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....
China’s Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics There were early gold medals for China, Iran and South Korea on a sweltering...
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...
The nationwide unrest which began on Sunday was unprecedented in recent times Cuba says it will allow travellers arriving in the country to bring in food,...
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”...
Biden on Facebook: ‘They’re killing people’ US President Joe Biden has warned that the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media is “killing people”. He was...
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight trilogy bout has been postponed after the Briton contracted Covid-19. The rivals were set to clash for the third time...
An outbreak of Covid-19 has been confirmed on the Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The BBC has been told there have been around 100 cases...
Firefighters tackle the deadly blaze at a hospital in Nasiriya, Iraq At least 92 people have died after a fire in a Covid isolation ward at...
Dozens of people have been arrested in Cuba after thousands joined the biggest protests for decades against the island’s Communist government, media and opposition sources say....
From 21 July, people in France will need to show a ‘health pass’ to go to places like bars, cafes, shops and theatres All health care...