With the global race for coronavirus vaccine progressing significantly, a panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The FDA's vaccine advisory panel, composed of independent scientific experts, infectious disease doctors and statisticians, voted 17 to 4, with one member, in favour of emergency authorisation for people aged 16 years or older, reported The New York Times.

30-year-old Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay pulled a mean prank on his girlfriend Valentina Grigoryeva during one of his live streams, which went wrong. Reeflay locked her out in the balcony in the freezing cold. Unable to bear the cold, Valentina was declared dead during the live stream.

According to a report on Zee News Hindi, Stas took up the challenge after a user offered him USD 1300. Valentina, who was carrying Stas' child in her belly, died freezing in the cold on the balcony. The pregnant girlfriend was knocking the door to let her in, while in a bikini.

Gold price today fell to Rs 52,420 from Rs 53,190 per 10 gm, while silver price was trending at Rs 63,400 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 69.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.58 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Friday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 69,496,859 and 1,580,727, respectively.

Union Minister for Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that India was a destination with huge potential for attractive investments and urged people to invest in MSMEs in the country.

While speaking at the virtual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference, Gadkari added that with the world moving production away from dealings in China, India was the next best alternative.

India is the biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world, with an advance purchase made of 1.6 billion does. The caveat is that it would cover only 59 per cent of the country's population, says a study by a private research university in the United States.

The study by the Duke University shows a massive gap in the vaccine purchases made by rich nations and developing countries through these trends.

The West Bengal Police on Thursday said that the situation is peaceful in the state, and the BJP national President JP Nadda reached safely at the venue in Diamond Harbour. It also stated that the matter is being investigated.

Shri JP Nadda, National President, BJP reached safely at the venue, Diamond Harbour, South 24 Pgs. Nothing happened to his convoy. Few bystanders at Debipur, Falta PS, Diamond Harbour PD, sporadically and suddenly threw stones towards vehicles trailing long behind his convoy, WB Police tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the International Bharati Festival, 2020 on Friday, December 11, via video conferencing, the Prime Minister’s Office informed on Thursday.

The event is being conducted as part of the 138th birth anniversary celebration of Tamil poet and writer Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday claimed that while a vaccine against COVID-19 was just about a month away, the infectious virus had already been contained in the state.

We are about a month away from the COVID-19 vaccine and the state has already contained the pandemic. Developed countries like the US registered a Covid-19 death rate of about 8 per cent, but Uttar Pradesh only saw 1.04 per cent of Covid-19 deaths, Adityanath said.

Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is expecting reduction in production and sales volume at its automotive division and in its wholly-owned subsidiary in the last quarter of the current fiscal due to global supply shortage of micro-processors.

M&M said it is engaging closely with its auto components supplier Bosch and assessing likely production loss.

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