Covid 19 in India Early signs of second wave peaking as growth slows
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.
Covid 19 in India and the world latest news India reports its highest daily death toll 4 187 people
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.
India grants emergency use authorisation to new COVID-19 drug
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted the emergency use authorisation license to the country's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for a drug to treat COVID-19 patients, officials said Saturday.
Afghan school blast toll rises to 58, families bury victims
The death toll from an explosion outside a school in Afghanistan's capital Kabul has risen to 58, Afghan officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to provide medical care to at least 150 injured.
World breaking news today May 8 King of Cambodia fired for spreading false COVID information
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.
World News in Brief: May 8
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday held an informal dialogue with the incumbent United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, also the sole candidate for the position of the next UN secretary-general.
WHO Emergency approve use of China s Covid 19 Sinopharm vaccine
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.
Covid 19 in India and the world latest news India s COVID cases rise by record 414 188
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 Sinopharm Covid vaccine for emergency use
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.
World News in Brief: May 7
Novavax Inc has agreed to start shipping doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the COVAX program in the third quarter of 2021.
A matter of survival
NDO – US$17 billion is the amount development partners have pledged to fund to ensure food security in Africa, considered a vital matter for the continent.
World News in Brief: May 6
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany jointly announced on Wednesday to establish a new global hub based in Berlin for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance and analytics innovation.
