Incident comes shortly before national polls on March 17 widely seen as a referendum on govt’s handling of Covid

The continent scrambles to secure doses and start immunising vulnerable groups

Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton urges member states to implement their vaccination policies quickly

Pressure is growing on government to set clear plans, restore normal activities after months of pandemic lockdown

India wants to boost local manufacturing of electric vehicles to cut costly imports and curb pollution

“Made-in-India vaccines are 100% safe,” Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said after being inoculated with COVAXIN

Intel must pay a technology rival $2.18 billion after a federal jury decided that the company infringed on its patent

Foreign Ministers from Southeast Asian neighbours urged restraint

Both patients were with pre-existing conditions and died within days of receiving AstraZeneca’s vaccine

Changes in the environment are driving displaced species of animals into new habitats