Japan to open large vaccination centers in Tokyo, Osaka – media
TOKYO - The Japanese government is planning to open large vaccination centres in Tokyo and Osaka in the coming weeks in a bid to...
India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling
By Kanishka Singh
The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's...
Half of British population has had first COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON - The United Kingdom has reached another COVID-19 vaccination milestone with over half of the population having had at least one injection, health...
U.S. administers 225.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
The United States had administered 225,640,460 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 290,685,655 doses, the U.S. Centers...
US weighs appeal to accelerate global access to COVID vaccines
THE BIDEN administration is weighing an appeal from progressive Democrats to accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines by supporting a waiver of intellectual-property protections, a move opposed by big drug makers.
India records world’s biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI — India marked a new milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere, as its second wave and similar surges elsewhere raised new fears about the ability of health services to cope.
Australia says it canceled state deals on China’s Belt and Road over ‘national interest’
SYDNEY — Australia said a decision to cancel two deals between Victoria state and China on the Belt and Road Initiative was about ensuring consistency in foreign relations and was not aimed at any country.
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide — sources
WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as an act of genocide, sources said on Wednesday, a move likely to infuriate Ankara and further strain already frayed ties between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies.
Rich nations under fire for funding ‘bridge fuel’ gas overseas
BARCELONA — Pressure on wealthy governments to stop financing polluting coal projects in developing nations is getting results, with more countries expected to announce this week and in coming months that they will no longer provide money for coal.
How South Korea turbocharged specialty syringe production for COVID-19 vaccines
SEOUL — It was 7:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve when Cha Jung-hoon, South Korea’s deputy minister for small businesses, got a call from his...
Oxygen supplies run low as India grapples with coronavirus ‘storm’
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities scrambled to shore up supplies of medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital, Delhi, on Wednesday as a fast-spreading second wave of coronavirus stretched medical infrastructure to breaking point, officials and doctors said.
Malaysia starts marketing its first-ever sustainability Sukuk
MALAYSIA kicked off an offering of its first-ever sustainability Sukuk, adding to a growing number of countries turning to debt financing for environmental projects.