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Month: June 2021

Brazil suspends Covid-19 vaccine deal with Indian firm amid allegations of contract irregularities

By Juliana Koch and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Despite a desperate need for Covid-19 vaccines, Brazil is suspending a deal to purchase 20 million doses of the Indian-made Covaxin vaccines, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday, after questions were raised about a pricing increase. The ministry said the decision was made on the recommendation of

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Brazil suspends Covid-19 vaccine deal with Indian firm amid allegations of contract irregularities

By Juliana Koch and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Despite a desperate need for Covid-19 vaccines, Brazil is suspending a deal to purchase 20 million doses of the Indian-made Covaxin vaccines, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday, after questions were raised about a pricing increase. The ministry said the decision was made on the recommendation of

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New space telescope could spot potentially hazardous asteroids heading for Earth

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to reality. The Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope, or NEO Surveyor, has been approved by NASA to move forward to the design phase. The 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) infrared telescope would bolster planetary defense

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New space telescope could spot potentially hazardous asteroids heading for Earth

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to reality. The Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope, or NEO Surveyor, has been approved by NASA to move forward to the design phase. The 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) infrared telescope would bolster planetary defense

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Singapore wants to stop counting Covid cases. Its roadmap could be a model for other countries

By Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and

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Separan de sus cargos y funciones a policías que agredieron a dos periodistas y a un joven durante disturbios en Bogotá

Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Varios miembros del Escuadrón Móvil Antidisturbios (Esmad) de la Policía Nacional de Colombia fueron separados de sus cargos y funciones por «cometer un procedimiento irregular» durante los disturbios que se presentaron en Suba, al noroeste de Bogotá, en donde resultaron agredidos dos periodistas y un joven. Así lo informó este

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