Covid-19: Has India’s deadly second wave peaked?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic India has recorded 26 million Covid-19 cases – second only to the US. It…
Indian couple holds mid-air wedding ‘to escape Covid restrictions’
Coronavirus pandemic An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in…
Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant – study
By Dulcie Lee & Alex Kleiderman BBC News Coronavirus pandemic The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against…
Black fungus: India reports nearly 9,000 cases of rare infection
By Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionIndia has seen thousands of cases of “black fungus” affecting recovered…
Covid: India tells social media firms to remove ‘India variant’ from content
Coronavirus pandemic India’s government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the “Indian variant” of…
Sri Lanka: Covid increases China influence in India’s backyard
By Suranjana Tewari BBC News Coronavirus pandemic South Asia, a region with a combined population of nearly two billion people,…
Black fungus: Call to declare epidemic in Indian states
Coronavirus pandemic India’s states should declare an epidemic following a rise in deadly “black fungus” cases, the country’s health authorities…
Cyclone Tauktae: Twenty-six dead after barge sinks due to cyclone
Coronavirus pandemic Twenty-six bodies have been recovered off the coast of India’s Mumbai city where a barge with 261 people…
Covid: France and Austria reopen bars and restaurants as lockdowns ease
Coronavirus pandemic Bars, shops and cultural spaces across France have reopened their doors as the country starts lifting restrictions aimed…
Belgian manhunt for heavily armed far-right soldier
Coronavirus pandemic Special Belgian police units are searching for a heavily armed soldier with far-right views who they believe poses…