Washington DC [US], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden told reporters that in three weeks the country will be able to perform one million vaccinations a day with a potential of reaching 1.5 million.
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): American multinational technology giant, Google has announced that it is launching an initiative to provide more than one fifty million dollars to promote education and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 9,994 within one day to 999,256, with the death toll adding by 297 to 28,132, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Seoul [South Korea], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Outbreaks of avian influenza at poultry farms across South Korea have prompted the culling of 21.7 million birds since late November, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday, citing the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 25 (ANI): Accelerated investment in upskilling and reskilling of workers can add at least 6.5 trillion dollars to global GDP, create 5.3 million new jobs by 2030 and help develop more inclusive and sustainable economies worldwide, according to a World Economic Forum
Yangon [Myanmar], January 25 (ANI): India's gift of 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to neighbouring Myanmar as part of its "Vaccine Maitri" drive will strengthen bilateral ties between the two neighbours, said Indian ambassador to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 25 (ANI/SRV Media): Started only recently, Bharat Metro Digital Services (BMDS) has already secured major funding to kickstart its venture.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,393,591 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine delivering to poor countries under its COVAX initiative next month.
Paris [France], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of one million French nationals have received a vaccine against COVID-19, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Saturday.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy [Russia], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian medical facilities will receive more than 17 million coronavirus vaccine doses in the first quarter of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said Saturday.