Story by Jenny Larsen
The Cuban government recently announced that its Soberana II vaccine against COVID-19 will soon enter Phase III trials, bringing the country one important step closer to producing Latin America’s first vaccine against the virus. Far from being an overnight success, Cuba’s ability to develop a vaccine is the result of decades-long investment in its biopharmaceutical industry, which in its early stages of development was supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
Cuba hopes to inoculate its entire population against COVID-19 with a home-grown vaccine this year. The country has four potential vaccines in development, the most advanced of which – Soberana II – is due to start Phase III trials in March with 150,000 volunteers. If it clears this final clinical hurdle, the Cuban vaccine will be the first to be developed in Latin America.
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Online panel discussion on Mughal history, culture
Islamabad
January 30, 2021
Islamabad : The embassy of France in Pakistan along with Thinkfest, Pakistan, has organised a live, online panel discussion on Mughal history and culture, featuring music and dance tomorrow (Thursday) at 7pm. In a world marked by rising populism and nationalism and where the COVID-19 pandemic has severely constrained domestic and international travel, the panel will seek to update our own perspective by learning from those of travellers and denizens of the Mughal Empire.
This panel discussion is an invitation to travel in Mughal times. It will seek to reflect on one of the first waves of global connections unleashed by the Mughals; highlight how contact with diverse cultures and faiths within the Mughal empire, and with other territories, affected the Mughal dynasty’s self-identity; underline how this dialogue across cultures were reflected in arts, particularly music and dance and seek to understan