Over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, about 90 per cent of the world`s 105 countries surveyed still report disruptions to their essential health services, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday received his first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at an Ottawa pharmacy, telling reporters "I'm very excited" as the needle entered his arm.

Canadian PM Trudeau receives first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

Brussels, April 24 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen brought forward the expected date for the European Union (EU) to vaccinate its 70 per cent of adult population by nearly two months.

EU likely to vaccinate 70% adult population by end of July

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday approved a 24 per cent cut to the environment budget for 2021 from 2020’s levels. This comes in a day after the country vowed to increase its budget to fight deforestation in the country.

Brazil cuts environment budget a day after US climate summit

The US state of California is planning to end issuing new permits for fracking in the state starting 2024. State governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the move as the state works to limit extraction of fossil fuel over the next few decades.

No new fracking permits in California starting 2024

South Korea said on Saturday it signed a contract with Pfizer Inc to purchase an additional 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine amid fears of spiking infections at home.

South Korea signs with Pfizer for additional 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

SpaceX’s founder and CEO Elon Musk on Friday revealed his plans for humanity as the company races to put humans into space as soon as possible. Musk claims that he does not wan human beings to be limited to just Earth, and that humans should be a “multi-planet species”.

Eyeing Mars, Elon Musk wants humans to be 'multi-planet species'

In a series of reforms undertaken by Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Saudi Arabia, education has taken one of the top spots. Now a tweet about Prince Salman’s “Vision 2030” for the country has gone viral on social media.

Ramayana, Mahabharata to become part of Saudi Arabia's school curriculum

At least five people were killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh on Saturday after police opened fire on a crowd of workers protesting to demand unpaid wages and a pay rise at a Chinese-backed power plant, officials and police said.

Five people killed as police fire at protesting workers in Bangladesh

Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday called for an independent commission on ethics and standards in government after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former top adviser criticised the UK leader's integrity.

UK opposition calls for standards commission after PM criticised by former top adviser

At least eight people died and 384 were rescued after a glacier broke triggering an avalanche close to the Indo-China border in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday, a government official said.

Uttarakhand: At least 8 dead in glacier avalanche

US President Joe Biden on Friday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he intends to recognise the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide in Saturday statement, a potential further blow to the already frayed ties between the two NATO allies.

Biden told Erdogan he plans to call 1915 massacres of Armenians genocide: Sources

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