Nigerian-Born Adewale to become Biden’s deputy Treasury secretary
US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international…
Maradona’s surgeon responds to investigation into football star’s death
Diego Maradona’s surgeon responded to the launch of an investigation for involuntary manslaughter by saying he did “everything he could, up to the impossible” for an “unmanageable” patient. Earlier in…
I won’t investigate Donald Trump – Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden downplayed the prospect of pursuing investigations of President Donald Trump after he leaves office, reports usatoday.om. “I will not do what this president does and use the…
Left with no choice, Trump gives green light to Biden transition
A key Trump administration appointee said Monday she would allow President-elect Joe Biden to begin his official transition – paving the way for his team to get access to briefings,…
World’s top surgical glove maker shuts factories due to COVID-19 surge
A Malaysian company that is the world’s biggest manufacturer of surgical gloves will close over half of its factories after a surge in coronavirus cases among workers, authorities said Monday….
AstraZeneca will have enough COVID-19 vaccine for 200 million doses by year end
AstraZeneca will have enough of its candidate vaccine for 200 million doses by the end of 2020, with drug substance for 700 million doses by the end of the first…
COVID-19: Biden’s inauguration will be scaled down – Aide
The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will be a scaled-down version of the usual traditions that will not endanger Americans health amid the coronavirus pandemic, a top aide said on…
AstraZeneca, Oxford University say COVID-19 vaccine shows 70% efficacy
British drugs group AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford on Monday said their jointly-developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “This vaccine’s efficacy…
WHO warns against use of remdesivir for COVID-19 patients
World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended on Friday that the anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, arguing that trials had failed to prove that the treatment…
EU could pay over $10 billion for Pfizer, CureVac vaccines – source
The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates being developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac, an EU official involved…