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India becomes 60th nation to approve Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine: Russia

Sputnik V, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, has proved 91.6% effective against Covid-19

Microsoft doubles down on cloud healthcare business with $16 bn Nuance buy

The deal comes after the companies partnered in 2019 to automate clinical administrative work such as documentation

Microsoft buys AI firm Nuance Communications in $19.7-billion deal

With operations in 28 countries, the Burlington, Massachusetts-based company reported $1.5 billion in revenue in fiscal-year 2020

'I'm so excited': England reopens with pints pulled, shopping sprees

Hundreds of people queue for Primark and JD Sports; drinkers lift a pint after midnight as pubs open

Oil price rises nearly 2% on US vaccine rollout, Middle East tension

Crude prices have remained rangebound in the past three weeks, as growing expectations of surging U.S. economic activity are balanced by the slow rate of vaccination in Europe

S&P 500, Dow ease from record levels; earnings results, data in focus

The S&P 500 technology sector fell the most among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors

Businesses in India's richest state choke under new Covid-19 curbs

Maharashtra, one of India's most urbanised and industrialised states, accounts for nearly 15% of the country's gross domestic product and is crucial for its economic recovery

Oil prices climb on favourable outlook for United States fuel demand

Oil prices climb on favourable outlook for United States fuel demand

Asia shares anxious for earnings season, United States data deluge

Chinese blue chips lost 1.5% ahead of a rush of economic figures from the country.

Apple agrees to testify before US Senate on app store antitrust concerns

App makers have long complained that mandatory revenue sharing payments and strict inclusion rules set by Apple's App Store for iPhones and iPads

Alibaba to lower entry barriers after record antitrust fine, shares rally

Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday he does not expect any material impact from the change of exclusivity arrangement imposed by China's regulators

China's auto sales surge 75% in March, 12th straight monthly gain

Auto sales in China surged in March for their 12th consecutive month of gains, as the world's biggest car market leads the sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic

China set to clear Tencent's $3.5 bn deal to acquire search engine Sogou

The move highlights Chinese regulators are still looking to approve merger and acquisition deals in the tech sector, but now with strict conditions

India's retail inflation likely rose in March but stayed within target

The April 5-8 poll of more than 50 economists showed retail inflation rose to 5.40% in March from a year earlier as opposed to 5.03% in February. Forecasts ranged from 4.60% to 6.11%

GameStop's strong stock performance triggered board director's exit

Giving up the board seat allows Wolf to sell GameStop shares for his investors without restrictions to meet redemption requests

Amazon union drive losing by wide margin with nearly half the votes counted

The union says there have been hundreds of contested ballots, making it unclear the number of votes needed to declare a winner

11 killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs

Taze is near the town of Kale, where at least 12 people were killed in a similar clash between troops and protesters on Wednesday

Singapore deputy PM steps aside as future PM, in succession setback

Heng, who will turn 60 this year, is set to give up his portfolio as finance minister at the next cabinet reshuffle, which local media said is expected in about two weeks.

Gold hits three-week peak as Fed's dovish tone pressures dollar, yields

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Australia backs Pfizer virus vaccine over AstraZeneca for under-50s

Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Paul Kelly, told reporters the risk of clots was extremely low.