London [UK], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK is set to start offering COVID-19 vaccines to healthy teenagers aged 16 and 17 as soon as possible after national vaccine experts issued a relevant recommendation, Health Minister Sajid Javid said on Wednesday.
Geneva [Switzerland], August 4 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the global body is calling for a moratorium on booster COVID-19 vaccine shots until the end of September to ensure equitable access to vaccines.
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished 13th at the end of his three attempts in the qualifications of the men's Shot Put (Group A) of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Tajinder started with a throw of 19.99m, but had two disqualifications in the next t
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 3 (ANI): A police officer assigned to protect a polio vaccination team was shot dead by gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Kannur (Kerala) [India], August 1 (ANI): The body of a 24-year-old dental student woman hailing from Kannur, who was shot dead at Nellikuzhy in Ernakulam district, by a 32-year-old-man, who allegedly stalked her was cremated on Sunday with friends and relatives paying their last respects.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 1 (ANI): Another accused in the killing of Katihar Mayor Shivraj Paswan who was shot dead last week was on Sunday arrested from West Bengal's Siliguri.
Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): A birdie, eagle finish failed to lift the spirits of India's Anirban Lahiri as a third round of 3-under 68 on Saturday left him six shots outside of a potential podium finish in men's golf competition at the Tokyo Games.
Katihar (Bihar) [India], July 30 (ANI): Katihar Mayor Shivraj Paswan was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified criminals while he was returning home after completing his work on Thursday evening.
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 30 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, making it probably one of the first countries to provide a booster shot.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 27 (ANI): A man succumbed to injuries after being shot at by terrorists on Tuesday in the Nawakadal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, the police said.
Ghazni [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): Taliban terrorists shot and killed 43 civilians and security forces members in a district in Afghanistan's Ghazni, local media reported citing residents.