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UK to send medical equipment to India in fight against Covid
The assistance package, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, includes ventilators and oxygen concentrators from surplus stocks. The Department of Health and Social Care have worked closely with the NHS, as well as suppliers and manufacturers in the UK to identify reserve life-saving equipment that can be sent to India.
US agrees to deliver India raw material for vaccines
A White House statement said that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone on Sunday with his Indian counterpart, Ajit Doval, and expressed "deep sympathy for the people of India following the recent spike in Covid-19 cases", and affirmed America's solidarity with India.
Zyuganov re-elected head of Russian communist party
The number of first deputy chairmen has been raised to two. Ivan Melnikov retains this post and Yuri Afonin, who was previously deputy chairman, has been promoted to first deputy chairman, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The deputy chairmen of the party's central committee now include Melnikov (first deputy), Afonin (first deputy), Vladimir Kashin, Dmitry Novikov, and Leonid Kalashnikov.
UN chief commends all countries reaching zero malaria goal
"We commend all countries that have reached the ambitious target of zero malaria," said the secretary-general in his message for the World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25 annually, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. "Together, they are showing the world that a malaria-free future is possible," he added.
China could control global OS of tech: UK spy chief
The director of the UK's intelligence and cyber agency GCHQ Jeremy Fleming said the country is now a global cyber power, reports ZDNet. However, retaining that status in a fast-changing world is far from guaranteed, especially as China and Russia look to spread competing values and project cyber strength via the use of technology, it added.
US joins Swedish-Indian global group for climate change
LeadIT is aimed at driving climate change in heavy and energy-intensive industries. The announcement was made by US President Joe Biden at the Climate Summit 2021 on Friday, an official statement issued by the Embassy of Sweden said.
US lifts pause on J&J Covid-19 vaccine
The decision was made following a thorough safety review, including two meetings of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said a joint statement of the two agencies. The pause was recommended on April 13 after reports of six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals following administration of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
India's Covid surge shows climate, youth don't protect against pandemic: Fauci
The chief US expert on the Covid-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, has said that the "dire situation" that has now arisen in India after it initially seemed to have avoided the worst impact shows that no country is safe from a global pandemic, and climate and youth are not protections against it.
China, Russia welcome international partners in moon station cooperation
The announcement was made by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos at a conference for the international moon station in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on Friday.
US 'working closely' with India on Covid surge
US President Joe Biden's administration is "working closely" with Indian officials to find ways to help the country facing its worst Covid-19 surge, according to his spokesperson Jen Psaki.
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