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Could India’s Vaccine Diplomacy Displace China? India may yet be more successful at proving itself a robust and trustworthy global health partner than China has been at placing itself as an “alternative” to the West. For obvious reasons, the global distribution of vaccines has become a central feature of foreign policy, particularly for two of the world’s fastest-growing economies: China and India. Yet, while China may have had a head start on vaccine development and dissemination, it has certainly not “won” the race as of yet, and India is in a prime position to displace its neig...

China plans to launch first space-based Sun-observing satellite by 2022: chief scientist Deng Xiaoci Published: Jan 12, 2021 05:48 PM Photo: Courtesy of Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS Tests on the prototype of China's first space-borne comprehensive solar observation satellite will come close to completion by the end of January, and the spacecraft is expected to be launched by 2022, according to Gan Weimin, chief scientist with the program. The satellite, codenamed Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory or ASO-S, is tasked with conducting long-term continuous solar observation for at leas...

The pandemic has helped turn dozens of healthcare leaders into billionaires According to Forbes, 50 doctors, scientists and healthcare entrepreneurs earned billionaire status this year with the majority being from China  Of the 50 new billionaires, 28 hail from China, where virus first emerged in 2019 One notable new billionaires is Uğur Şahin, the physician who co-founded BioNTech, which helped develop the Pfizer vaccine Another notable new billionaire is Stéphane Bancel, the CEO of Moderna The COVID-19 pandemic has helped 50 healthcare leaders become billionaires, with 28 hailing from...

COVID-19 pandemic turns 50 healthcare leaders into billionaires Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The COVID-19 pandemic has helped 50 healthcare leaders become billionaires, with 28 hailing from China, where the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to Forbes.  The first case of the coronavirus was reported in Wuhan last year before quickly spreading across the world and killing more than 1.7 million people. In the US alone, there are more than 19 million confirmed infections and at least 332,723 Americans have died.  Gov...

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