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India will overtake China as the world's most populous country this week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations says. "India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country during the current month - April of 2023," says John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. "Projections indicate that the size of the Chinese population could drop below 1 billion before the end of the century. In India, by contrast the population is expected to continue growing for several decades," he adds. SOUNDBITE
Lima, Oct 11 (EFE).- At least 12.9 million people or around 40 percent of Peru's population have already received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the Ministry of Health (Minsa).Peru vaccinated over 1.6 million people against Covid-19 in the past week with vaccines from Pfizer, Sinopharm and AstraZeneca. SHOT LIST: PEOPLE RECEIVE A DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN LIMA, PERU.
Taipei (Taiwan), Oct 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Ritchie Tongo). The incursions of Chinese aircraft into the Taiwanese Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in recent days have caused relations between Taipei and Beijing to go through "their worst moment" in the last four decades, according to the authorities of the island.FOOTAGE OF STREETS AND TAIWAN FLAGS, IN TAIPEI.
Johannesburg, August 5 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) With only 1.58% of its 1.2 billion inhabitants immunized, Africa continues to fall behind in the race for vaccination against Covid- 19 while the most developed countries are already considering extra doses, something that the WHO has asked to postpone globally.FOOTAGE OF VACCINATIONS IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
Miami (USA), Aug 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (camera: Cristóbal Herrera) Florida has become the epicenter of the recent rebound in covid-19 in the United States due to the rapid expansion of the delta variant.