ROME - Italian President Sergio Mattarella was elected to a second term, Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico announced late Saturday (Jan. 29), after the parliament gathered in a joint session and concluded its eighth round of voting.
BRUSSELS - Talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), were paused temporarily, the European Union (EU) said on Friday, Jan. 28.
Pfizer and Moderna are stepping up trials of COVID-19 vaccines that specifically target the Omicron variant, as the highly contagious variant now accounts for 99.9% of new infections in the United States.
MOSCOW - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday, Jan. 28, that an additional number of officials from some European Union (EU) member states have been barred from entering Russia for their actions against Moscow.
YANGON - Myanmar reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for five consecutive days, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Friday, Jan. 28.
