Malaysia shortens interval time for booster jab injection
NDO/VNA - The Health Ministry of Malaysia has shortened the interval period after the second dose for people receiving booster shots of the Pfizer and Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccines to three months from the previous duration of six months.
US, Russia set for Jan 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions
US and Russian officials will hold security talks on Jan. 10 to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and confront rising tensions over Ukraine, the two countries said.
World News in Brief: December 27
Australia reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday amid its biggest daily surge in infections, but the authorities refrained from imposing new restrictions saying hospitalisation rates remained low.
Venezuela's president to visit Iran 'very soon'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will soon visit Iran to finalize new agreements on cooperation with the Middle Eastern country, which has become Venezuela's top ally in boosting oil output amid US sanctions.
Support for Japan PM up as voters welcome his COVID measures
Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's government, with the public welcoming his anti-coronavirus measures, including temporary border closure to new foreign entrants, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.
India to give COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan. 10
India will start administering COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare and frontline workers from Jan. 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
Big challenge for Europe
NDO - The wave of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) and the UK continues to increase, despite the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing pressure to prevent a recurrence of the migration tragedy in 2015, European countries have increased coordination to find solutions to
Strong earthquake jolts Laos
NDO/VNA - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted various Lao localities on December 24 evening (local time).
World News in Brief: December 23
Data from South Africa suggests Omicron infections are 70% to 80% less severe than Delta, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) said, but warned against extrapolating that to all countries.
Laos to pilot school reopening from January 2022
NDO/VNA – The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports has introduced measures and guidelines for the safe reopening of schools nationwide amid the growing complexity of COVID-19.
Canada expands aid programs to fight Omicron, says worse yet to come
Canada will temporarily expand support programs to help people and businesses hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Ottawa said on Wednesday, warning people that worse was to come as the virus spreads.
Israel set to offer fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60
Israel announced on Tuesday that it will offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people older than 60, amid concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.