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Islamabad, Pakistan |  XINHUA |  Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Faisal Sultan said Monday that the local production of China’s single-dose CanSino COVID-19 vaccine is about to commence in the country to facilitate its vaccination drive. Thanking China for supporting Pakistan in its fight against the …

Ottawa, Canada | XINHUA | Canada reported 7,145 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,234,181 cases, including 24,300 deaths, according to CTV. Coronavirus variants now make up the majority of Canada’s new COVID-19 cases, Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on Sunday. As of …

Manchester, UK | XINHUA |  Manchester City will have to wait at least another week to be crowned as Premier League champions after Sunday’s game between Manchester United and Liverpool was postponed after supporters of the home club protested on the pitch at Old Trafford against club owners, the Glazier …

  Strains with China are “the biggest problem for America, the biggest problem for the world,” said former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during a forum on global issues on Friday. “Because if we can’t solve that, then the risk is that all over the world a kind of …

Global HIV targets for 2020 which were agreed to in 2016 were missed United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to address inequalities in order to bring the world back on track to end AIDS by 2030. There has been intensive action and progress against …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) on Friday accused Apple, the American digital giant, of abusing its dominant position in the on-line market and distorting competition of music streaming providers. European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said Apple exercises considerable market power in the distribution of music streaming …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from the WHO. In December 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine, while the …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  XINHUA |   Lionel Messi and Neymar are among hundreds of South American players that will receive COVID-19 vaccines donated by China’s Sinovac Biotech in the coming weeks, according to regional football confederation CONMEBOL. The entity began distributing vaccines to its 10 member associations after a …

Moscow, Russia |  XINHUA |  The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that eight officials from the European Union (EU)’s bodies and member countries are banned from entering Russia in retaliation. The sanctioned figures include President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, and European Commission Vice President for Values and …

  Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | German biotechnology company BioNTech and U.S. company Pfizer have submitted a request to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the approval of an extension of their COVID-19 vaccine use in adolescents aged 12 to 15, the two companies announced on Friday. The submission was based on …