BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union has signed a contract to purchase up to 1.8 billion additional Covid vaccine doses from Pfizer.Delivery of the vaccines will continue through 2023.EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that her office "has just approved a contract for a guaranteed 900 million doses (+900 million options)."The new contract, which is supported by all EU member stat

EU agrees to purchase up to 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer vaccines

EU to purchase more Pfizer vaccines, says company 'honors commitments'

EU, Pfizer sign agreement to purchase 1.8 billion doses of vaccine

Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): A driver of a government ambulance was suspended for leaving a COVID patient's body in the outskirts of a village in the Krishna district on Tuesday.
According to the state health department, the deceased's wife requested the ambulance staff to drop the body at their village outskirts due to their financial status.
The deceased identified as Shaik Subhani (40) was a resident

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Last year's post-budget photo ops were all heavy machinery and hard hats. But this year we can expect soft-focus shots with children and the elderly.The big story of the budget is not just that the government is spending tens of billions more as we emerge from the recession; it is also the major shift in what the money will be spent on.The change in fiscal strategy - from a "construction-led recovery" las

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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 12 (ANI): Amid the shortage of COVID vaccines supply, the Uttarakhand Government has constituted a 5-member committee which will work towards procuring vaccines through global tenders.Uttarakhand Chief Secretary on Tuesday constituted a 5-member committee for vaccine procurement.
"It has become necessary to vaccinate the people of the state immediately against COVID-19 in order to conta

Uttarakhand to go for global tenders for COVID vaccines

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 12 (ANI): Several people flouted COVID norms while shopping for Eid at the markets of Hyderabad on Tuesday.
From Charminar to Madina, all the bazaars in the city remained jam packed on Tuesday after the government announced a statewide lockdown starting from Wednesday. People were seen shopping without wearing masks and not maintaining social distancing.
In view of the surge in Covid-19 

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BENI, CONGO - When Shekinah was working as a nurse's aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job from a World Health Organization doctor at double her salary - in exchange for sex."Given the financial difficulties of my family ... I accepted," said Shekinah, 25, who asked that only her first name be used for fear of repercussions. She said the Canadian doctor, Boubacar Diallo, who

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MARAWI CITY, May 11 (PIA)--Congregational prayers in mosques including mass outdoor congregation prayers related to the celebration of Eid'l Fitr (Feast of Ramadhan) have been suspended by the Lanao del Sur Provincial Inter-Agency TaskForce (PIATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.In Resolution No.06, series of 2021, the PIATF imposed a temporary ban on mass congregations and gatherings to protect the public from

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New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): High Commissioner of Canada to India, Nadir Patel on Tuesday said that the focus should not be on the rise in coronavirus cases in India due to the B1617 virus variant rather on how to assist to address this situation so that the crisis is mitigated.
"It would be easy to see how significant rise in this particular variant in terms of cases. We are moving forward to address this and getting

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Three-time major winner Jordan Spieth, who tries to complete a career Grand Slam at next week's PGA Championship, said on Tuesday he is just back to full strength after contracting Covid-19.Spieth snapped a four-year win drought since capturing the British Open by taking the Texas Open last month then shared third at the Masters the following week.He planned to play two weeks ago but has 

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Pep Guardiola saluted "relentless" Manchester City on Tuesday after they clinched the "hardest" of his three Premier League titles.Guardiola's side were crowned English champions for the third time in four seasons thanks to Manchester United's 2-1 defeat against Leicester.City have claimed the trophy with three games to spare, capping a remarkable surge to the silverware 

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Manchester City are Premier League champions for the fifth time in 10 seasons -- underlining their status as the dominant side in English football.A third league title of Pep Guardiola's reign was anything but a foregone conclusion in the early months of a season like no other, played out almost entirely in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic.City stumbled 

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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Two people have died at Indore's Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MYH) due to "Black Fungus" infection and a total of 13 such cases have been detected here so far.
It has been reported that this disease (Black Fungus) is caused by the steroid administered in the treatment of COVID-19 infection.
"Two people have died due to black fungal infection as their brain was affected. As 

