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New Delhi, India | Xinhua | The prices of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines have been slashed in India, the companies announced Saturday. Both vaccines will cost 2.96 U.S. dollars per dose, down from close to $9 previously. India’s federal health ministry Friday announced that those above the age of 18 …

Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Xinhua | Uzbekistan will partly privatize several state companies, including Uzbekneftegaz, Thermal Power Plants, Uzbekistan Airways and automaker UzAuto Motors, according to a presidential decree on Saturday. According to the document signed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the government will hire an experienced investment bank by May …

Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | Payment in rubles for Russian gas is not a violation of European Union sanctions, Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said on Saturday. “The EU so far has no common procurement of gas and oil for European countries. So as we speak, we still go by …

Washington, US | Xinhua |  The White House held an event Friday afternoon to mark the Senate confirmation of the first African American woman for the Supreme Court. U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris showed up at the South Lawn, alongside Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, in front …

Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | Bank of China Johannesburg branch and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) signed here Friday a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) in order to promote the China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. Chen Longjian, CEO of the Bank of China Johannesburg branch, commended the efforts of JSE to …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Friday reiterated China’s position on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan, urging the plan must be canceled immediately. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a relevant question. According to reports, Pelosi’s …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | On the occasion of the World Health Day which falls on April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on all governments to take concrete actions to mitigate the climate crisis for the health of our planet and the health of humans. The theme for this …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has made a decision on the early termination of its membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. “The Russian side considers the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on April 7 in New York to suspend the …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court in a 53-47 vote on Thursday. Only three Republicans joined Democrats and independents in supporting Jackson to be the first African American woman on the highest court. At age 51, Jackson has sat on …

Every 14 seconds, a person dies from air pollution in the Western Pacific Manila, Philippines | Xinhua | Around 3.5 million people in the Western Pacific die each year as a result of environmental causes, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data released on Thursday. In a virtual press conference, Takeshi …