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Panama govt approves Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panama City [Panama] December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech, the delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.
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South Korea reports highest daily caseload of 1,078 COVID-19 infections, 4
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,078 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 45,442.
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Resignations of Opposition lawmakers an 'atom bomb', will be used strategi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday termed that resignations of opposition lawmakers are an 'atom bomb' adding that the strategy to use it will be devised by the 11-party alliance under the banner of the Pakista
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Over 100,000 people signed up for Covid vaccination in Saudi Arabia on Day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said.
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HHS Secretary urges Americans to not lay guard down ahead of vaccine admin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Monday (local time) urged the public not to let their guard down against the COVID-19 disease.
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Fearful of Opposition, Imran Khan govt lodges FIR against PML-N, PDM leade
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Fearful of the increasing popularity of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, the Imran Khan government has registered a case against the central leadership of the PDM for causing irreparable damage to a national asset after the Minar-e-Pakistan jalsa on
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UK, India committed to building strong defence-security partnership: Raab
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday said that the UK and India are committed to building a stronger defence partnership between the two countries which would help to tackle shared issues like terrorism, maritime security and privacy.
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Global COVID-19 caseload nears 73 million
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], December 15 (ANI): The global coronavirus caseload is on the brink of breaching the 73 million mark -- just three days after crossing the 70 million cases mark, as per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University.
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Macron plans referendum to add climate clause to constitution
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his intention to hold a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments related to the fight against climate change.
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Pompeo urges countries to join US to hold China accountable for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) lambasted Beijing for covering up the Coronavirus outbreak in China saying that the US and the world is beginning to" build up its efforts to push back" and hold China accountable.
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Greece welcomes US sanctions against Turkey
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Greek Foreign Ministry welcomed the imposition of US sanctions against Turkey for the acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence missile systems.
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UK Government to set new regulations for social media companies
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK telecommunication regulator, Ofcom, will have the power to make tech firms responsible for protecting people from harmful content such as violence, terrorism, suicide content, cyber-bullying and child abuse under a new bill to be presented to P
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