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Guyana approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Guyana on Thursday officially approved emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, said Frank Anthony, the health minister of Guyana.Russia's Sputnik V cor

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Over 2.5 mln people globally have succumbed to COVID-19

At least 2,500,770 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University data. /VCG At least 2,500,770 people have died since the beginning of the pandemi

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Xi: CPC leadership key to China's poverty alleviation

The leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the strong political and organizational guarantee for China's poverty alleviation achievements, Chinese Presiden

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Reddit ups Series E round by another $116 million

Reddit, which announced a $250 million Series E earlier this month, has added over $116 million to the financing event, upping the round’s most recent total to $367 million, according to a new SEC fil

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Scores held accountable for deadly gold mine accident in E China

A total of 45 people, including officials from the local government, were held accountable for the deadly gold mine accident in Qixia City, east China's Shandong Provin

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Guinea will launch an Ebola vaccination drive

A total of 11,500 doses of Ebola vaccines donated by the World Health Organization arrived in Guinea on Monday evening, according to a statement released by Guinea's health ministry.Guinea and the De

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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 infections exceed 3.83 million

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,830,631 as of Monday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). /VCG

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Kenya records 208 new COVID-19 cases, 37 recoveries and 6 deaths

Kenya's Ministry of Health has announced 208 new COVID-19 infections, tested from a sample of 3,415 people in the last 24 hours. /VCG Kenya's Ministry of Health has announced 208 new COVID-19

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Africa CDC: The continent's COVID-19 caseload hits 3.82 mln

The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections on the African continent reached 3,822,470 on Sunday according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). /Africa CDC Th

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Africa's COVID-19 caseload tops 3.8m mark

VCG The total number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 3.8 million mark on Saturday, with nearly 80 percent of the cases recorded in just nine countries, according to the latest d

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Africa's COVID-19 deaths top 100,000 mark

VCG The number of COVID-19 deaths in Africa surpassed the 100,000 mark on Friday as the continent continues its efforts to curb further spread of the virus.According to the latest data from th

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Africa COVID19 infections top 3.78 million: Africa CDC

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,786,322, as of Thursday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. /VCG The number of c

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Africa COVID19: The continent's confirmed infections top 3.76 mln

According to the continental disease control and prevention agency's Africa COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 99,367 as of Wednesday noon. /VCG The Africa Cen

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Scale of China's privately offered funds nears 16 trillion yuan

The scale of China's privately offered funds reached 15.97 trillion yuan (about $2.48 trillion) at the end of last year, industry association data shows.Some 24,561 institutions managed these funds b

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China's mobile phone shipments nearly double in January

China's mobile phone shipments soared 92.8 percent year-on-year to 40.12 million units last month. /CFP China's mobile phone shipments soared 92.8 percent year on year to 40.12 million units l

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Chinese mainland reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, including one local

The Chinese mainland recorded nine new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including one locally transmitted in Hebei Province, the first local transmission since February 7, dat

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Lebanon kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive

Lebanon launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday by inoculating the head of critical care at its biggest public hospital, followed by 93-year-old celebrated Lebanese actor and comedian Sala