Tokyo is seeing record cases despite being under emergency measures Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as...
Officials have begun citywide testing in Nanjing A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has spread to five provinces and Beijing, with...
US President Joe Biden has called for states to offer $100 (£71) to the newly vaccinated in an effort to address flagging jab rates amid virus...
Real Madrid have confirmed new signing David Alaba has tested positive for COVID-19. A brief club statement read: “Real Madrid C. F. confirm that our player...
Senior cabinet ministers are to discuss allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine when they arrive in England. A review of...
Tech giants have reported soaring profits as consumers upgraded their devices and sought cloud storage during lockdowns. Apple’s profits nearly doubled to $21.7bn (£15.6bn) in the...
Dr Anthony Fauci said he was frustrated by the slump in vaccine uptake The US is heading “in the wrong direction” on the coronavirus pandemic as...
Ruling party loyalists react as stones are exchanged outside parliament in Tunis with supporters of the president’s move Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and...
Stephen Harmon documented his battle with Covid-19 A California man who mocked Covid-19 vaccines on social media has died after a month-long battle with the virus....
Lorna Jane sells a range of activewear An Australian activewear firm has been fined £2.6m (5m Australian dollars) for claiming its clothing “eliminated” and stopped the...
New epidemiological data from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the country has risen by 77...
Three Nigerians have been arrested by the FBI over alleged fraud in the United States of America. Security cameras attached to Automated Teller Machines (ATM)...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged caution as most legal restrictions on social contact are lifted in England. There are now no limits on how many...
More than 100,000 people protested against the French government’s new coronavirus measures at the weekend Two vaccination centres have been ransacked in France, as people protested...
The president promised to be back at work on Monday Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been released from hospital four days after being admitted with serious...
The prime minister and chancellor will now self-isolate as normal after contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for coronavirus. The reversal comes just...
A decision on routinely offering Covid jabs to under-18s will be made within days, a senior minister has said. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the government...
Pilgrims started to arrive in Mecca on Saturday for the second Hajj to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pilgrims travelling to Islam’s...
Canada has overtaken the US in second dose vaccination rates, after months of lagging behind its southern neighbour. As of 16 July, 48.45% of Canadians are...
Sajid Javid replaced Matt Hancock as health secretary last month Health Secretary Sajid Javid says he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering “very mild”...