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1.The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended broad use of the world's first malaria vaccine for children, touting it as a breakthrough for “science, child health and malaria control.” The recommendation of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, which began in 2019.-hindustantimes.com
2.US district court judge has prohibited the use of travel bans as an excuse to not process or issue visas, such as H-1Bs – a non-immigrant visa. While the US is gearing up to open its doors from November to fully vaccinated travellers, this decision by the district court of Columbia, pronounced on October 5, is good news for those holding H-1Bs and their dependants (such as spouses holding H4 visas) who had found themselves stranded in India while visiting their family.-Times of India
3.Saudi Arabia reduced prices for all crudes destined to Asia, its biggest market, after OPEC+’s decision to keep slow production increases sent oil futures surging. State producer Saudi Aramco lowered its key Arab Light grade to Far East customers in November by 40 cents to $1.30 a barrel above the average of Oman and Dubai crudes, the smallest premium since March, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.-livemint.com
4.India’s economy, South Asia’s largest, is expected to grow by 8.3% in the fiscal year 2021-22, aided by an increase in public investment and incentives to boost manufacturing, according to the latest report from the World Bank and backed shifting to a services sector-led growth model for the region to strengthen the recovery.-Times of India
5.The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan.They were cited for their work in developing a new way for building molecules known as “asymmetric organocatalysis.”The winners were announced Wednesday by Goran Hansson,secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.-hindustantimes.com
6.Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said his agitation against the killings of “five farmers” -- he included the deceased journalist among farmers-- in Lakhimpur Kheri has not ended, adding that the government has eight days to arrest the accused.-hindustantimes.com
7.Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm said on Thursday it has entered a franchise agreement with 7-Eleven Inc to launch the convenience stores in India, days after Future Retail Ltd ended its deal with the U.S. chain.The first 7-Eleven store is set to open in India's financial capital, Mumbai, on Oct. 9, Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd said.-ndtv.com
8.Although there has been no drastic spike in the number of Covid-19 cases reported after Ganeshotsav, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said one cannot completely rule out an alarming surge in the coming months. This comes a day after the BMC informed the Bombay high court (HC) on Monday that it doesn’t see the much-feared third wave of Covid-19 hitting the city.-hindustantimes.com
9.Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Ministry for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, said that India’s economy is well on its path to recovery and the FMCG sector is a key player in India's $5 trillion dream.-fnbnews.com
10.The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has unveiled the mouth-watering Abu Dhabi Culinary Season, the Emirate’s annual six-week celebration of innovative food experiences, will return to the UAE capital from October 18 until December 9.-fnbnews.com
11.In a bid to promote religious tourism in the country, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is starting a special Bharat Darshan Tourist train on October 8 which will run from Rewa station of Madhya Pradesh to Agra, Mathura, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Amritsar and Vaishno Devi Shrine.-livemint.com
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