India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the preparedness for COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, it said.
Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced on social media that there would be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from May 9 until May 11.
Two suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain, remote Tristan da Cunha
Health experts raced to contain a potential spread of hantavirus as two suspected cases emerged far from the luxury cruise liner where the outbreak started.
Indonesia locates two Singaporeans missing after Mount Dukono eruption
Indonesian authorities on Saturday located two Singaporeans who went missing after Mount Dukono erupted on the Pacific island of Halmahera, officials said, but it was unclear whether they were alive.
US expects Iranian response to peace proposal on Friday as fighting flares
The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its latest proposal to end the war, even as US and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf.
Authorities in the UAE said the approved learning model for the upcoming period, whether in-person or remote, will be announced on the evening of Sunday, May 10, after assessing the situation in coordination with relevant authorities.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain have expressed solidarity with the UAE and strongly condemned the Iranian attacks that left three injured.
The 'Humaid Air Bridge', launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has concluded after delivering more than 600 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
