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Jan282021 by adminNo Comments

Germany recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for only those under 65

World

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- German public health officials recommended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but said it should be given only to people under age 65. The country's health agency, the Robert Koch Institute, said there's not enough data to determine how effective the vaccine is for the elderly. Advertisement Otherwise, the RKI's Standing Committee on Vaccination said the British-Swedish-developed vaccine is "equally suitable" as the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, which have been approved. "Due to the small number of study participants in the age group ≥65 years, no conclusion can be made regarding efficacy and safety in the elderly," the German Interior Ministry said. "This vaccine therefore is currently recommended by STIKO only for persons aged 18-64 years." Astr...

Jan172021 by adminNo Comments

NASA’s ‘megarocket’ roars into life – but only briefly, putting launch in jeopardy

Technology

NASA's deep space exploration rocket has briefly ignited its four engines for the first time.The test was a crucial step towards a debut unmanned launch later this year under NASA's Artemis programme, the Trump administration's mission to return US astronauts to the moon again by 2024. The rocket, built by Boeing, roared into life for just one minute and 15 seconds at the test facility in Mississippi.The engines generated 1.6 million pounds of thrust, consuming 700,000 gallons of propellants while on NASA's largest test stand, which is 35 storeys tall.It was well short of the roughly four minutes that were needed to keep its development on track for it first launch in November. ...

Jan132021 by adminNo Comments

Manchester City 1-0 Brighton: Phil Foden scores only goal for Pep Guardiola’s side

Sports

Manchester City extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions with a hard-fought win over struggling Brighton.Phil Foden grabbed the only goal just before half-time when he collected Kevin de Bruyne's pass, created space and fired into the bottom corner.The hosts had chances to extend the lead, Riyad Mahrez shooting just wide, Ilkay Gundogan seeing an effort saved by Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and Bernardo Silva hitting the crossbar. Most culpably, Raheem Sterling sent an injury-time penalty over the bar after Sanchez had fouled De Bruyne.Alexis Mac Allister had perhaps the Seagulls' best chance to equalise but shot over the top.City's fourth straight win in the league moved them up to third. Brighton, meanwhile, have now not won in nine league matches and are just ...

Dec292020 by adminNo Comments

Out of 10 biggest small investor bets, only one shone in 2020; 9 eroded wealth

Finance

NEW DELHI: The biggest bets of retail investors failed to deliver strong returns in Calendar 2020, even when the equity benchmarks are ending the year at record highs. Investors holding shares worth up to Rs 2 lakh bought additional stakes of 9.5-23 percentage points in 10 of the BSE500 companies during the first three quarters of the year. All but Laurus Labs delivered poor returns: seven of them ended up eroding up to 77 per cent of investor wealth; two delivered a tepid return of 3 per cent each. In comparison, BSE Sensex gained 15 per cent for the year. Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail eroded 77 per cent of retail investors’ wealth during the year. Retail investors held 25.09 per cent stake in this company as of September 30 compared with 2.22 per cent held on December 31, 2019. Future C...

Dec222020 by adminNo Comments

The Covid relief bill gives $400 a week to some unemployed workers, but only if their state opts in

Finance

People wait in line at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen on Dec. 15, 2020 in New York City.Robert Nickelsberg | Getty ImagesThe latest coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress will give some unemployed workers an additional $ 400 per week — an extra $ 300 on top of state benefits authorized for most claimants plus another $ 100 for some who had multiple sources of income.But the extra $ 100 will only come if states opt in, and it could take more than a month for workers to see it in a weekly check.The additional $ 100 per week is a rough fix for so-called mixed earners — workers who had income filed on both W-2s and the 1099 forms used by freelancers, independent contractors and other self-employed workers. When filing for unemployment, these workers were often given state benefits th...