COVID-19: Ford orders 12 ultra-cold freezers

Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultra-cold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. automaker’s workers have access to vaccines when they are rolled out nationally. Ford’s purchase mirrors efforts by U.S. states and cities to buy equipment to store millions […]

Bitcoin close to all-time high after topping $19,000, XRP skyrockets

LONDON: Bitcoin homed in on its all-time high on Tuesday after hitting $19,000 for the first time in nearly three years. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up 3% at $18,918, near its all-time record of $19,666. Bitcoin has gained almost 40% in November alone and is up around 160% this year. Fuelling its […]

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to cost governments $25-$37 per dose: CEO

Berlin: Governments seeking to purchase Moderna’s potential Covid-19 vaccine may have to shell out $25 and $37 per dose, depending on the size of the order, the company’s CEO Stephane Bancel told German weekly ‘Welt am Sonntag’ (WamS). Bancel said that the price he quoted was a “fair price” and that the company was not […]

Russia opens case against Google, saying it failed to delete banned content

Russia has opened a case against US tech giant Google for failing to remove banned content from its search engine, communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Monday. Roskomnadzor said Google was not removing up to 30% of what it called “dangerous content”, some of which it said was extremist, pornographic and suicidal in nature. It opened […]