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Colombia receives first doses of Sinovac vaccine from China

01:48 Colombiahas received the first batch of the theSinovacvaccine from China's biopharmaceutical firm on Saturday.The 192,000vaccineswill be destined for use inColombia's Amazon rain

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Yellow-bellied tit couple captured on camera in central China

A yellow-bellied tit couple was captured on camera on Saturday in Jingzhou City, central China's Hubei Province.Both the male and the female have a yellow belly, but th

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Colombia receives first batch of China's COVID-19 vaccines

The Colombian government on Saturday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical companySinovac.

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Mexico receives China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine

Mexico received a shipment of 200,000 doses of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.Last week, the Mexican government announced emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese ph

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Osaka takes down Brady to win the 2021 Australian Open

Naomi Osaka swept Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 in the 2021 Australian Open final on Saturday to claim her fourth Grand Slam title, while extending her winning streak to 21 matches since her last defeat in

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Alexei Navalny's jail term shortened by 1.5 months

Russian court shortens opposition leader Alexei Navalny's jail term by 1.5 months from nearly three years, reported Reuters on Saturday.

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Italy's Mario Draghi sworn in as prime minister

Mario Draghi, former European Central Bank chief, was officially sworn in as Italy's new prime minister on Saturday.

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Casualties feared in suicide car bombing in Somalia's Mogadishu

An unknown number of people are feared dead and others injured after a suicide bomber drove into a checkpoint in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital city, on Saturday, according to local police and witnesse

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Detained Aung San Suu Kyi receives COVID-19 vaccine

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday morning, according to local media.Suu Kyi is being detained by the military.

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Indonesia approves Sinovac vaccine for elderly population: report

Indonesia has approved China's Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine for its elderly population, reported Reuters citing the country's food and drugs authority (BPOM).According to Reuters, the BPOM gran

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Airstrikes kill 18 militants in E. Afghanistan: govt

At least 18 Taliban militants were killed when the Afghan Air Force struck a militants' position in eastern Nangarhar province overnight, the local government confirmed on Saturday.The airstrikes wer

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Australian economic advisor to Suu Kyi detained in Myanmar: report

An Australian economic advisor to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in the country on Saturday, reported BBC.In response, Australia's Foreign Ministry said it is deeply concerned

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Sinovac gets conditional market approval for COVID-19 vaccine in China

Sinovac Biotech received a conditional commercial approval from the National Medical Products Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine in China Friday, according to the

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Chile hospital fire forces evacuation of hundreds

A fire broke out at the San Borja Hospital in Santiago, Chile Saturday morning, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of patients, some with COVID-19. No injuries have been reported. Emergency crews

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M4.7 earthquake hits SW China's Yunnan

A magnitude-4.7 earthquake hit Yanjin County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, at 9:59 BJT on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The e

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Thousands march in Vienna against COVID-19 restrictions

Thousands gathered in Vienna, Austria on Saturday to protest against restrictions on public life designed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The country will extend its third lockdown u

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Yoweri Museveni wins Uganda's presidential election

Uganda's incumbent president Yoweri Museveni won presidential election with 58.64 percent of votes, the country's electoral body said on Saturday.