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India expects to begin vaccination in January
India expects to begin vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January, federal health officials told.
The officials - who requested anonymity - said a few vaccine...
Swaziland’s (Eswatini ) PM dies after testing positive for Covid-19
The government of Eswatini says Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died, four weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus.
A government statement said Dlamini, 52,...
Germany is to go into a hard lockdown
Germany is to go into a hard lockdown over the Christmas period as the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus reaches record...
Lebanese PM and three ex ministers are charged with negligence over catastrophic explosion in Beirut that left more than 200 dead
Outgoing PM Hassan Diab was charged on Thursday along with three officialsFormer finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil was also charged along with Youssef Fenianos...
Afghanistan violence: Journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead along with her driver
A female journalist has been shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, the latest victim of a spate of assassinations across the country.
Malala Maiwand was on...
South Korea scrambles to build container hospital beds to combat third COVID-19 wave
South Korea authorities scrambled on Thursday to build hospital beds in shipping containers to ease strains on medical facilities stretched by the latest coronavirus...
Denmark wants to dig up ‘zombie mink’ that resurfaced from mass graves
Denmark’s government said on Friday it wants to dig up mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after some resurfaced...
China launches Chang’e-5 mission to bring back rocks from moon
China has launched a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon – the first such attempt by any country since the 1970s.
The...
Oxford University vaccine is highly effective
The coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms, a large trial shows.
Interim data suggests...
At least 22 are arrested after anti-lockdown protesters
At least 22 people have today been arrested after anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police when hundreds took to the streets in an ongoing fight...