Australian gov't confirms digital vaccine certificate system

3 years ago

The Australian government has revealed its plans for digital coronavirus vaccine certificates. Under the plan, Australians who are inoculated against COVID-19 will be able to show their proof...

Senior Chinese diplomat holds phone conversation with U.S. secretary of state

3 years ago

Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi on Saturday held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The development of China-U.S. relations has brought great benefits to...

6.3-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines, damages expected

3 years ago

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 shook Davao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs) reported. ...

China science, technology news summary -- Feb. 5

3 years ago

The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.NEW COMMUNICATION SATELLITE     China successfully launched a new communication technology experiment satellite from the Xichang...

1st LD Writethru: Biden to shift U.S. policy over Yemen, freeze troops redeployments from Germany

3 years ago

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that President Joe Biden will soon announce an end to U.S. support for offensive operations in Yemen and freeze...

Brazil's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 56,000

3 years ago

Brazil recorded 56,873 new COVID-19 cases and 1,232 related deaths on Thursday, bringing the national caseload and death toll to 9,396,293 and 228,795, respectively.     According to the...

26 killed in fightings in N. Afghanistan

3 years ago

At least 26 people including 16 pro-government militiamen and 10 Taliban militants were killed in fightings in Khanabad district of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Friday, deputy to district...

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO

3 years ago

 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday he would stand aside later this year as chief executive of the company he built from a startup into one of the world's...

Pakistan health workers to begin receiving Chinese-made vaccine

3 years ago

Pakistan will begin administering a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine to frontline health workers Wednesday, but the country is still months away from a mass roll-out. Beijing has donated about...

Philippines loses over 8 bln USD in tourism revenue in 2020

3 years ago

The Philippines lost around 400 billion pesos (over 8.3 billion U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue in 2020 due to the sudden fall in tourist arrivals amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...

India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,777,284

3 years ago

India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,777,284 on Wednesday as 11,039 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed. ...

71 homes destroyed as Australia bushfire rages near locked-down Perth

3 years ago

At least 71 homes have been destroyed in a bushfire raging out of control near Australia's fourth-biggest city Perth, authorities said Wednesday, as they told residents to ignore a...

WHO team visits Wuhan lab as Russian vaccine boosts hopes

3 years ago

World Health Organization experts on Wednesday inspected a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan that some US officials said could have been the source of the coronavirus, as global vaccine hopes...

Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny as over 1,400 protesters detained

3 years ago

More than 1,400 protesters were detained by Russian authorities during rallies supporting Alexei Navalny, a civil monitoring group said Wednesday, after the Kremlin's most prominent critic was jailed for...

Two killed as bombs rock Afghan capital

3 years ago

Two people were killed as the Afghan capital was rocked Tuesday by a series of rush-hour car bombs, officials said, while a police vehicle was targeted in an attack...