(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has tested positive for COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Monday, after receiving his first dose of a vaccine.
"Pakistan’s president tests positive for COVID-19"Category: WORLD
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A huge container ship that has been wedged in the Suez Canal since Tuesday has been partially refloated, according to reports on social media.
"The Suez Canal blockage explored in numbers"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Superstar Salman Khan took the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Taking to Twitter handle, the actor shared the news with his fans and wrote, “Took my first dose of vaccine today.”
"Salman Khan takes the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, following an hours-long stand-off at a grocery market in the US state of Colorado.
"Boulder shooting: Gunman kills 10 at King Soopers grocery store"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The government started human trials on Monday of a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine and expects to deploy it next year, which its health minister said could give the country more freedom with its vaccine policy.
"Thai-developed Covid-19 vaccine starts human trials"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Pakistan’s first lady Bushra Bibi on Saturday tested positive for coronavirus, hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan contracted the virus.
"Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi also tests positive for Covid-19"
WH(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Countries should continue using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after many governments halted rollouts due to blood clot fears.
"Countries should continue AstraZeneca rollout: WHO"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Asia-Pacific region must accelerate progress everywhere and urgently reverse its regressing trends on many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve its ambitions by 2030, says a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
"Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia and the Pacific to build back better, says UN report"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Japan’s government has decided to stage the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators because of fears among the population over the potential spread of Covid-19, the Kyodo news agency has reported, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
"Overseas fans face ban from Tokyo Olympics, reports news agency"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Monday annulled the criminal convictions against former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that could allow the popular politician to run in next year’s presidential election.
"Judge opens door for Lula da Silva to run in Brazil in 2022"