China on Friday reported a rise in COVID-19 infections while cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest have been ramping up COVID-19 curbs. Nearly three years…
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major…
Continue ReadingThe theory that Covid-19 originated from a Wuhan laboratory leak was discussed by G7 world leaders in a sign that the hypothesis is increasingly being taken seriously. Dr Tedros Adhanom…
Continue ReadingLed by the #US, pressure is mounting for a new probe into the origins of Covid-19 after a World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China, beset by delays and dogged…
Continue Reading#Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a #bat via an intermediary animal, an international expert mission to China concluded in a report seen by AFP Monday, while all but ruling…
Continue ReadingAs countries scramble to protect themselves against Covid-19, the search for its origin continues. Ros Atkins outlines the challenges faced by the World Health Organization in determining exactly how coronavirus…
Continue ReadingDefense lawyers have begun their opening arguments in the #impeachment trial of Donald #Trump as the case speeds to an expected conclusion this weekend. The Trump legal team is expected…
Continue ReadingIn most of Western #Europe, temperatures plunged to their lowest so far this #winter as a weather system forecasters have widely dubbed the "Beast from the East" sent temperatures well…
Continue Reading#Japan will start #coronavirus #vaccinations next week, its prime minister said Wednesday, but it is scrambling to secure suitable syringes so doses won’t go to waste. The country has reached…
Continue ReadingGerman Chancellor Angela #Merkel will seek to extend strict curbs to fight the #pandemic until at least the end of February at crunch talks this week, party sources said Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingA divided #US Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald #Trump’s #impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol,…
Continue ReadingPlease Join Us What: #MTtalk Where: Twitter When: Friday, February 12 (1 p.m. EDT; 6 p.m. GMT; 11:30 p.m. IST) Topic: How to Do What You Know You Need to…
Continue ReadingThe brewer #Heineken is cutting 8,000 #jobs around the world, around 10 percent of its current workforce. The Dutch company reported losses of €204 million for 2020, as #coronavirus restrictions…
Continue ReadingIt’s not unusual for the stars of Teen Mom OG to received regular criticism from fans, but one post that praised Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra went viral. Together since they…
Continue ReadingA third of all families with children under five in the UK are living in poverty — that’s 1.3 million children. What happens when Covid-19 batters already struggling families? Please…
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