New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende and highlighted India's efforts towards strengthening the fight against COVID-19 and the economic reforms undertaken in the country.
Taipei [Taiwan], November 13 (ANI): Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez -- who is on a three-day visit to Taiwan -- said on Saturday that his tour is a sign of support for Taipei at a time of rising geographic tensions, reported local media.
Moscow [Russia], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The production of the Favipiravir antiviral drug that will be used in COVID-19 vaccines will commence in December, the press service of the Russian pharmaceutical company Promomed told Sputnik.
Dubai [UAE], November 13 (ANI): India's economy is firing well and the trade figures are in the upward trajectory as the country is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.
Manila, November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called for "closer international cooperation" at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, to speed up global economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Berlin [Germany], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The president of the German federal parliament Bundestag, Barbel Bas told German citizens on Saturday to stay away from large-scale Christmas and New Year celebrations this winter, amid an influx of positive COVID-19 cases.
Beijing [China], November 13 (ANI): Despite implementing a zero-tolerance policy against the COVID19, there has been a recent surge in coronavirus cases in China, hampering its local businesses adversely.
Beijing [China], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The latest COVID-19 resurgence in China had spread to 21 provincial-level regions as of Saturday, where new locally transmitted cases or asymptomatic carriers were reported during the past few days, a health official said Saturday.
Berlin [Germany], November 13 (ANI): The COVID-19 situation in Germany continues to deteriorate, as the daily number of cases of the deadly infection has surpassed 50,000 once again.
Manila [Philippines], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,997 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,815,080.
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld its stay on President Joe Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for companies with at least 100 employees.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 13 (ANI): Pakistan reported 231 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Saturday.