2 dies of black fungus in Indore's hospital

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has reached 17,51,71,482 on Tuesday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
As per the 8 pm provisional report today, 4,74,629 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose of COVID vaccine and cumulatively 30,39,287 across 30 States/UTs since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccin

Vaccination coverage exceeds 17.51 cr doses

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): India has a huge requirement of oxygen with the supply chain not being robust and the country is mostly dependent on other countries for critical equipment like oxygen concentrators, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Saraswat has said and noted that there is need for scientific community and industry to find ways to reduce import dependence.
He was addressing an online meeting 'Addressing COVID Resu

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New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting to allow other companies with "capabilities", to manufacture the two COVID-19 vaccines--Covaxin and Covishield--being already produced in India.
Kejriwal said the Union government can "do away" with vaccine production monopoly using the patent law.
"The second wave of COVID-19 is proving very 

Kejriwal asks PM to end with vaccine production monopoly

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new ways to help more Americans get vaccinated against the coronavirus pandemic.The White House said that Biden, as he met with a bipartisan group of U.S. governors, will lay out plans for the ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber to provide free rides to and from vaccination sites for anyone getting vaccinated by July 4.The date is the country's annual Indepen

Biden Pushing New Ways to Boost Vaccine Numbers

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday chaired a meeting with the States and UTs to review the COVID situation in the country and assured that no stone would be left unturned to provide timely oxygen supply and other medical resources to the hospitals.
The meeting was attended by chief secretaries and health secretaries of all states and UTs.
He briefed the states on the action taken by 

Cabinet Secretary reviews COVID situation in country

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been great concern about how to protect the most vulnerable - particularly newborns. In past pandemics, newborn babies and young people have been at an increased risk of disease and death. This has probably influenced COVID-19 guidelines in ho

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New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Bharat Biotech on Tuesday informed that the firm has been supplying its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin directly to 18 states since May 1.
"Unflinching in our efforts, we will continue the steady supply of our vaccine," the company tweeted.
The pharma firm also appealed to people to vaccinate themselves and their family members.
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and 

Bharat Biotech supplying vaccines directly to 18 states

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) reported an annual loss of Pound 16.1 million ($22.8 million) on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had whittled down cash reserves to just Pound 2.2 million.In 2016, the ECB announced it had reserves of more than Pound 70 million.But the start-up costs associated with the Hundred, the ECB's new 100 balls-per-side competition, helped reduce that figure to ab

English cricket chiefs blame virus for &euro;16.1m annual loss

Three journalists who fled to Thailand to escape censorship in Myanmar may be at risk of deportation after being arrested during a random police search.The journalists from the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) were arrested in the Thai city of Chiang Mai on Sunday and charged with illegal entry into the country.All three had been covering the unrest and protests in Myanmar following the February 1 military

Reporters Who Fled Myanmar Censorship Risk Deportation From Thailand

Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) imposed sanctions on seven individuals involved in financial operations with the Hezbollah terror group in a move to continue impeding the group's ability to operate in the global financial system.
In a statement, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: "Today, the United States is designating seven individuals involved in financial operations wit

US imposes sanctions on 7 individuals tied wth Hezbollah

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh provinces have rejected monopoly to centralise transmission lines of gas companies in the country terming it as a violation of the 18th constitutional amendment and warned of approching the court against the Imran Khan government in this connection.
According to The News International, both the provinces have rejected the monopoly to centrali

Pak's provinces reject monopoly to centralise transmission

The clear shell of the new Georgian parliament building in the city of Kutaisi was supposed to represent the transparency of democracy. But a decade after breaking ground on the ultramodern structure, its glass panels are opaque with dust and its grounds becoming a wasteland after parliament packed up and left in late 2018.Georgia's parliament building in Kutaisi (May 2021)The dome was one of several hype

Georgia&#039;s Hypermodern Parliament Building Faces Uncertain Future

A quick-thinking Joburg man foiled an unsuspecting phone thief's plans in Edenvale on Friday. He chased down the assailant who snatched his colleague's cellphone. The phone was recovered and returned to its owner - in perfect condition.A quick-thinking Johannesburg man left an unsuspecting phone snatcher empty-handed after he 

Quick-thinking Joburg man thwarts phone snatching at petrol station

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