China tightened lockdowns and increased orders for mass testing in cities along its coast Wednesday amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.Checks have been set up in toll stations around the city of Putian in Fujian province, with a dozen
Online teaching and learning has posted some problems for both teachers and students as well as parents including budget constraints and lack of access to ICTs, and online learning facilities as well as reliable Internet connection.Currently, the Vient…
Amid increasing global pressure, India says it is closely examining the resumption of COVID-19 vaccine exports to the world, particularly Africa, which is badly in need.India is the largest manufacturer of vaccines, but it stopped exporting them in Apr…
Some 223 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 17,905 including 4,266 active cases and 16 deaths.The new infections were among 5,233 people tested for Covid-19 yesterday, according to the
The European Union is pledging to donate 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries by mid-2022.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the pledge Wednesday in Strasbourg, France during her annual State of the Europe…
A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab said Monday. The discovery is important becau…
GENEVA – The U.N. Human Rights Council has begun its annual session in Geneva, and in an opening address Monday, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet warned that climate change and pollution pose grave threats to human rights
COTONOU, BENIN – Benin set up a service early in the COVID-19 pandemic to allow people to register their business online, and now the West African country is the world’s fastest place to start a business, according to a U.N.
