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Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorized emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Thursday, noting that Phase III clinical trials were still ongoing in the UAE. Earlier in the day, the UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority announced that it approved the Russian vaccine for emergency use. "The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has authorized the use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The vaccine was registered under the emergency use authorization procedure based on the results of the Russian Phase III clinical trials which included over 33,000 subjects. Moreover, local Phase III clinical trials of Sputnik V in the UAE are ongoing under the supervision of the MOHAP and Department of Health of Abu Dhabi with 1,000 volunteers already enrolled in the study," R...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21, 2021 (AFP) - Joe Biden's administration unveiled a detailed Covid-19 roadmap Thursday to boost vaccinations and testing while centering scientific expertise, after the new US president warned during his inaugural speech the pandemic was entering its "deadliest period." Officials said Biden would immediately sign 10 executive orders and other directives to jumpstart the national strategy. Experts have said that was sorely missing under his predecessor Donald Trump -- and on Thursday Biden's communications director Kate Bedingfield said the outgoing administration had left little in the way of a vaccination distribution program. There was "not a lot of detail," she told CNN -- but she added that Biden would sign executive orders that same day to invoke emergency legislation to increase industrial production and "just to make sure that we have the material that we need to get these vaccinations into arms around the country....

Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives. "This is a good day for (the) WHO, and a good day for global health. The global role of the United States is very, very crucial," Ghebreyesus said at the 148th session of the Executive Board. Ghebreyesus spoke minutes after US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci delivered his statements as head of the US delegation. "Thank you, President Biden, for honouring your pledge to maintain the membership of the United States in WHO, and thank you for your commitment to join the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator and COVAX," Ghebreyesus added. The Director-General added that he was pleased the US was staying the the "family of nations" that i...

            Kathmandu, Jan 21 (RSS): Delhi Capitals has decided to release Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane for upcoming edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).               With this decision, noted cricketer Lamichhane is now free to perform from other teams in the 2021 edition of IPL.               All franchise teams of IPL on Wednesday had disclosed the names of cricketers released and nominated for next edition.               As informed auction of the cricketers for IPL would take place in the second week of coming February. Other teams would decide whether or not to include Lamichhane in their teams on coming February.               The Delhi Capitals had associated L...

PARIS, Jan 20, 2021 (AFP) - More than 51 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world, according to an AFP count on Wednesday. - Quarter of Israelis - Israel leads the vaccination race by far in terms of the percentage of population. More than a quarter of its citizens have had shots, with 2.43 million vaccines given. More than one in 20 have already received the second dose. The country secured a huge stock of Pfizer jabs partly by pledging to share impact data quickly with the company. One privacy specialist described the rollout as "the biggest experiment on humans in the 21st century". Globally, 51,285,801 doses have been given in at least 61 countries or territories. - Unequal access - The rich countries of Europe, North America, the Gulf and China are hogging most of the vaccines so far. Just 11 of the 61 nations who have started vaccinating account for 90 percent of the doses given. Major Latin American countries such as Brazil,...

JAKARTA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 12,568 in the past 24 hours to 939,948, with the death toll adding by 267 to 26,857, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, 9,755 more patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total number of recoveries to 763,703. The virus has spread to all the country's 34 provinces. Specifically, in the past 24 hours, Jakarta recorded 3,786 new cases, West Java 1,814, Central Java 1,775, East Java 955 and South Sulawesi 661.  Enditem ---

PARIS, Jan 20, 2021 (AFP) - Several world leaders said they were looking forward to Wednesday's transfer of power in the United States, where Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as president after four turbulent years under Donald Trump. - European Union - Top EU officials voiced relief that they would soon have a friend in the White House again. "Let's build a new founding pact for a stronger Europe, for a stronger America and for a better world," said Charles Michel, president of the European Council. "This time-honoured ceremony on the steps of the US Capitol will be a demonstration of the resilience of American democracy," added European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "And the resounding proof that, once again, after four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House." - Iran - President Hassan Rouhani did not miss the opportunity to hail the departure of "tyrant" Trump, with Tehran repeatedly calling on Was...