COVID-19 vaccine

Rupee settles 14 paise lower at 75.80 against US dollar

4:22 pm May 20, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 14 paise to 75.80 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday as headwinds due to US-China trade tiff and worries over the second wave of coronavirus infection weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said positive domestic equities supported the local unit, while sustained foreign fund outflows, US-China trade tiff and […]

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Rupee settles 25 paise higher at 75.66 against US dollar

4:07 pm May 19, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 25 paise to settle at 75.66 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday as reports of initial success in COVID-19 vaccine trial boosted investor sentiment world over. Forex traders said besides the encouraging results in COVID-19 vaccine trial, higher opening of domestic equities and a weak greenback in overseas market supported […]

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Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump hopes for COVID-19 vaccine by end of year, ‘maybe before’

11:52 pm May 15, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump gave an upbeat assessment Friday of the chances of developing a COVID-19 vaccine, saying he hoped one will be ready by the end of 2020. “We are looking to get it by the end of the year if we can, maybe before,” Trump said, as he delivered an update on […]

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