J&J exploring ways to accelerate delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine in India

June 29 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (J&J) (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it was in talks with the Indian government to explore ways to accelerate the delivery of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine in the country . The Economic Times reported earlier on Tuesday that the company would no longer conduct local trials for its vaccine, … Read more

Oxygen prices soar in Indonesia’s capital as COVID-19 cases rise

JAKARTA, June 29 (Reuters) – Oxygen prices in Indonesia’s capital had more than doubled and some suppliers reported shortages on Tuesday following a spate of COVID-19 cases that led the Red Cross to warn of a coronavirus “catastrophe” in the largest country in Southeast Asia. Indonesia has announced a record number of COVID-19 infections in … Read more

Twitter is facing new headache in India over maps

LUCKNOW, India, June 29 (Reuters) – A hardline Hindu group has filed a police lawsuit against Twitter’s governor after politically sensitive regions were depicted outside a map of India on its website, prompting an investigation into a fresh headache for the American technology company. A map on Twitter’s career page showed Jammu and Kashmir, claimed … Read more