Brazil begins to make own COVID-19 vaccine
Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 29,2021: Brazil’s Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on ...
Biden calls trillion-dollar jobs plan as way to counter China
Washington [US], April 29,2021: US President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union address to Congress on Wednesday (local time) ...
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins passes away at 90
Washington [US], April 29,2021: Michael Collins, the NASA astronaut”>astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo ...
European Parliament ratifies EU-UK trade agreement
Brussels, April 28,2021: The European Parliament on Wednesday ratified the agreement on trade and cooperation between the European ...
Japan expresses concern over China’s military expansion in disputed seas
Tokyo [Japan], April 28,2021: The Japanese government, in an annual foreign policy report, has expressed concerns over China’s ...
China deepens vaccine diplomacy with 5 South Asian nations
New Delhi, Apr 28,2021: China, in an apparent attempt to expand its influence in India’s immediate neighburhood, has pledged to ...
Myanmar’s junta to ‘positively’ consider ASEAN suggestion on ending crisis
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta will give “careful consideration to constructive suggestions” from the Association of ...
Despite virus, global military spending grew in 2020, led by US
April 26,2021: 2020 saw largest uptick in year-on-year outlay for more than a decade, even as some countries redirected funds to fight ...
Sheikh Hasina seeks developed world’s enhanced role for quick recovery from pandemic
Dhaka, Apr 26,2021: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought the developed world and the development partners’ ...
Albanians vote for new government
April 25,2021: Albanians go to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to be neck-and-neck between the ruling ...