Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta during the two-day virtual 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU. /Presidential Service Communication Unit Kenya and
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged teams competing in Olympic and Paralympic Games to be vaccinated against COVID-19."Vaccines are one of many tools available in the toolbox, to b
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for efforts to promote education for all.In a video message to mark the International Day of Education, Guterres paid tribute to the resilien
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China's State Council and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
02:19 In the United States, about 11 million people have received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while more than 31 million doses have been distributed. Authorities at state an
VCG About 480 electricity consumers in Zambia have so far benefited from a relief package introduced by the country's power utility to cushion them against the negative effects of the COVID-19
VCG Nigeria expects to get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines soon to cover one-fifth of its population in partnership with the global COVAX scheme, a senior health official has said.Faisal
Uganda's Ministry of Health has today announced that Uganda will access the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca based on the evidence available and recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Commit
A staff member of the National Health Service (NHS) claps outside Royal Berkshire Hospital during the weekly "Clap for Our Carers" campaign in Reading, Britain on April 23, 2020. /Tim Ireland/Xin
Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm, a minister said on Thursday, the first official confirmation of a vaccine purchase by
The inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinopharm. /CFP Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from
Russian President Vladimir Putin. /VCG Russian President Vladimit Putin will receive the SputnikV coronavirus vaccine, the Kremlin spokesman told state TV channel Rossiya 1, but no date has be
Turkey will receive its first shipment of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine within days as preliminary domestic tests have shown it was 91.25 percent effective, Turki
02:36 Sao Paulo is Brazil’s richest city... its financial and gastronomic capital. It is also the metropolis with the largest number of homeless people in Latin America: 25,000 accord
As the COVID-19pandemic continues to grip nations around the world, many women in the Philippinesare facing limited access to birth control with stay-at-home orders in place.More than 214,000 unplann
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to step up efforts in curbing the transmission of the coronavirus. /VCG The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governme
Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid. /CFP Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, has expressed his support for major reforms of the European football calendar, claiming that "new f