Category: World News

Welthungerhilfe has warned of a rise in famines. Secretary-General Mathias Mogge told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland: “We have dramatically deviated from the course Zero Hunger by 2030, because hunger is on the rise again.” Currently, he said, some 811 million people worldwide were hungry, with 41 million on the brink of famine. “The current World Hunger Index shows that 47 countries will not even reach low levels of hunger by 2030.”Welthungerhilfe will officially launch the so-called 2021 World Hunger Index this Thursday in Berlin. The international report identifies the global hunger situation…

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The death toll from tropical storm Kompasu in the Philippines continues to rise, with at least 30 people killed in landslides and flash floods, the national disaster management agency said Thursday. At least 13 others were missing. The provinces of Ilocos Sur and Benguet on the main island of Luzon were particularly affected. Most of the victims were reportedly buried by landslides or drowned.“Kompasu,” which is called “Maring” in the Philippines, had been moving across the north of the Southeast Asian island nation with heavy rain and strong winds since…

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The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that there is no need for facility-based quarantine for fully-vaccinated foreigners and Filipinos upon arrival in the Philippines so long as they come from “green” countries. Starting Thursday, the following will be required of fully-vaccinated foreigners entering the Philippines from green countries and do not apply to tourists: A negative result in a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test within 72 hours prior to departure from their country of origin. Upon arrival in the Philippines, self-monitoring for any symptoms…

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Slovakia is preparing to vaccinate certain children aged five to eleven against Covid-19. The first vaccinations could take place “this week,” ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova reported Tuesday. Although there is no approval for this from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) yet, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky had issued an exemption for the vaccination of children five and older. Eliasova pointed out, however, that vaccinations of this age group will be allowed only in special risk cases and upon written request of the parents. The exemption, she said, will apply only to…

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More than 238 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.5 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Thailand will open its borders to fully vaccinated people from at least ten countries – including Germany – starting Nov. 1. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made the announcement on Tuesday (Oct. 12). Other countries on the list include Singapore, China and the United States. Travelers would only have to take one PCR test before departure and…

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Corona lockdowns have led to significantly more mental illness among children worldwide. This was reported Friday (Oct. 8) by the charity Save the Children, citing data from the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker. It surveyed 13,000 children in 46 countries. According to the report, cases of depression, anxiety, loneliness and even self-harm among children increased during the pandemic, with 83 percent of children reporting an increase in negative feelings. For 96 percent of children, these feelings were far more apparent after schools had already been closed for more than 17…

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More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. The island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific will open its borders to fully vaccinated tourists on Dec. 1. The country had closed its borders 20 months ago because of the pandemic. The country began an intensive vaccination campaign. By November, all adults there should be fully vaccinated. Tourists must present proof of vaccination and…

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Numbers of CoV deaths and new infections in Russia reached new highs over the weekend. According to data released today by the official CoV staff in Moscow, 962 people died of or with Covid-19 within 24 hours in the world’s largest country by area. The previous day, there had been 968. These were the highest levels since the pandemic began. The number of new infections each day is slightly less than 30,000 cases daily. The official CoV figures in Russia have long been criticized as being embellished. The portal Zona.media,…

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More than 237 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 4.8 million infected people have died. About 6.4 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide. Authorities in Australia’s New South Wales and Victoria states are preparing to ease restrictions. The two most populous constituent states reported a total of more than 2,300 cases on Sunday. Victoria announced that crowds will soon be allowed back at sporting and cultural events, but only fully vaccinated ones, while Sydney will see restrictions eased from…

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