More cases of new coronavirus variant found in Europe
Spain has confirmed four cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK – the latest European ...
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Germany starts coronavirus vaccines a day early
A 101-year-old woman in an elderly care home became the first person in Germany to be inoculated against coronavirus on ...
China hails its ‘extremely extraordinary’ success curbing coronavirus ahead of WHO probe
China’s ruling Communist Party leaders have congratulated themselves on their “extremely extraordinary” success in handling the Covid-19 outbreak domestically, ahead ...
Afghan women’s rights activist shot dead
Gunmen on motorbike shot dead a women’s rights activist and her brother north of Afghanistan’s capital Thursday, officials said, as ...
Official: Over half of Chinese adults now overweight
More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the ...
Rare Christmas sales in Saudi Arabia
Christmas trees and glittery ornaments are for sale at a Saudi gift shop, a once unthinkable sight in the cradle ...
US planning to close last consulates in Russia
Donald Trump’s outgoing administration is planning to close the two remaining US consulates in Russia, the State Department confirmed Saturday, ...
Atheists to save historic wooden German church plank by plank
Ask Hans Powalla if he is a believer and the immediate response is a firm “no”.Yet he and other villagers ...
Angela Merkel in crisis talks for tougher shutdown in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold crisis talks Sunday with regional leaders of Germany’s 16 states to agree tougher curbs including ...
Indian premier to lay foundation of new parliament building amid outcry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to lay foundations for a huge new Indian parliamentary building, the centrepiece of a grand ...
