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.
World News in Brief: March 4
An early voting for Republic of Korea's presidential election kicked off Friday ahead of the election day on March 9. The early voting, which was adopted in 2013 and first applied to the 2014 local elections, will be carried out for two days through Saturday.
Israel to resume all flights to Dubai with new security deal -security agency
Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed a security arrangement that will allow Israeli airlines to resume a full schedule of flights to Dubai, the Shin Bet security agency said on Friday.
Russia, Ukraine end second round of talks, agree to organize humanitarian corridors
Russia and Ukraine agreed to organize humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in the second round of talks in Belarus on Thursday, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak confirmed on Twitter.
COVID curbs linked to 750,000 fewer dengue fever cases in 2020 - study
COVID-19-related restrictions on people's movements and interactions may be linked to a sharp decline in cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever in 2020, offering new insight into how it might be controlled, according to a study.
World News in Brief: March 2
Fighting continues as Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine has entered the seventh day, while a new round of peace talks is reportedly to take place.
Act now for the ecosystem!
NDO – In its recently released report, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continued to warn of global threats, including the collapse of ecosystems. Once again, alarm bells have been sounded about the serious consequences when people do not drastically cut
