On Sep 26, 2021, 10 traction substations along the Lao section of the Laos-China Railway began to power up the railway, kicking off the full operation of the 115 kV external power supply project for the Lao rail section.The Laos-China Railway marks the…
Some 464 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded nationwide over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 24,310 including 5,691 active cases and 20 deaths.Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Dr R…
As COVID-19 has spread in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, so have myths about the virus, especially among children. A Nigerian author has written a children’s book to help them understand the pandemic and ways to avoid being infected.A team o…
The United States has surpassed 700,000 deaths from COVID-19, the highest of any country.The U.S. recorded 700,258 deaths Friday evening, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.Brazil has the second-highest number of death…
The Government has announced the extension of anti-Covid-19 measures for two more weeks, taking effect between Oct 1-15 to ensure the minimizing of infections and deaths attributed to Covid-19.Under the latest decision by the government, border checkpo…
Fifteen African countries have succeeded in fully vaccinating at least 10 percent of their populations against COVID-19 by September 30, a goal set by the World Health Organization in May. However, that leaves two-thirds of the continent’s 54 nations extremely vulnerable to the deadly disease. Several countries have performed extremely well. Seychelles and Mauritius have…
Ms Ien is Phunoi and 21 years old. She lives in Ngapoung village, Phongsaly district, with her husband’s family composed of five people including her two children. Their main activity is tea leaves collection and selling. “Because collecting the tea leaves takes a lot of time, I gave my first child rice and powdered milk…
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Yemen says that while widespread famine was averted in the country earlier this year with a surge in donor support, the situation is fragile and many essential programs remain at risk of further cuts. “It’s not enough that we just got that one push, we need a continuous…
Some 358 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 23,846 including 5,441 active cases and 19 deaths, according to Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh. Some 296 patients were discharged from hospital today. “Of the new…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it was proposing 23 species currently protected by the Endangered Species Act be delisted because they are now thought to be extinct.Perhaps best known among species presumed to be extinct is the I…
Weeks before a high-profile climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Danish officials are talking up an ambitious program to develop the world’s largest offshore wind energy complex, with the potential to provide enough green energy to power not just Denma…
Thousands of farmers in India blocked highways and rail tracks on Monday to give renewed momentum to their months-long demand for scrapping agricultural laws that have triggered the country’s longest farm protest and presented a political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The nationwide protest, or “bharat bandh,” was held on the first anniversary of…
