Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the "scandal" of global COVID-19 vaccine disparity must stop, according to a recent report by Voice of America (VOA).
Kampala [Uganda], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): African Union (AU) on Tuesday condemned the twin bomb blasts in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, which left six people dead including three suicide bombers.
Manila [Philippines], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of China's Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine and three other brands as booster shots against the COVID-19, FDA Director General Enrique Domingo said Tuesday.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan government has endorsed the use of Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral pill to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the country's health minister said Tuesday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a Hellenistic fortress dating back to over 2,100 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday.
Beijing [US], November 16 (ANI): China on Tuesday said that its ties with the US have reached a crucial crossroads after a virtual summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.
Kampala [Uganda], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Six people including three suicide bombers were killed and 33 others injured in twin bomb blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday, police said.
Moscow [Russia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 36,818 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 9,145,912, the official monitoring and response centre said Tuesday.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): As the host of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, Cambodia's priority is to enhance multilateralism in order to achieve a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient post-pandemic socio-economic recovery, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Se
Hanoi [Vietnam], Nov. 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 9,650 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 9,641 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to its Ministry of Health.