Macron says France will double the COVID shots it sends to poor nations - AFP
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said France would give 120 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to poor nations, doubling an earlier pledge, French news agency AFP reported.
Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor
Germans vote in a national election on Sunday that looks too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
World News in Brief: September 25
China's broadcasting regulator said it will encourage online producers to create "healthy" cartoons and clamp down violent, vulgar or pornographic content, as Beijing steps up efforts to bring its thriving entertainment industry to heel.
COVID-19 remains complicated in Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia
NDO/VNA – Thailand on September 23 reported 13,256 new COVID-19 infections and 131 fatalities, raising the national counts to 1.52 million and 15,884, respectively.
France's Le Drian says restoring confidence with US will require time
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday it would take "time and actions" to restore confidence in ties after a crisis triggered by Australia's cancellation of a submarine contract with Paris.
IMF calls for coordinated action, accountability in COVID-19 battle
The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday called for coordinated action and greater accountability to ensure that the world meets a target of vaccinating 40% of people in every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021.
Brazil reports 485 COVID deaths in 24 hours, down to a sixth of pandemic peak - ministry
Brazil reported 485 new deaths from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll from the coronavirus in the country to 591,440, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Thailand to try alternative COVID-19 vaccination method
NDO/VNA – Doctors in Thailand have been given the go-ahead to start giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under the skin, rather than injecting them into muscles, in an effort to strengthen immunity and stretch vaccine supplies.
10th ASEAN Social Work Consortium Conference opens
NDO – The 10th ASEAN Social Work Consortium Conference (ASWC) Conference opened in an online format on September 21, under the theme “Social workers at the Heart of COVID-19 recovery”.
US to relax travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign air travelers in November
The United States will reopen in November to air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said on Monday, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year.
World powers to meet with Iran at U.N. to push for return to nuclear talks -France
Ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia will meet with Iran at the United Nations later this week to try to give fresh momentum to stalled talks over reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, France's foreign minister said on Monday.
Putin thanks Russians for their 'trust' after United Russia election win
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked Russians for their trust after the ruling United Russia party that supports him won an emphatic parliamentary majority in an election that lasting three days, from September 17 to 19, due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
