Perth: Bushfire threatens locked-down Australian city
Coronavirus pandemic A bushfire raging outside the Western Australian city of Perth has forced nearby residents to evacuate, as the…
Coronavirus: WHO criticises EU over vaccine export controls
EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the EU’s announcement of export controls on vaccines produced…
Covid: WHO probe team in China exits Wuhan quarantine
Coronavirus pandemic A World Health Organization (WHO) team has come out of quarantine and will start on-the-ground investigations into the…
Coronavirus: AstraZeneca defends EU vaccine rollout plan
Coronavirus pandemic The head of AstraZeneca has defended its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in the EU, amid tension with…
Covid-19: US tops 25 million coronavirus cases
Coronavirus pandemic More than 25 million cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed across the United States. Experts say the…
Covid: Cash refusal ‘creeping into UK economy’
By Kevin Peachey Personal finance correspondent Coronavirus pandemic A refusal to accept cash is “creeping into the wider UK economy”,…
Italy PM Conte faces crucial Senate vote to stay in power
Coronavirus pandemic Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has urged senators to back his government as it battles with the pandemic…
Trump decree on Covid visiting rules rebuffed as he enters final day
Coronavirus pandemic US President-elect Joe Biden has moved to dismiss a new White House decree on Covid travel rules, as…
India’s Kumbh Mela festival begins amid Covid concerns
Kumbh Mela Thousands of pilgrims have gathered on the banks of India’s Ganges river at the start of the Kumbh…
Biden unveils $1.9tn US economic relief package
Coronavirus pandemic President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped US economy before he takes…