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It is a step towards preparation of the upcoming fourth annual session

The report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) made public on Friday underpins a shift in Middle East Policy by Biden away from the historically very close ties with the kingdom but also shows the limits.

In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 113,389,166 and 2,517,062 respectively.

Following today's positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the Janssen Biotech Inc. Covid-19 Vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward finalisation

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker to supply 20 million doses of Covaxin during the second and third quarters of 2021

The statement came a day after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and China's State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a conversation over phone that lasted for 75 minutes.

The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, received their first doses of the vaccine in January, the BBC reported.

Half of forest loss occurred in the last century alone.

Biden said on Thursday the US reached the halfway mark of 50 million shots in just 37 days since he became President.

The vaccinations began as South Korea reported another 406 new infections on Friday, bringing its total for the pandemic to 88,922, including 1,585 deaths.

At the time of the 2014 breakout, the prison held 899 inmates, some 130 over its capacity.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 28,410,902 and 508,114 respectively, according to the CSSE.

Australia's Parliament on Thursday had passed the final amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code.

"While we disagree with the assertions, rather than go through lengthy litigation, we'd like to focus our efforts on building a safe and joyful experience for the TikTok community," a TikTok spokesperson was quoted

A poll published in January by the University of Hong Kong found respondents concerned about the Chinese vaccine's efficacy.

Biden administration officials condemned the February 15 rocket attack near the city of Irbil in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region.

On February 1, Myanmar's military overthrew the government and declared a year-long state of emergency hours before the newly-elected parliament was due to convene.

The gathering took place at the ruling party's headquarters on Wednesday.

The survey found that 43.5 per cent of respondents reported having already received a flu vaccination with an additional 13.5 percent stating they "definitely will get one" and 9.3 per cent stating they "probably will get one."

The plea seeking government funding for the Covid tests on arrival in India and exemption for children below 12 years from getting tested twice is gathering the steam.

While obtaining a search warrant, an agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told a judge that Lawrence Paul Anderson killed his neighbour, Andrea Lynn Blankenship, at her home in Chickasha

The discussion between the two armies took place at a time when a large number of ceasefire violations were taking place along the LoC and violence levels were going up

Illegal or informal mining operations are commonplace in Indonesia, providing a tenuous livelihood to those who labour in conditions with a high risk of serious injury or death.

With this, China has achieved the UN goal of poverty eradication 10 years ahead of the 2030 deadline, he said.