials lead to false positives for HIV
The drug, created by the University of Queensland (UQ) and biotech firm CSL, triggered a “robust” immune response to SARS-COV-2 in phase 1 trials, but it also led to some unfortunate complications involving another dangerous virus. Antibodies that were shielding participants from a Covid-19 infection were also leading to false …
Read More »The simultaneous arrests and searches creates a cumulative effect
The history of arrests and searches last days — different. Unites them, two factors — delayed and cumulative effects. All of these actions was delayed until the vote on the amendments so as not to cause negative reactions in various target audiences. The arrest of Sergey Furgala was a matter …
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