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US President Joe Biden arrives for the G20 summit in India, where he hopes to seize on the no-shows by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin to boost Washington's influence. After disembarking from Air Force One, and smiling as he attended a short welcoming ceremony, Biden made his way to Narendra Modi's residence. IMAGES
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
Mumbai, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).- India on Tuesday registered less than 40,000 fresh cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than three months, as the country is recovering from the worst outbreak of the pandemic worldwide, as over 400,000 daily cases were recorded at its peak in May.In the last 24 hours, India registered 37,566 new cases, the lowest in 102 days, while the total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic has touched 30.3 million, according to data provided by the health ministry. (Camera: DIVYAKANT SOLANKI).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE UNDERGO A COVID-19 TEST AT A TRAIN STATION IN MUMBAI, INDIA.
The European Commission has approved Greece's recovery plan, which will be financed by the bloc's multi-billion-euro coronavirus rescue fund to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces in Athens. Von der Leyen says "there is no doubt that it will deeply transform Greece's economy which will embrace the twin green and digital transition." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden has ordered intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says at the administration's daily press briefing. SOUNDBITE
New Delhi, May 16 (EFE).- (Camera: Archive) India on Sunday registered more than 4,000 deaths due to the new coronavirus and continues to record the highest number of infections, despite a downward trend in recent days. ARCHIVE OF A HOSPITAL IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
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