Oxfam is calling for a “people’s vaccine” free of charge and distributed fairly based on need.
Author: C to I News Desk
Mira Nair wins Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the Toronto International Film Festival
Nair was among six recipients of the TIFF Tribute Awards alongside veteran star Sir Anthony Hopkins and Oscar-winner Kate Winslet.
18 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore on September 17, lowest daily case tally in six months
There is one case in the community, along with two imported cases.
India, UK to negotiate new free trade deal: Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, said that India and the United Kingdom will begin the process of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shortly.
STB partners Visa to help Singapore SMEs impacted by COVID-19
The STB-Visa collaboration will on two strategic areas to revive the local tourism industry – joint research and analytics and marketing partnerships.
British-Indian minister Alok Sharma announces government investment to tackle space debris
United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma confirmed a GBP 1-million government investment to be divided between seven companies to tackle the dangers presented by space debris to satellites of everyday importance.
Facebook to give SGD4.75 million in grants to small businesses in Singapore
Facebook Singapore will be providing SGD 4.75 million in grants to businesses in the country that have experienced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Six Indian-American contestants in the 2020 Miss World America pageant
This year’s event will be held in the form of a series of virtual web casts in combination with online submissions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump says COVID-19 vaccine might be ready in four weeks
President Donald Trump was speaking at a town hall event hosted by ABC News.
IIT Madras, US firm win science award for developing rapid COVID-19 test
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and RICOVR Healthcare Inc, a US-based rapid diagnostics platform company, won the ‘Ignition Grants’ Award from the US India Science and Technology Endowment Fund (USISTEF) for developing a new point-of-care COVID-19 antigen test.
