NEW YORK – The New York Times won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Friday for its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, while the Star Tribune of Minneapolis won the breaking news award for its reporting following the police killing
PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, – Day one of the G-7 summit has concluded, in Cornwall, England, where leaders of seven wealthy democracies aim to lead the global fight against the pandemic and to “build back better” toward a greener, more prosperous and
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will allow children age 12 and above to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as it seeks to boost immunization rates in the city. Government officials said Thursday they will offer the vaccine to about 240,000
SYDNEY – A “swarm” of bug-tracking drones and tiny radars are being developed to help conservation of rare insects in New Zealand. The new tag-and-track technology is being developed at the University of Canterbury on New Zealand’s South Island. Resea…
The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported today 4 new cases of covid-19 including two community transmissions in Vientiane and two imported cases from Thailand in Champassak.Some 12 patients of covid-19 were dischar…
As of Jun 8, some 340,214 people nationwide had got second doses of Covid-19 vaccine with 694,374 other people given first doses, shows the latest data of the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.Source: Lao News Agency
An additional US$15 million has been made available to help the Lao PDR stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, following an agreement between the World Bank and the government.This additional funding is split between an
NAIROBI, KENYA – By any measure, the number of those being vaccinated against COVID-19 in Africa are running behind the rest of the world. Health experts warn that failure to inoculate the 1.3 billion people on the continent will have
