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Africa CDC envisages most African countries will receive COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director John Nkengasong on Thursday said he envisages most African countries will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines by the second half of 2021.
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Japanese Ambassador to India vows to strengthen ties in New Year message
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki on Friday vowed to strengthen Japan-India bilateral relations and advance the strategic partnership between the two countries to the next stage.
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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Baloch Voice Association to hold protest against mysterious killing of Kar
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Amid continuous protests in several countries against the mysterious killing of human rights activist Karima Baloch in Toronto, the Baloch Voice Association has said it will organise a protest demonstration in front of the Canadian Embassy in Paris on Janua
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Coast Guards of India, Vietnam to strengthen bilateral ties
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Coast Guards of India and Vietnam on Wednesday held a high-level meeting on ways to strengthen the collaborative relationship between the two countries, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has said.
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9 countries interested in acquisition of DRDO-developed Akash air defence
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Nine friendly foreign countries from Southeast Asia and Africa have shown interest in the acquisition of the DRDO-developed Akash air defence missile system, government sources said on Wednesday.
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Science has delivered, will the WTO deliver?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A proposal by India, South Africa and eight other countries calls on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to exempt member countries from enforcing some patents, and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights under the organization's Agreement on Trade-Relate
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Cabinet approves export of Akash Missile System aiming to achieve target o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the export of Akash Missile System aiming to achieve the target of USD 5 billion of defence export and improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Yearender 2020: The year NATO realised the China threat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The year 2020 saw the world struggling with the 'new normal' and responding to the economic damage induced by the Wuhan-originated coronavirus. It also witnessed the world leaders acknowledging the rise of China as an "imminent threat" to all countries i
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Pfizer reschedules vaccine deliveries to EU following 'logistical issue'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 28 (ANI): United States Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Monday that the coronavirus vaccine to countries in the European Union has been delayed due to a "minor logistical issue."
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Japan halts entry of foreigners to 'protect' citizens amid fear of new vir
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan imposed new COVID-19 response measures that include a ban on entrance for non-resident foreigners from most countries until the end of January to "protect" citizens amid the spread of a new and more transmissible coronavirus variant, Japanese P
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India, Vietnam concludes two-day naval exercise in South China Sea
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Indian and Vietnamese Navy on Sunday concluded the two-day passage exercise in the South China Sea as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries.
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