Vaccinations in parts of Europe are being held up and in some cases halted because of a cut in deliveries of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine. Germany’s most populous state and several regi... Read more
A South Korean sports coach has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting an athlete. Former speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom was found guilty of assaulting champi... Read more
Close to two million people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid vaccine in the past week, government figures show. By the end of Tuesday 4.61 million people had received thei... Read more
At least 13 people have been killed and 30 others injured in a twin suicide bombing at a crowded commercial area in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, officials say. A military spokesman said th... Read more
In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing fraud charges. Another 70 people had sentences commuted, a... Read more
US President-elect Joe Biden has moved to dismiss a new White House decree on Covid travel rules, as Donald Trump enters his final full day in office. In one of his last orders, Mr Trump had... Read more
Two Australian Open tennis players have tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in the city of Melbourne, amid growing controversy over the event. A third case involved a “non-play... Read more
Fishing businesses have staged a protest outside government departments in Westminster to highlight post-Brexit export problems they are facing. Exports of fresh fish and seafood have been s... Read more
The Irish health minister will be seeking a “full account” after leftover vaccines were given to some relatives of staff at a Dublin hospital. Stephen Donnelly said the incident,... Read more
A man too afraid to fly due to the pandemic lived undetected in a secure area of Chicago’s international airport for three months, US prosecutors say. Aditya Singh, 36, was arrested on... Read more
A group of US-bound Central American migrants has been met with truncheons and tear gas in Guatemala, where security forces blocked their path. Thousands of people were intercepted on a road... Read more
Donald Trump has become the first president in US history to be impeached twice, after being charged with “incitement of insurrection” over last week’s deadly storming of C... Read more
The leader of a South Korean religious sect has been found not guilty of breaking virus control laws. Lee Man-hee, who heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was however found guilty of embe... Read more
A race by Democrats to remove President Donald Trump from office is gathering momentum as some of his fellow Republicans begin to break ranks. The House of Representatives’ third most... Read more
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