Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Thursday said he was ready to talk with US President-elect Joe Biden "on any subject" but vowed to protect his country's sovereignty and socialist ideals.
China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members of the public in southwestern Sichuan province early next year, health officials said, despite the inoculations not yet receiving official approval.
European leaders who had been in recent contact with Emmanuel Macron are self-isolating after the French president tested positive for the coronavirus.
An expert panel at the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed emergency use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical firm Moderna.
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved to host the summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) next year, the local Daily News reported here Wednesday.
