Key words : india rollout
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Health officials in India say the country's daily coronavirus count has surpassed 400,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.
The Indian government posted a record daily count of 401,993 new cases and 3,523 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday.
A number of people in India are believed to have died without receiving medical treatment due to a shortage of hospital beds and medical-grade oxygen.
In an effort to curb new cases, the Indian government expanded its vaccine rollout program on Saturday to include all people aged 18 or older. Previously, only people aged 45 or above were eligible.
Local media estimate 600 million more people have become eligible following the expansion.
But the country is also facing a shortage of vaccines. Officials in some states say they are unable to administer shots to the wider age group due to a lack of supplies.
The Indian government plans to use Russian-made vaccines that it has approved for emergency use. It is also expected to receive vaccine materials from the United States.
Key words : US travel india
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The US government will restrict travel from India over concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases and the circulation of more transmissible strains of the coronavirus.
A proclamation signed by President Joe Biden says the US will suspend entry for non-American citizens who visited India within the previous 14 days.
The measure, which will have some exceptions, is due to take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on Tuesday.
The proclamation says the "magnitude and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic" in India is "surging."
The proclamation quotes the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as advising that variant strains circulating in India "have characteristics of concern, which may make them more easily transmitted and have the potential for reduced protection afforded by some vaccines."
The US is keeping similar restrictions in place for travel from China, European countries, and elsewhere, citing coronavirus outbreaks in those nations.
Speaking to reporters, Vice President Kamala Harris stressed that the US is sending aid to India, including medical oxygen. Her mother is from the Asian country.
She said, "We have a responsibility as the United States, and particularly with people we have partnered with over the years, to step up when people are in a time of need."
Key words : world health moderna india
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The World Health Organization has listed for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine produced by US pharmaceutical company Moderna.
The listing on Friday enables distribution of the product through the COVAX Facility, an international framework to ensure the equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines.
The scheme includes vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca-Oxford, and Johnson & Johnson.
COVAX aims to provide more than 300 million doses to 145 countries and regions by the end of June.
However inoculation supplies are being hampered by soaring infections in India, which is a major producer of vaccines including the one from AstraZeneca.
The number of vaccines distributed through COVAX by Thursday was a little over 49 million doses across 121 countries and regions.
Key words : california disneyland
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The Walt Disney Company has reopened its theme parks in California as economic activity resumes across the United States.
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park opened their gates on Friday for the first time since closing in March last year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The move follows progress in the US vaccine rollout, and as California authorities begin to ease their anti-coronavirus restrictions.
A female visitor said returning to the park felt surreal because it's been so long. She said, "It was just really nice to be back."
But access remains restricted. Under ongoing anti-virus measures, only California residents can enter the parks for the time being.
Visitors are required to wear masks and parades have been put on hold to prevent close-contact settings.
Other theme parks in California, including Universal Studios Hollywood, reopened in April as the country edges back to normal.
Key words : UN myanmar security
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The UN Security Council has urged the quick implementation of five items agreed on by ASEAN leaders for a peaceful solution to the situation in Myanmar.
The council held an online closed meeting on Friday following a Leaders' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Indonesia last week. The ASEAN leaders issued a chairman's statement that says they agreed on the "Five-Point Consensus" for Myanmar.
Participants in the Security Council meeting were briefed by Brunei's second foreign minister, who is the current chair of ASEAN, and the UN special envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener. The UN envoy met Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting.
It remains unclear what was discussed in the council meeting. But Vietnam, which currently holds the council's presidency, issued a press statement that it said was agreed on by all member nations.
The statement underscored the "importance of ASEAN's call for an immediate cessation of violence" in Myanmar, which was incorporated in the Five-Point Consensus.
It also "called for implementation of the Five-Point Consensus without delay as a first step towards a peaceful and sustainable solution through constructive dialogue."
The statement signals the council's hope that ASEAN's efforts will help resolve the situation in Myanmar. But the council remains unable to take specific measures to stop crackdowns on civilians in the country.
