Pfizer's vaccine, developed with German biotech BioNTech, is being widely rolled out in the region. Europe's Covid immunization programs have been slow to progress. RDIF's CEO said that negotiations over Russia's Sputnik V vaccine supplies had taken place with Germany "and several other countries" although he did not name these. Europe should be open to taking up and using Russia's […]

Sales are steadily improving at Coca-Cola Co. as vaccinations allow for the opening of stadiums, restaurants and theaters in many regions globally. Coke historically had booked half its sales from restaurants, stadiums and other public places. The pandemic broadsided the company. As of March, case volumes had returned to 2019 levels, the beverage giant said. First quarter volume growth was […]

"I think you're going to start to see cases come down quite dramatically as we get into May," Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC Monday. The former FDA chief cited warming weather in the U.S. and further progress on Covid vaccinations as reasons for his prediction. However, he said, "We're still going to have outbreaks in some parts of the country." The […]

Villa Magnolia has a $35 million asking price, which makes it the most expensive single-family home for sale in the exclusive Bal Harbor Village section of Miami Beach, Florida. The two-story residence has eight bedrooms, 11 baths and more than 12,800 square feet of living space. The listing agent, Jill Hertzberg of The Jills Zeder Group, said its location helps […]

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said. Blood was also smeared on the house in Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco, that once belonged to Barry Brodd, a retired police officer who was on the […]

Story Highlights Most Earth Day events this year will be online because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, 20 million people came out onto the streets across the U.S. Now, climate change has become one of the central issues of the environmental movement. Our planet’s very own holiday is coming later this week. And […]

‘Post-Covid world will be different from the pre-Covid world.’ Future Group is in the midst of a bitter court battle with Amazon over the sale of its wholesale, retail, and logistics assets to Reliance Retail last year. While the battle has reached the Supreme Court, prompting Reliance Retail to extend the deadline for closing the deal by six months, Future […]

A pair of defensive blunders in the closing seconds of regulation Sunday doomed the New Orleans Pelicans in their loss to the New York Knicks. After the 122-112 overtime loss, coach Stan Van Gundy didn't mince words when it came to how upsetting the finish was and said the Pelicans "deserved to lose" after failing to protect a late le […]