The restrictions come in addition to those previously announced regarding four other countries -- Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa -- that will be implemented starting from Saturday

The restrictions come in addition to those previously announced regarding four other countries -- Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Brazil -- that will be implemented starting from Saturday

\"We are building a certificate to facilitate travel after these restrictions between the different European countries with testing and vaccination,\" Macron said in an interview that aired Sunday on the CBS News show \"Face the Nation\"

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals

Dr Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director for Europe, said vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic, but noted that to date, only 10% of Europe's population has received one dose and that only 4% have been fully protected with two doses

Macron said he was extending the lockdown rules already in place in Paris, swathes of the north and parts of the south east to the whole country for at least a month, from Saturday

France reported 35,000 new cases on Thursday and there were more COVID patients in intensive care in Paris than at the peak of the second wave

The private helicopter crashed on Sunday afternoon in Normandy, where he has a holiday home. The pilot was also killed

Biden will also encourage G-7 partners to make good on their pledges to COVAX, an initiative by the World Health Organization to improve access to vaccines, according to a senior administration official

A portion of Nanda Devi glacier broke off on Sunday morning, triggering an avalanche and flooding that washed away hydroelectric stations and homes, leaving at least 26 people dead and 171 missing. Two NTPC hydel power projects, Tapovan-Vishnugad and Rishi Ganga, were extensively damaged and scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came gushing in. Watch as local villagers at Chamoli, who witnessed the horrific incident, share their experience.Also Read: Uttarakhand glacier tragedy: Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, US State Dept express solidarity with India

Glacier burst in Chamoli: As many as 26 bodies have been recovered while 197 people are still missing so far, according to the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF)

The breaking away of a Nanda Devi glacier near Raini on Sunday caused massive flooding, and the entire hydro project was washed away in the floods.

Earlier in the day on Sunday, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangered lives of people living along its banks, raising fears of massive destruction

Glacier burst in Chamoli: The Uttarakhand tragedy has not only caused massive loss of life but also wiped off the Tapovan dam and impacted the Rishi Ganga project

Uttarakhand's glacier burst: According to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, at least seven people have died due to the calamity until now. However, it is projected that the casualties may go up as many villagers and shepherds have swept away in the rivers

Johnson & Johnson likely to report COVID-19 vaccine data next week; Speaking at virtual Davos Agenda Summit, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasised on the need for an economy that fights inequality as the means to move out of the COVID-19; Icra warns against fiscal tightening, pegs fiscal deficit at 5 per cent. Watch this and more news on News Blast. Listen: Johnson & Johnson likely to report COVID vaccine data next week

Johnson & Johnson likely to report COVID-19 vaccine data next week Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it expected to report eagerly-awaited data on its Covid-19 vaccine early next week, and that it would be able to meet the delivery target for doses to countries with which it had signed supply agreements. Public health officials are increasingly counting on single-dose options like the one being tested by J&J to simplify and boost inoculations Economies must fight inequality, i...

Talking about the environmental challenges of the present, Macron said that more needs to be done to live up to the commitments made in The Paris Agreement to protect our planet

PM Modi will address the meeting virtually on January 28. The other high-profile leaders who have signed up for the virtual session at 51st WEF includes, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, and Smriti Irani

Canada and the United States will continue this partnership as we fight the global COVID-19 pandemic and support a sustainable economic recovery that will build back better for everyone, said Canadian PM Justin Trudeau