Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE on Tuesday filed an application with U.S. regulators seeking emergency use authorization for a second booster shot of their COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and older. The submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration includes data collected in Israel, where a second booster is authorized […]
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Chinese businesses from automaker BYD to KFC operator Yum China say their operations have already been hit by the country’s latest COVID-19 curbs, with more disruption expected as case numbers rise. The impact on companies comes as China battles its worst outbreak since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. It posted a […]
Asian stocks were in the red on Tuesday as surging COVID-19 cases in China hit the confidence of investors who are already worried about the Ukraine war and the first U.S. interest rate rise in three years that could come this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.97%, led by pronounced […]
Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech said on Friday the Russia-Ukraine conflict had not impacted the company’s supply chains so far. Unlike several Western companies including McDonald’s, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Starbucks that have stopped sales or operations in Russia, no Indian company has publicly withdrawn from the region. A few Indian pharmaceutical companies have a presence […]
Sherlock Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised $80 million in new funding to help bolster sales of its CRISPR-based COVID-19 test and develop new diagnostics based on the breakthrough gene editing technology. The latest round for Sherlock, which was the first to gain authorization for a CRISPR-based COVID-19 test in 2020, was led by […]
Moderna Inc said on Monday it plans to develop and begin testing vaccines targeting 15 of the world’s most worrisome pathogens by 2025 and will permanently wave its COVID-19 vaccine patents for shots intended for certain low- and middle-income countries. The U.S. biotechnology company also said it will make its messenger RNA (mRNA) technology available […]
Chinese social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd will reduce transaction fees for small and medium-sized merchants using its WeChat payments system by 10%, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The reductions will apply beginning Sept. 1, 2021, and extend up to Sept. 30, 2024, the company added. In order to qualify for the […]
Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc is hoping to ride the fast-moving coattails of Sonic the Hedgehog as the character enjoys a renaissance amid a global scramble for entertainment content. This year sees the release of a sequel to a record-breaking Hollywood movie and a Netflix series, along with a title that Sega hopes will revive […]
Board propose dividend for H2 2021 of AED 0.4 per share representing a total dividend for FY2021 of AED 0.8 per share Abu Dhabi, 24 February 2022: Etisalat Group, now known as e&, today announced its consolidated financial results for the Full Year ending 31st December 2021. Financial Highlights for FY 2021 FY21 FY20 […]
Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had begun a late-stage study of its vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) based on the same technology used to develop its COVID-19 shots. The only approved product using messenger RNA (mRNA)is COVID-19 vaccine, but Moderna and rival Pfizer are rushing to tap the potential of the technology to […]