The United Kingdom has become the first country in Europe to record more than 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to official figures, with the government under pressure over its response to the pandemic. The UK has the fifth-highest toll globally – after the United States, Brazil, […]
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has passed 100 million. The bleak milestone was reached on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University data, just more than a year after the first case was reported in Wuhan, China. During the past 12 months, the pandemic […]
The United States will accelerate the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday, as his administration plans to purchase 200 million more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. In remarks at the White House, Biden warned that even […]
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Saudi Aramco may consider selling more shares if market conditions are right, the head of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund told a news briefing on Tuesday. The Saudi government sold more than 1.7 percent of Aramco in a 2019 initial public […]
A tropical cyclone that struck central Mozambique last week has affected 250,000 people, a sharp increase over initial estimates, according to a UN official. Myrta Kaulard, the UN’s resident coordinator in Mozambique, added on Tuesday that 18,000 people were internally displaced after Cyclone Eloise made […]
A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked an effort by Joe Biden to halt the deportation of some immigrants for a 100-day period, a swift legal setback for the new US president’s immigration agenda. US District Judge Drew Tipton, an appointee of former President […]
United States President Joe Biden has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since taking office, raising concerns about Russian activities including the treatment of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, the White House said. Biden has said he will take a harder […]
The United States Senate is moving forward with a trial of former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of incitement of insurrection for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by his supporters. The Senate voted 55 to 45 to […]
The interim chief of the United States Capitol Police force has apologised for “failings” during this month’s deadly attack on the building by supporters of former President Donald Trump. In prepared testimony before Congress on Tuesday, Yogananda Pittman said Capitol Police “failed to meet its […]
The United Kingdom has become the first country in Europe to record more than 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to official figures by the health department. The UK has the fifth-highest toll globally – after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico – and reported a […]
