LONDON( REUTERS)-AstraZeneca on Thursday( Sept 23) struck a deal with the firm behind Imperial College London's experimental Covid-19 vaccine to develop and sell drugs based on its self-amplifying RNA technology platform in other disease areas. Under the deal, VaxEquity, a start-up founded by Imperial vaccinologist Robin Shattock, could receive up to US$ 195 million( S$ 263.5 million) if certain milestones are met, in addition to royalties on approved drugs and equity investment from AstraZeneca

Thousands upon thousands of ships were sunk or wrecked during World War 2.... If the oil gets there then the local population includes protected colonies of seals and birds, so the ecological effect will be really dramatic.“ And also it will have an effect on the tourism and the industry of the region.... Following the ship’s discovery, environmentalists launched a campaign with the aim of securing funding for an operation to drain the oil from the wreck....

BHOND, India — On the long, straight road into the farming village of Bhond, past fields of tomatoes, eggplant and rust-colored wheat, stood a police barricade, an incongruous sight for a settlement so small and remote. Beyond the sweating police officers lay a second line of defense.... Many are going above and beyond it.... Volunteer virus patrol squads are popping up everywhere, casting an extra net of vigilance over the entire country....