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Australia shortens COVID-19 booster vaccine interval
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reduced the booster shot interval for COVID-19 vaccines in response to nationwide Omicron outbreaks.
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S Korea reports 6,233 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 6,233 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 596,209.
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China locks down 13 million residents of Xi'an city after COVID cluster fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): In sweeping restrictions, China on Wednesday locked down the entire 13 million residents of Xi'an city after the COVID-19 cluster was found in the area.
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Italy tightens anti-virus rules for holiday season as Omicron cases mount
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country.
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Tunisia reports 5 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
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US calls on China to end genocide, crimes in Xinjiang province: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): The US called on China to immediately end genocide and crimes against Muslim Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang province.
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Strong step to combat exploitation of forced labor in Xinjiang: Nancy Pelo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) into law today, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday (local time) said that it is a strong step to combat the exploitation of forced labor in China's Xinjiang province.
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Iran reports 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, 6,179,817 in total
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,179,817.
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Turkey confirms 18,771 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday reported 18,771 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 92,47,606, according to its Health Ministry.
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Year ender 2021: China, a one-party system that calls itself a democracy
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the unchecked pandemic, accelerating changes unseen in a century and a period of transformation, China has described itself as standing on the side of human progress and on the right side of history.
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Biden signs bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang into law
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang province.
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China locks down Xi'an amid COVID-19 surge
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China on Thursday shut down Xi'an, the capital city of the country's Shaanxi province in a bid to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak amid the growing global threat of Omicron variant across the world, local media reported.
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