WASHINGTON - Ten Republican senators announced plans Sunday to release an approximately $600 billion coronavirus relief package as a counter-proposal to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion plan, posing a test for the new president who campaigned as a bipartisan deal-maker.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday pledged to support 40 million people who have been affected adversely by the new surge of Covid-19 infections.