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China says it will support India, South Africa proposal for global IPR waiver for Covid-19 vaccines

BEIJING: China, which is actively pursuing vaccine diplomacy, said on Monday that it is "supportive" of India and South Africa's proposal for a temporary...

WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst devastating COVID-19 outbreak, soaring demand in India

NEW YORK: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that once the devastating COVID-19 outbreak in India recedes, the Serum Institute of India will...

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

Kabul: He served as an interpreter alongside US soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter...

China slams ‘hasty’ withdrawal of US troops from Afghan; urges UN to play ‘due role’

Beijing: China has said the “hasty” withdrawal of the US troops from war-torn Afghanistan has severely affected the peace process and the regional stability...

US partnered with India as PM Modi made commitment to deploy 450 GW renewable energy: Kerry

Washington: The United States has partnered with India on climate change so as to help it meet its commitment to deploy 450 gigawatts (GW)...

India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of 2027: Report

BEIJING: Chinese demographers say India will become the world's most populous country earlier than the United Nations' projection of 2027, surpassing China where a...

India made ‘incorrect assumption’ and opened up prematurely: Dr Anthony Fauci on COVID-19 crisis

WASHINGTON: India made the "incorrect assumption" that it was finished with the COVID-19 pandemic and opened up prematurely that has left the country in...

China warns of ‘substantial damage’ to relations if Bangladesh joins US-led Quad alliance

DHAKA: China has warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led Quad alliance, saying that Dhaka's participation in the anti-Beijing "club" would result in "substantial damage"...

Indian variant of coronavirus is more contagious, it is of concern at world level: WHO

GENEVA: A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been classified as being...

Pfizer COVID-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

Washington: US regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the...

Did China ‘intentionally release’ coronaviruses?

Reports suggest China probed weaponising coronaviruses five years before COVID-19 pandemic London/Melbourne: Chinese military scientists allegedly investigated weaponising coronaviruses five years before the COVID-19 pandemic...

Pakistan government to set new rules to meet FATF demands

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, keen to exit from the grey list of the FATF, is set to introduce new rules relating to anti-money laundering cases and...

Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital

KABUL: Grieving families buried their dead Sunday following a horrific bombing at a girls' school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many...

18-tonne Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean: Space agency

BEIJING: A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency...

EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer Covid vaccine

Brussels: The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by agreeing to a massive contract extension for...

World’s largest cargo plane leaves UK with 3 oxygen units for India

LONDON: The world's largest cargo plane left Belfast in Northern Ireland, carrying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part of the UK's...

Britain free of coronavirus by August, outgoing vaccine task force chief says: Report

NEW DELHI: The new coronavirus will no longer be circulating in Britain by August, the government's departing vaccine taskforce chief Clive Dix told the...

US urges its citizens to return home from India through available flights

WASHINGTON: The US, which has urged its citizens not to travel to India due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there, on...

People under 40-years of age to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine alternative in UK

LONDON: People under 40 in Britain will not be given the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to...

Switzerland looking at ‘new situation’ after US backs patent rules waiver for COVID vaccines

New Delhi: Switzerland on Friday said it is looking at the new situation arising out of the United States backing an initiative to temporarily...

India-China relations going through a ‘very difficult phase’: Jaishankar

LONDON: India's relationship with China is going through a "very difficult phase" but recent discussions have yielded positive results in terms of easing the...

WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines

Geneva: Ambassadors from World Trade Organisation countries on Wednesday resumed discussions on trade rules protecting the technological know-how behind COVID-19 vaccines amid growing pressure...

Thousands of Afghans flee homes as fighting erupts after US pullout

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes as fierce fighting erupted between government forces and the Taliban in a southern province...

Fauci’s advice to India: Clamp nationwide lockdown, go for massive vaccination drive

WASHINGTON: Terming the situation in India "very desperate", America's top public health expert Dr Anthony Fauci has suggested the government marshal all its resources,...

Urgent need for 20 million vaccines to cover supply interruption due to rising demand in India: WHO

NEW YORK: COVAX, the global alliance to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, urgently needs 20 million doses to cover interruptions in supply triggered...

UN team in India helping authorities to address COVID-19 and misinformation: Official

UNITED NATIONS: The UN team in India is supporting authorities to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including combating misinformation, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General...

Sweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India

STOCKHOLM: Sweden plans to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to India via the UN-backed COVAX, an initiative devised to give countries access...

North Korea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Joe Biden speech

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday warned the United States will face “a very grave situation” because President Joe Biden “made a big blunder” in...

Optimism, fear rides in former Taliban bastion as US begins Afghanistan pullout

KANDAHAR: As the US military began formally withdrawing from Afghanistan on Saturday, some residents in Kandahar -- the former bastion of the Taliban --...

China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea

BEIJING: China's Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army said Sunday, after...

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