Inside the Botswana lab that discovered Omicron
Al Jazeera :The day that Dr Sikhulile Moyo ruefully calls “Omicron Day” started like any normal day, or as normal as one can be for...
International
Sudanese police have lobbed tear gas at protesters
Al Jazeera:Sudanese Police have lobbed tear gas at protesters, who rallied near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum to voice their anger against a...
Prime minister confirms first Omicron death in the UK
BSS :At least one patient with the Omicron variant of corona virus has died in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.“Sadly, yes,...
Iran and Europeans trade barbs as Vienna nuclear talks continue
Al Jazeera :World powers are continuing private talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal but disagreements between Iran and the West have...
Malaysia reports 3,490 new Covid-19 infections, 17 new deaths
BSS :Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the health ministry.Fourteen of the new...
Thousands shut indoors on Spanish volcano island
BSS :Spain on Monday ordered more than 30,000 people to remain indoors on La Palma island because of toxic gases from a volcano that has...
Armed man shot dead by police in London
BSS :Police on Saturday said that armed officers shot dead a man in the British capital but the incident was not being treated as terrorism.A...
Brazil judge mandates proof of vaccination for foreign visitors
Al Jazeera :A Supreme Court justice in Brazil has ruled that all travellers arriving in the country must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.The decision...
Two dead after migrant boat sinks off Cuba
Agency :Two men died after a speedboat carrying 23 migrants sank off the coast of Cuba, the country’s interior ministry said on Saturday. Coastguards on...
Coronavirus: Latest global developments
BSS :The latest developments in the corona virus crisis is that Covid deaths hit four-month high in Peru, the country with the highest Covid-19 death...
2 dead, seven missing in Sicily apartment collapse
BSS :Two persons were killed and seven were missing after an explosion caused a four-storey apartment building to collapse on the Italian island of Sicily,...
New Caledonia holds tense final vote on independence from France
Al Jazeera :The French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has voted in a third and final referendum on independence from France.But the poll on Sunday...