Indonesia's Merapi spews out volcanic lava and ash, hundreds evacuate
Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted overnight, sending hot lava and ash down its slopes and prompting over 250 residents in the surrounding area to evacuate, the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Thursday.
World News in Brief: March 8
Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Council President Charles Michel discussed humanitarian issues in Ukraine during a phone conversation on Monday, the Kremlin said in a statement.
COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage, memory loss - study
COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found.
Indonesia issues visa on arrival for tourists from 23 countries
NDO/VNA - The Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry Directorate General of Immigration has reintroduced the visa on arrival option for tourists from 23 countries, including Vietnam, arriving in Bali as of March 7.
Russia, Ukraine end 3rd round of peace talks with no significant results
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators failed to achieve significant results during their third round of peace talks in Belarus on Monday.
World News in Brief: March 7
India's exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by more than 23 percent year on year during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (starting April 2021), said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
Indonesia aims to vaccinate entire target population in March
NDO/VNA – The Indonesian government is determined to vaccinate the entire target population against COVID-19 in late March.
World News in Brief: March 6
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, his spokesperson said.
Global COVID-19 deaths near 6 mln: WHO
The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide is close to 6 million, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
World News in Brief: March 5
China has set its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at around 5.5 percent for 2022, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.
Indonesia, Malaysia to ease COVID curbs on foreign visitors further
Indonesia is considering a quarantine waiver for foreign visitors to its holiday island of Bali from next week, officials said on Saturday, while neighbour Malaysia announced the removal of curbs on travellers from Thailand and Cambodia.
Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine for civilians' evacuation -- defense ministry
Russian forces will observe a truce in Ukraine starting 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Saturday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.