People fully vaccinated can stop wearing masks CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks and staying 6 feet away from others in public and most settings in updated public health guidance.
U S vows to stand by Australia in Australia China economic coercion
On Thursday, U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne that U.S will not leave Australia alone its worsening trade and other disputes with China.
US, Mexico, Canada to hold 'robust' talks on trade deal - statement
The United States, Mexico and Canada will next week hold their first formal talks on their continental trade deal, with particular focus on labor and environmental obligations, the US government said on Friday.
Russian COVID-19 vaccine rollout starts in India
India's Dr Reddy's Laboratories has launched the Russia's Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine on Friday by administering the first dose to a patient in the South Eastern city of Hyderabad, according to a corporate filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange.
World News in Brief: May 14
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck off the northwest coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Indonesia's weather and geophysics agency, BMKG, put the quake at 7.2 magnitude and at a depth of 19 km but said it had no potential to
Top scientists uncertain about the need for Covid 19 booster shots
Covid-19 vaccine developers are planning to do yearly booster shots and new vaccines to tackle new coronavirus variants, but the questions made by top scientists that whether or not the booster shots are needed, and the uncertainty remains.
New coronavirus variants in Cuba linked to severe cases, deaths
New variants of the coronavirus believed to have entered Cuba in recent months have been linked to higher transmission rates, more severe cases of disease and an increase in deaths in the Caribbean country, the official daily Granma said on Thursday.
Life in a Covid free idyllic Italian island
As Europe plans to reopen tourisms, Capri, one of Italy's idyllic islands has welcomed visitors with an exciting invitation: The island without Covid-19.
World News in Brief: May 13
A meeting of the Middle East Quartet amid increased tensions in East Jerusalem is urgently needed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday. The international quartet is composed of the United Nations, Russia, the European Union and the United States.
WHO Seychelles Covid 19 data reviewed after fully vaccinated people test positive
On Tuesday, World Health Organization (WHO) said it was reviewing COVID-19 data from Seychelles, the world’s most vaccinated country, after a third of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week despite being fully vaccinated.
Lavrov, Blinken discuss upcoming Russia-US summit over phone
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked about cooperation within the Arctic Council and Washington's Russia-US summit proposal during his telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.
"Emergency state" announced in Israeli city amid Arab-Jewish clashes
A state of emergency was announced on Tuesday night in a central Israeli city and Border Police forces were sent there as Arabs and Jews have been clashing in fresh street violence, Israeli authorities said.
