The Health minister, Zweli Mkhize, has suggested a South African interest in swapping or selling the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after studies have revealed its ineffectiveness against the South African variant in young people.
Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with breaching the country’s import-export law and will remain in detention until 15 February for further questioning. A document issued by the police […]
France’s Sanofi is to boost EU vaccine shortages by helping with the mass production of Pfizer and BioNtech vaccines. Sanofi has signed a deal for producing around 125 million doses of vaccine by the […]
President Donald Trump might become the first ever US president to face impeachment twice, just days before his term was due to end on 20th January 2021. Today [Wednesday 13 January] the […]
President Donald Trump gives World Health Organisation a 30 day ultimatum In a four page letter addressed to the director general of The World Health Organization (WHO), President Trump has accused […]
The Chinese city of Wuhan is working on plans to test all of its 11 million residents for Covid-19 according to state media. It comes after a cluster of six new cases […]
Australian company fined $63,000 for false claims about COVID-19 testing kits Promedical Equipment Pty Ltd based in Queensland, Australia, has been fined $63,000 by health authorities for false claims about Covid-19 test […]
Flooding in Africa kills more than 200 people Both Kenya and Uganda have been hit by deadly flooding. It is expected that more than 200 people have died as a result. Recent […]
Poland to re-open schools and shopping malls next week Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says the country’s hotels and shopping malls are going to open from Monday. Poland is easing restrictions imposed to […]
Legendary Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan passes away at 53 in Mumbai The famous Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan has died. He had been admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital with a colon […]
New Zealand has begun to gradually lift some of the restrictive measures imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus in the country over the last month. People are able to travel to […]
President Donald Trump has predicted death rates in the US to surge to a ‘horrific point’ but promises a ‘light at the end of the tunnel.’ His comments come after US Surgeon […]
The impact of the global coronavirus crisis in generating panic and fear has prompted comparisons with the prejudice arising from the media’s coverage of AIDS and the HIV virus four decades […]
The lorry travelled from Bulgaria, arriving in the UK via Holyhead on Saturday. The lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder. Early […]
Man charged with assault after throwing a milkshake at Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage responding to the EU Referendum Thirty-Two-year-old Paul Crowther, has been charged on the account of common assault as […]
Tommy Robinson sued for £100,000 damages The anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson is being sued for allegedly defaming a Syrian refugee boy who was filmed being assaulted at his school in Huddersfield. It’s […]
London Bridge attack inquest Coroner Mark Lucraft QC arrives for the opening day of the inquest A police officer said she waited for back-up for what ‘felt like forever’ during the London […]
Warehouse fire causes rush-hour delays in North London At around 02:00 this morning, a fire broke out at a large warehouse in Neasden, North London. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters […]
Tommy Robinson takes stand as trial begins Two high court judges have ruled that fresh proceedings can be brought against Tommy Robinson for alleged contempt of court over the filming of people […]
More than half of UK GPs dangerously overworked The medical publication Pulse has published survey results indicating that UK GPs are being heavily overworked. GPs are seeing up to 60 patients a […]
Protesters gathered outside Southwark Crown Court today where Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange received a 50-week prison sentence for jumping bail. He was arrested earlier this month after being expelled from the Ecuadorian […]
‘No safe level’ of involvement with Huawei United States officials have warned that they will re-evaluate intelligence co-operation with other countries if they decide to use Huawei to build their 5G networks. […]
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet in Hanoi to begin historic summit US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have met in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, for their eagerly […]
Pakistani forces shoot down Indian aircraft over Kashmir Pakistan has today revealed that it has shot down two Indian Air Force jets over the disputed lands of Kashmir, capturing two pilots in […]
Donald Tusk enrages pro-Brexit MPs Speaking at a press conference with Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, European Council President Donald Tusk said that there was a ‘a special place in hell’ for […]
President Trump plans second North Korea summit United States President, Donald Trump, announced that he will host a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, in his State of the Union […]
Trump’s dismissing intelligence reports on North Korea Donald Trump has dismissed threat assessments offered to Congress by U.S. top intelligence officials. On Tuesday, a US intelligence report said Iran was not making […]
Transfer deadline day update Here’s the latest transfer news as the window draws to a close: Huddersfield Town have signed striker Karlan Grant from League One side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed […]
Travel ban for Venezuelan opposition leader A travel ban has been imposed on Juan Guaidó, the leader of the opposition by the Supreme Court of Venezuela. It prohibits him from leaving the […]
City adrift in title race Pep Guardiola has admitted that his Manchester City team face an uphill struggle to make up ground on league leaders Liverpool. After Tuesday night’s 2-1 defeat to […]
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