France finds first case of new variant
GB Today France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in…
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New strain of Covid-19 detected in eight European countries: WHO official
The new strain of novel coronavirus, known as VOC-202012/01, has already been detected in eight European countries, WHO…
Boat capsizes in Lake Albert, killing 26: Ugandan official
At least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert, which marks the border between Uganda…
Covid-19: Global cases pass 75 million
More than 75 million people have been infected with Covid-19. Over 1.64 million people have now died after…
Brexit trade talks with EU in ‘serious situation’: Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has underlined the post-Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the European Union (EU)…
344 Nigerian schoolboys released after mass kidnapping
More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released on Thursday after being abducted in an attack claimed by Boko…
Poor countries’ long wait for Covid-19 vaccines
The route out of the pandemic now seems far longer and rougher for poorer countries while Americans, Britons…
$28 bln ACT project needed to end pandemic: WHO
An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price for stopping the…
Covid-19: Germany introduces new restrictions amid rise in cases
Germany has entered a hard lockdown, closing schools and non-essential businesses in an attempt to stop a sharp…
Protesting Indian farmers call for 2nd strike in a week
Tens of thousands of protesting Indian farmers have called for a national strike on Monday, the second in…
14 dead in migrant shipwreck between Venezuela and Trinidad
The Venezuelan government said Sunday it had found 14 bodies after a ship carrying migrants bound for Trinidad…
London to move into England’s highest tier of Covid-19 restrictions
Health secretary Matt Hancock also said more than 1,000 cases of a new variant of the coronavirus had…
Brexit: UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement
Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday. The deal…
UN chief warns ’vaccine nationalism’ is moving at full speed
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the…
UK starts mass Covid vaccination programme
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the…
Brexit: Trade talks ‘have reached critical stage’
The UK government has said talks with the EU on reaching a post-Brexit trade deal have reached a…
India ‘mystery’ illness puts hundreds in hospital
At least one person has died and 227 have been hospitalised by an unidentified illness in India’s southern…
Global Coronavirus cases cross 67 million mark
The number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 67 million, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). According…
Despite pandemic challenge, global deal on migration ‘taking root’: UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said the Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive…
UK authorizes Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the…