Brazilian president in isolation after contact with COVID-19-positive aide

Sep 24, 2021

Brasilia (Brazil), September 24: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will remain in isolation for the next five days due to contact with Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga,...

Cuban president blames U.S. for heading "dangerous int'l schism"

Sep 24, 2021

United Nations, September 24: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday condemned the U.S. foreign policy, noting "a dangerous international schism" headed by Washington is being...

UN starts emergency plan to deal with fuel shortage in Lebanon's hospitals

Sep 24, 2021

Beirut (Lebanon), September 24: The United Nations on Thursday kicked off a three-month emergency plan to provide fuel to all public hospitals, primary health care...

U.S. CDC panel endorses Pfizer booster shot for elderly, high-risk people

Sep 24, 2021

Washington (US), September 24: A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday endorsed booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine...

U.S. House panel subpoenas four Trump allies in probe into Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Sep 24, 2021

Washington (US), September 24: The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued the first batch of subpoenas on Thursday against four...

S. African president calls for equal vaccine distribution

Sep 24, 2021

Johannesburg (South Africa), September 24: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday lamented the wide disparity in COVID-19 vaccine access across the world and reiterated...

Biden administration prepares for possible gov't shutdown

Sep 24, 2021

Washington (US), September 24: The Joe Biden administration is preparing for a possible government shutdown in the event that current funding runs out on Sept....

First EU-U.S.Trade and Tech Council meeting in limbo

Sep 24, 2021

Brussles (Belgium), September 24: The first meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), set up by the United States and the European Union (EU)...

World Insights: Developing countries need financial aid, influence in multilateral institutions - UNGA

Sep 24, 2021

United Nations, September 24: Developing countries are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic effects disproportionately, world leaders have warned at the general debate of the...