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Beijing, China | Xinhua | A China-made aerosolized adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccine has proved safe in phase-1 clinical trials. The adenovirus type-5 vector-based COVID-19 vaccine (Ad5-nCoV) was jointly developed by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, and other Chinese institutions. Previous work in animal models has …

  Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel is expected to start vaccinating its elder citizens with a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Health on Thursday. A vast majority of its Management Team of Epidemics recommended vaccinating the elderly, but …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | India’s federal minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said 703km length of national highways have been constructed using plastic waste. Gadkari said his ministry has issued guidelines for the mandatory use of waste plastic in the periodic renewal of roads. The …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The global number of new COVID-19 cases is on the increase, with 3.8 million new infections confirmed in the week between July 19 and July 25, and a “sharp” jump has been reported in the number of deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Washington’s confrontational approach to China has proved to be “counter-productive” as it has alienated China when the world is in need of cooperation on a slew of issues, The Guardian newspaper said in a recent opinion piece. U.S. President Joe Biden’s “combative stance has alienated Beijing,” …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | American biopharmaceutical company Pfizer said on Wednesday that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant. Antibody levels against the Delta variant in people aged 18 to 55 who receive a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are greater …

London, UK | Xinhua | Unless charging habits change, or Britain’s National Grid is strengthened, concerns exist that the charging needs from millions of new electric vehicles could cause blackouts in parts of the country, a British parliamentary report warned on Wednesday. Questions remain on whether the British government’s current plans …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States is heading “in the wrong direction” as the country scrambles to fight a new surge of COVID-19 cases because of the Delta variant and a large number of unvaccinated people, Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor, has warned. “We are going in …

The recovery remains uneven across regions, depending on access to vaccines Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its global economic growth forecast at 6 percent for 2021, with economic prospects diverging further across countries since April’s forecast, according to the latest World Economic Outlook …

San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Boeing on Monday released its first sustainability report, sharing its vision for the future of sustainable aerospace, established broad sustainability goals and highlighting environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress in alignment with global sustainability standards. “In September 2020, amidst a global pandemic, Boeing formed a …