World News in Brief: April 18
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has agreed to Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s request to supply additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccine …
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World News in Brief: April 15
A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling the Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, as …
World News in Brief: April 14
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reduced the length of his trip to India later this month because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, his …
Parts of Europe ease COVID lockdown amid fears over repeat of disaster
Parts of Europe on Monday edged further toward normalcy as the situation improved in their countries despite concerns over the third wave of coronavirus on the …
World News in Brief: April 6
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected that the global economy will grow by 6 percent in 2021, 0.5 percentage point above the January …
Meeting highlights strengthening social work for cohesive, responsive ASEAN Community
A kick-off meeting on the development of a roadmap to implement the Hanoi Declaration on strengthening social work towards cohesive and responsive ASEAN …
Cautious optimism
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and financial institutions have shown optimism about the world’s economic outlook as they have said there are many …
World News in Brief: February 25
A real-world study found the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end …
World News in Brief: February 22
Asian shares turned mixed as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation globally battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising real yields …
World News in Brief: January 21
Turkey is paying more attention to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and seeking to enhance its relations with Southeast Asia amid the …