Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): Biotech company Moderna on Friday (local time) announced that the US government will purchase an additional 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, thus bringing its confirmed order commitment to 200 million doses.
Manila [The Philippines], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,504 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection on Friday, bringing the total number in the country to 447,039.
Berlin [Germany], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has confirmed 29,875 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total count reaching 1,272,078, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 11 (ANI): World champion Lewis Hamilton will race in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after recovering from coronavirus, the Mercedes confirmed on Thursday.
Bristol [UK], December 11 (ANI): England-based anonymous street graffiti artist Banksy on Thursday revealed that a mural that appeared overnight on the wall of a house on the bottom of steep street in Bristol is indeed his work.
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday announced that eight new players have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in the latest round of testing.
Cape Town [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed that the two-match Test series slated to begin from December 26 will go ahead as planned. The first Test will be played from December 26 in Centurion while the second mat
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh recorded 1,861 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths on Thursday, raising its total tally to 485,965 with 6,967 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 30,000-mark on Thursday after more than 700 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, showed statistics from the Health Ministry.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Thursday confirmed that the day-night Test between India and England will commence from February 24 in Ahmedabad. Shah also said that the four-match Test series will commenc
Wellington [New Zealand], December 10 (ANI): Kane Williamson will be missing the second Test against West Indies and as a result, Tom Latham will be leading the side, New Zealand coach Gary Stead confirmed on Thursday.