Key words : ceasefire
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Myanmar's military has called for another one-month ceasefire as it continues to fight armed ethnic minority groups supporting anti-coup protesters.
The announcement via state media on Friday said the military will suspend all armed operations from May 1 to May 31.
The military made a similar announcement on March 30 for the month of April. But three months after the coup, civilians continue to be shot and beaten by the military and police.
A local human rights group says the death toll up until Friday has reached 759.
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met to discuss the situation on April 24. Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, also attended.
The chair of the meeting issued a five-item-statement calling for an immediate end to the violence.
The military responded through a state newspaper that it would consider the request once the country's situation stabilizes.
Protesters are back on the streets in many parts of the country. It is feared that rather than a ceasefire, the military may escalate its crackdown. Scattered demonstrations took place on Friday in the largest city Yangon.
Fighting between the military and the minority armed groups has also intensified, resulting in deaths on both sides. Many civilians have fled under heavy airstrikes.
Key words : US indo-pacific
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The US defense chief says his country wants to strengthen its deterrence capability in the Indo-Pacific region to respond to China's rapid military build-up.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was speaking at a change-of-command ceremony for the US Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii on Friday.
Austin said the United States will be working even more closely with its friends in the Indo-Pacific to strengthen a rules-based international order that favors the advance of freedom.
He added that US allies "are a force multiplier" and "the foundation of our shared security."
Admiral John Aquilino, who took over the command, said that the Indo-Pacific is the most consequential region for America's future, hosts its greatest security challenge, and remains the "priority theater" for the United States.
He also said, "We will cooperate where we can, compete to achieve our national interests, confront where we must to ensure we maintain a Free and Open Indo-Pacific."
The administration of President Joe Biden plans to review the US military presence around the world to deal with China's increasing military activity.
Key words : taliban
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Senior members of the Taliban have repeated their criticism of the US military's delayed withdrawal from Afghanistan in a conversation with NHK.
US President Joe Biden's administration announced the start of the process on Thursday. It plans to pull all troops out of the Middle Eastern nation by September 11.
His predecessor, Donald Trump, agreed to complete the withdrawal by May 1 in a peace deal struck in February last year.
On Friday, senior Taliban members said they acknowledge Washington's plan, but the delay violates the peace deal.
They said they will not hesitate to take countermeasures against the US military and others in the future, suggesting NATO troops could also be targeted.
Fighting continues between the Afghan government and the Taliban. The Islamic State militant group is also carrying out terrorist attacks, raising concerns that the security situation will worsen.
Key words : blame taliban
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A car bomb has exploded in a province of Afghanistan, killing at least 21 and injuring more than 90.
The Afghan interior ministry says the bomb went off on Friday evening in the eastern province of Logar, south of the capital Kabul.
It destroyed a nearby hospital as well as a guest house, where many students were reportedly staying as they sat their university entrance examinations.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast but the country's presidential office blames the Taliban.
The attack comes as the US begins pulling out of the country. President Joe Biden has announced the withdrawal will be completed by September 11.
The Taliban say the date violates a peace deal struck in February last year with former president Donald Trump, when the completed pullout was scheduled for May 1.
Violent clashes continue between Afghan government forces and the Taliban, and terrorist attacks are rampant across the country. There are rising concerns the security situation will deteriorate.
Key words : quake power plant
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 jolted the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan on Saturday morning. There have been no reports of fatalities, but local officials say several people were injured.
The jolt at 10:27 a.m. had a depth of 51 kilometers and an epicenter off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture.
Meteorological Agency officials say there is no tsunami threat.
They urge caution over aftershocks that could strike in the next week.
The agency's Tsukada Shinya said, "The risk of falling rocks and landslide in the area is rising. Please be on the alert for further seismic activity and changing weather conditions such as rainfall."
Checks on nuclear power plants around Tohoku have so far uncovered no abnormalities. They include the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, which was hit by the 2011 disaster.
East Japan Railway has temporarily suspended trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, but has resumed service near Tokyo.
Japan is in a weeklong spring vacation, with Saturday the first of five consecutive holidays.
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