China denies claims of sickness at Wuhan lab before Covid 19 outbreak
A Wall Street Journal report cited US intelligence materials said staff at Wuhan lab had fallen ill with in late 2019, however, it was rejected by China.
Vietnam attends opening of 207th session of IPU Governing Council
NDO/VNA – A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) led by Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the opening of the 207th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Governing Council via videoconference on May 24.
Biden, Putin likely to hold summit in Geneva: reports
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, US media reported on Monday.
WHO chief wants 10 percent of world s population given Covid 19 vaccines by September
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called for a huge global effort to ensure that 10 percent of the population in every country is vaccinated against Covid-19 by September.
Sharing and taking action
NDO – The outstanding outcome of the recently concluded Global Health Summit was the Rome Declaration that emphasised the importance of multilateral cooperation and commitment from rich countries to increase support in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as raise the supply of
Rhode Island 8th US state to reach milestone of COVID-19 vaccination
Rhode Island has joined Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont to have administered at least one COVID-19 vaccine to 70 percent of their adult population, the latest official data showed.
World News in Brief: May 23
Egypt sent 130 truckloads of aid supplies to the bordering Gaza Strip late Friday, including foodstuffs, medicines, clothes and household essentials, the Egyptian presidency said.
Indonesia finds new COVID-19 cluster after cargo ship infections
Indonesia reported a new cluster of 42 coronavirus infections among medical workers who treated 13 Filipino ship crew who were sick with COVID-19, and is tracing dozens of others, a government official said on Sunday.
World breaking news today May 23 20 die in extreme weather in China cross country race
World breaking news today (May 23): 20 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race. Meanwhile, quiet holds for 2nd day in Israel and Gaza as focus turns to rebuilding, Queen Elizabeth visits new aircraft carrier and gold price also make headlines today.
Vietnam calls for promoting political process in Libya
NDO/VNA – Vietnam affirmed support for a comprehensive political solution led and owned by Libyans and called for promoting the political process in the North African country during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Libya and the operations of the United
World News in Brief: May 22
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held into Saturday as officials said Egyptian mediators conferred with the sides on securing longer-term calm.
Global Health Summit kicks off in Rome with focus on ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all
The Global Health Summit kicked off in Roma, Italy, on Friday, with world leaders and representatives of international organizations gathering in a daylong conference aimed at coordinating worldwide efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.
