The EU Commission did not renew its order for AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, the European Union’s Internal Market Commissioner said on Sunday.
Even as India recorded some 401,012 fresh Covid-19 cases for the fourth day running on May 8 and over 4,000 deaths for the second consecutive day, there were early signs in the data that the devastating second wave in the country could be reaching its peak.
On Saturday, India reported the highest record of daily Covid-19 cases, 4,187 people, as the deathly new waves sweep through the country, and the hospitals run out of drugs and oxygen.
World breaking news today (May 8): King of Cambodia fired for spreading false COVID information. Meanwhile, blasts target school in west Kabul killing at least 40 people, dozens of Palestinians wounded in confrontations with police in Israel, and gold price also make headlines today.
On Friday, The World Health Organization (WHO) approved for emergency use of China's Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccine, bolstering Beijing’s push for a bigger role in inoculating the world.
According to India's health ministry data, the daily record of Covid-19 cases has risen to 414,188, and deaths swelled by 3,915, and experts warned of an "inevitable" third wave.
World breaking news today (May 8): WHO approves China's Covid vaccine for emergency use. Meanwhile, Iran's Khamenei says Israel 'not a country, but a terrorist base', Former Maldives president recovering after bomb attack and gold price also make headlines today.
On Wednesday, EU decided to take a move and guard economic competition from China, and the EU's long-time-coming investment deal with China is facing major hurdles, after EU imposed sanctions against China for human rights abuse.
Tech experts in Indian have designed websites for people to get Covid-19 shots online, which concerns the fairness among society and jeopardises chances of an equitable vaccine rollout.
Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, decided to divorce after 27 years together, raising concerns around the future of one of the biggest and most influential charity organizations in the world.
World breaking news today (May 5): Trump launches new communications platform. Meanwhile, Singapore extends stay-home notice to 21 days for travellers, Chinese navy to help Indonesia salvage sunken submarine and gold price also make headlines today.
The Group of Seven western democracies aims to court new allies to counter challenges from China and Russia without holding Beijing down and while pursuing more stable ties with the Kremlin.