Covishield: WHO flags fake jabs in India, Africa
By Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has identified counterfeit versions of…
Australian capital Canberra goes into snap lockdown
Coronavirus pandemic The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case…
Covid-19: Fears over sharp rise in diabetes in India
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic Last September, Vipul Shah spent 11 days in critical care battling Covid-19 in…
We For India: Stars unite to help Covid relief work in India
Coronavirus pandemic Big-named musicians including Annie Lennox, Ed Sheeran and Sir Mick Jagger will join with Bollywood stars to…
Covid-19: The mystery of rising infections in India’s Kerala
Coronavirus pandemic The southern Indian state of Kerala accounts for more than half of the country’s new Covid-19 infections.…
Canada fines travellers for fake vaccination and testing papers
Coronavirus pandemic Canada has fined two travellers arriving from the US who, officials say, forged Covid-19 testing and vaccination…
Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m
Coronavirus pandemic Video-conferencing firm Zoom has agreed to pay $86m (£61.9m) to settle a class action privacy lawsuit in…
Myanmar: State of emergency extended with coup leader as PM
Coronavirus pandemic The general who took power in a coup in Myanmar in February has named himself prime minister…
Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over ‘frightening’ spike
Coronavirus pandemic Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the…
Tunisia’s PM sacked after violent Covid protests
Tunisia’s president has sacked the PM and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the government’s…