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Paris, France | Thu, February 10, 2022 Despite reservations about the cost and complexity of building additional reactors, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to authorize a large nuclear power plant program on Thursday. The head of state will go to a key turbine production plant in eastern France on a pre-election tour dedicated to

Singapore | Wed, January 5, 2022 Singapore expects the Omicron coronavirus variant to cause a larger wave of infections than Delta, according to the health ministry, adding that a booster dose will soon be required for adults to remain fully vaccinated. To continue to be considered fully vaccinated, eligible persons aged 18 and up must

USA | Saturday, September 18, 2021 The US government is set to fly back to Haiti thousands of migrants who have gathered under a US-Mexico border bridge in recent days, US media report. Officials informed the Associated Press that flights will resume on Sunday and might include up to eight each day. At least 10,000

Japan | Wed, September 8, 2021 Japan’s economy grew faster than the initially estimated in the April-June quarter, helped by solid capital expenditure, although a resurgence in COVID-19 is undermining service sector consumption and clouding the outlook. The economy increased an annualized 1.9 percent in April-June, according to revised GDP statistics issued by the Cabinet

Melbourne | Wed, September 1, 2021 The COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne was extended for another three weeks on Wednesday, as officials shifted their focus to quick vaccination drives and away from a suppression plan to bring cases to zero. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has indicated that the tight limits will be eased in stages once

London, United Kingdom | Sat, August 14, 2021 Last week, the prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England remained steady at roughly 1 in 75 adults, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom. Based on home samples, the ONS said the percentage of people testing positive for the virus in England

Tokyo, Japan | Thu, August 5, 2021 As concerns mounted over the burden on the medical system in Tokyo, where the Olympics are being held, Japan’s daily total of COVID-19 cases topped 14,000 on Wednesday, marking a new high just days after the previous high. Despite being in its fourth pandemic state of emergency since

Washington, United States | Mon, July 26, 2021 Australia’s most populous state reported a rise in new cases despite a weeks-long stay-at-home order, while police vowed to crack down on any repeat of a wild anti-lockdown protest at the weekend. Europe Britain is expected to remove France from its “amber” category of coronavirus risk countries

Brussels, Belgium ● Fri, June 25, 2021 After significant opposition from member states concerned about Moscow’s aggressions, EU leaders stated Friday that the group had rejected a request by Germany and France to renew discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Putin in Geneva last week, Berlin and Paris

Geneva, Switzerland | Thu, June 17, 2021 | 8.09 pm At their first conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin attempted to defuse tensions in the tense US-Russian relationship, with the US president declaring that his Kremlin counterpart did not seek a new Cold War. After more than three hours of negotiations,