NEW YORK – Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that a faster-spreading variant of the virus may upend the economy’s strong recovery. The S&P 500 fell 68.67, or 1.6%, to 4,258.49, after se…
Residents in Britain are celebrating the end of coronavirus lockdown restrictions Monday, a day being called Freedom Day. The day ushered in an end to all social restrictions, like mask wearing and maintaining social distancing, which were imposed to f…
The European Union – EU – and Humanity and Inclusion have decided to provide over US$ 1.4 million to support a project “Sowing the Seeds of Inclusive Education” for children with developmental disabilities which will be implemented in Huaphan and Cham…
The Ministry of Health reported on Monday 114 new cases of COVID-19 infection, raising the total in the country to 3,540.Deputy Director of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the Ministry of Health Phonepaseuth Sayamoungkhoun told a …
Individuals and organsiations have donated cash and other relief items to help people affected by recent flooding in the northwestern province of Xayaboury. The donors included Lao-German Friendship Association donating 10 million kip each to Pong Prim…
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented human and economic costs in all countries and societies across the world.Based on the current and evolving situation in the Lao PDR, COVID-19 cases have been fluctuating on daily basis, despite the ongoing…
The 4th Project Review Committee (PRC) meeting of the ARISE Plus Lao PDR project was organised on July 15, 2021 in Vientiane.Co-chaired by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) and the European Union Delegation to the Lao PDR, the project has th…
Today, U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR Peter M. Haymond handed over more than one million doses of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen (J&J/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility …
Tai Ji Men’s Protest in the US Lack of Accountability for Rogue Bureaucrats’ Persecution of Tai Ji Men Perpetuates the Unjust Case for 24 Years Action Alliance to Redress 1219 is a partner of International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2021, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday he is worried about the increasing number of new coronavirus cases in the country and laid part of the blame on social media companies for not doing enough to remove misinformation about th…
VIENNA – Major oil producers seeking to boost output will meet on Sunday, OPEC said, after negotiations earlier this month became deadlocked over plans to gradually ease production cuts.The OPEC+ grouping, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, will m…
Michael Phelps reached for his mother’s hand through a chain-link fence near the pool. The 19-year-old swimmer had just won his first Olympic medal — gold, of course — at the 2004 Athens Games, and he wanted to share it with the woman who raised him on…
