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Reports say India could grant legal indemnity to Pfizer…
Protecting the vaccine makers from claims of potential adverse events...
As India hopes to import jabs to plug its vaccine shortage.
Ishan Garg reports.
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An Australian Federal Court justice has slammed the governments Robodebt scheme, describing it as a "shameful chapter" in the countries history and a failure of public administration.
The scheme saw more than 400,00 Australians pursued by the countries social security provider Centerlink, for about $1.7 billion in welfare overpayments that were later found to be incorrect.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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The Hong Kong government is hitting back at UK and European condemnation of the city's National Security Law. It says the latest criticism of the legislation is misleading, and driven by ulterior motives to interfere with Chinese political affairs.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
The Justice Department seized records from Apple to gain access to lawmakers' data during the Trump Administration, according to reporting in the New York Times.
A move that's almost unheard of outside corruption investigations.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The Dow Jones Industrial Index has closed in positive territory for the first time this week, after a report showed inflation at its highest level in nearly thirteen years.
The surge in prices comes as the American economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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U.S. deaths from Covid-19 have plunged by 90 per cent since January according to initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fresh data shows that the U.S. was the worst hit by the pandemic, of the major western democracies- while the country struggles to hit a 70 percent national vaccination target set by the Biden administration.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Moderna has formally asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve it's COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers.
If approved, it would be the second COVID-19 vaccine available in the U.S. for adolescents 12 years and older.
Liling Tan reports from New York.
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South Africa’s Electricity Regulation Act is being amended to increase the permitted capacity of embedded generation projects. Businesses will now be able to generate up to 100 times more power, without a licence from the country’s national energy regulator. The announcement comes a day after the nation was once again plunged into Stage 4 load shedding, with national energy supplier, Eskom, unable to keep up with winter electricity demand. Mark Roughton reports.
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